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Lot 252
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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[GARDNER, Alexander (1821-1882), or William Henry JACKSON (1843-1942)]. Albumen photograph of Medicine Bear, Yankton Dakota. [Washington, DC. 1872].
7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 11 in. Hayden Survey mount with credit at lower left to W.H. Jackson. A studio view of Yankton Sioux Chief Medicine Bear. Research indicates that the photograph was originally taken by Alexander Gardner in 1872, although it has also been credited to William Henry Jackson.
These deluxe prints were produced by William Henry Jackson and 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, 11 June 2015, Lot 311.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.