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Lot 260
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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JACKSON, William Henry (1843-1942)]. Albumen photograph of Plenty Bears and Old Eagle, Arapaho. Washington, DC, before 1877.
7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. albumen photograph on 14 x 11 in. Hayden Survey mount with credit at lower left to W.H. Jackson. A studio portrait showing Plenty Bears and Old Eagle, Northern Arapaho, originally taken by William Henry Jackson prior to 1877.
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 312.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.