[Native Americana]. A group of 3 images of Sitting Bull and his family by D.F. Barry and O.S. Goff.

3 images, including:

Cabinet photograph featuring a painting of the first photograph of Sitting Bull originally taken by O.S. Goff 1 August 1881, while the Native Americans stopped in Bismarck on their way south. With "Sitting Bull" printed on paper label affixed to lower margin of mount. Verso imprint of D.F. Barry (light soiling to print and mount). -- Cabinet photograph of Louie Sitting Bull, son of Sitting Bull. Verso imprint of O.S. Goff, Bismarck, Dakota Territory. The subject is shown seated, wearing a full feather headdress and beaded leggings, and holding a revolver in his hand (toning, some surface wear to print and mount including slight surface abrasions. -- 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. photograph of Sitting Bull's house and family. Verso with D.F. Barry's Superior, Wisconsin applied paper label and typed label identifying the subjects (fading, soiling, edge and corner wear to print). The subjects are shown standing in front of a wooden structure, purportedly the log cabin where Sitting Bull and his son Crowfoot were murdered in December of 1890. Sitting Bull's senior wife, Four Robes (the mother of Crowfoot), is second from the left, with her daughter White Buffalo Cow Walking appearing at far left. Four Robes' sister Seen by the Nation, the junior wife, is second from the right, with her daughter Standing Holy at far right. The two wives have cut their hair short, in observance of Lakota mourning traditions.

Together, 3 images.

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[Native Americana]. A group of 3 images of Sitting Bull and his family by D.F. Barry and O.S. Goff.

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