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Lot 263
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), photographer]. Two photographs of Indian encampments, one with scalp on shield in the foreground. Ca early 1870s.
2 albumen photographs showing tipis in a prairie setting, approx. 8 x 5 1/2 in., or smaller, on 9 x 6 1/2 in. cardstock mounts, lacking studio imprints but originally taken by William Henry Jackson. Includes: Tipis of Gi-he-ga, an Omaha chief. -- A view of a temporary camp site comprised of tipis constructed with buffalo skins and cedar poles. Note the scalp on the shield in the foreground. This image has also been credited to William S. Soule.
Provenance: Cowan's, Spring Americana, 30 April 2006, Lot 656.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.