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Lot 237
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
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Live / Cincinnati
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[SHINDLER, Antonio Zeno (1823-1899), photographer]. Photograph of Iron Black Bird, Yankton Dakota. [Washington, DC, 1867].
7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 11 in. Hayden survey mount with credit at lower left to William Henry Jackson. A studio portrait of Yankton Sioux Brave Zin-tha-sha'-pa-ma'za, or Iron Black Bird, originally taken by A. Zeno Shindler in Washington in 1867.
In the 1870s, Zeno Shindler's negatives came under William Henry Jackson's control, and prints were placed on Hayden Survey mounts. These deluxe prints were distributed to members of Congress, whose assistance with increased appropriations for his department F.V. Hayden wished to solicit.
Provenance: American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008); Cowan's, American History, 21 June 2019, Lot 257.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.