[Western Americana]. A group of 7 photos of cowboys, hunters, gamblers, and curious characters.

7 photographs, comprised primarily of cabinet photographs on cardstock mounts, each with photographer's imprint on recto and/or verso.

Includes: Cabinet card, studio portrait of a Montana cowboy wearing a long coat with a fur collar and a striped necktie. Billings, Montana: W.R. Finch. Provenance: Lebel's Old West Show and Auction, 25 June 2004, Lot 103. -- Cabinet card, studio view of three hunters posed with their weapons and game, captioned in the negative, "The Three (Dis)graces." Fargo, Dakota Territory: F. Jay Haynes, 1884 (vertical crease through print and mount). -- Cabinet card, studio view of two mustachioed men, possibly cowboys. Colorado City, Texas: W.F. Hughes (some soiling to print and mount, crease to lower right corner, auction tag affixed to mount verso). -- Cabinet card, studio portrait of two men heavily armed with rifles and what appear to be pistols and edged weapons in their belts, although details are difficult to discern. Ft. Wayne, Indiana: F.R. Barrows (toning, some soiling to print and mount, corner loss to mount and some surface loss to verso). -- Cabinet card, studio view of two men smoking and playing cards. Traverse City, Michigan: Himes. -- Cabinet card, standing portrait of a man dressed in buckskins, holding a gun, with a knife tucked in his belt. Chicago: Quigley. -- Boudoir card, studio view of a man wearing a fringed and beaded jacket and pants, posed with a bow and arrow at the ready. Milford, Illinois: W.F. Trostle (toning, soiling, horizontal crease near top right corner of print and mount). --

Together, 7 photographs.

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Western Americana]. A group of 7 photos of cowboys, hunters, gamblers, and curious characters.

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