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Lot 565

Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots 1-294
Jun 15, 2023 10:00AM ET
Lots 295-567
Jun 16, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 - 400
Price Realized
$1,008
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[WILD WEST SHOWS]. ELLIOTT & FRY, photographers. Indian Warriors and Tepees, Buffalo Bill's Wild West. London, ca 1887.


6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount (toning, spotting, and soiling throughout; light edge and corner wear to mount). Title and photographer's imprint on mount recto. Photographer's pictorial imprint to verso. A group of Native Americans, including Red Shirt and Little Bull, are featured standing in front of tipis wearing traditional regalia.

Buffalo Bill took his show to London in 1887, with Queen Victoria attending the performance on 11 May. 

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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