[Western Americana]. A group of 60 photographs documenting Native subjects, ceremonies, and camp scenes in the Dakotas, including Pine Ridge. Ca late 19th-early 20th century.

Lot comprised of 60 silver gelatin photographs ranging in size from 3 x 4 in. to 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in., mounted recto on 6 x 11 in. cardstock, possibly disbound album pages (overall good condition, with toning, some fading to prints, occasional soiling, and some edge and corner wear to mounts). Uncredited, some with period notations on mount below image or modern captions on verso.

Highlighted subjects/scenes include: Distant view of Fort Meade with Bear Butte in the background. -- Multiple views of Army troops at Fort Meade. -- Multiple views of Native American subjects at Pine Ridge Agency. -- Cutting Ice at Pine Ridge Agency. -- Multiple views of cattle branding. -- White Clay, 4 July 1898. -- Multiple views of a camp at Elbowoods, North Dakota. -- Enumeration, Wakpamni District, 1898. -- View of several men after a hunt, posed with their game at Lake Creek. Identified subjects include G.H. Purvis, Mr. Smalley, Dr. Snyder, and "The Baron." -- Multiple views of an "annuity issue." -- Camp at Cheyenne Creek. -- Multiple views of Bismarck, ND. -- And others.

Together, 60 silver gelatin photographs.

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

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[Western Americana]. A group of 60 photographs documenting Native subjects, ceremonies, and camp scenes in the Dakotas, including Pine Ridge. Ca late 19th-early 20th century.

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