Randall, A. Frank (1854-1916). A group of 3 photographs of Apache Indians.

3 albumen photographs on cardstock mounts, two of which include the verso handstamp of A.F. Randall, one with Willcox, Arizona Territory included. The subjects are identified in the negative or in period notation on mount verso.

Includes: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. photograph with hand tinting, on 10 x 7 in. mount of "Chihuahua (Kla-esch, Sub-Chief of Chiricahua Apache," as identified in negative. Previous seller's label taped to verso (toning, soiling, discoloration, and previous water damage to print and mount, lower left corner partially separated from mount, soiling and loss to mount edges and corners). -- 8 x 4 3/8 in. photograph on 10 x 7 in. mount of a young man, with period notation on verso that appears to read, "Chiricahua Apache Prince" (toning, soiling, previous water damage to print and mount, soiling and loss to mount corners). -- 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. photograph on 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. cardstock mount of a musician, with period notation on verso, "Fidder, Apache Boy. The music of the fiddle is identical with that of the 'cornstalk fiddle.'" Unmarked but originally taken by A. Frank Randall (toning, light soiling, slight loss to lower right corner of print).

A. Frank Randall (1854-1916) operated out of Wilcox, AZ as an itinerant photographer beginning around 1883. Randall is known for his photographs of the Apache, Navajo, and Hopi Indians of the southwest. From 1883 to 1885, Randall produced a series of about 100 boudoir card portraits of Indians around Fort Apache.

Together, 3 photographs.

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Randall, A. Frank (1854-1916). A group of 3 photographs of Apache Indians.

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