Sale 1853
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Albumen photograph, 5.25 x 7.25 in., on 10.875 x 14.875 in. Hayden survey mount with credit to W.H. Jackson.
Studio portrait of Yankton Sioux Brave Wan-Mdi-Sa-Pa, or Black Eagle, originally taken by A. Zeno Shindler in Washington 1867.
In the 1870s, Shindler's negatives came under Jackson's control, and prints were put on Hayden Survey mounts.
American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008)
Overall very fine condition. Image retains rich tones. Few minor spots on mount. Penciled identification on mount verso.
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