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Lot 261
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 Swift Bear, Brulé Lakota.
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, ca 1873.
A striking studio view of Brule Lakota peace Chief Swift Bear (1827-1909), son of Lone Wolf. By 1865, he was the second ranking chief of the Brules. In 1870, Swift Bear traveled with Spotted Tail and Yellow Hair to the first Brulé Delegation in Washington, DC to see President U.S. Grant.
Provenance: American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008); Cowan's, American History, 21 June 2019, Lot 259.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.