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Lot 180
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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800
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$2,400
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. CDV portrait of Olive Oatman, taken and held captive by Native Americans for 5 years. Rochester, NY: Powelson.
CDV on cardstock mount (horizontal creasing appearing to be from previous fold at center, soiling throughout, wear to edges and corners of print and mount). Verso bears Powelson's 58 State Street imprint.
Oatman (1837-1903) was famously captured by the Yavapai in Arizona at the age of 13, and was then sold to the Mojave. She was tattooed on her chin, marking her as a slave. Oatman was ransomed at Fort Yuma in 1856, and thereafter lived the rest of her life in California and New York.
Estate of David O'Reilly, Old Bridge, New Jersey
This lot is located in Cincinnati.