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Lot 265
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
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Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
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HILLERS, John K. (1843-1925), photographer. Photograph of an Osage warrior holding a tomahawk. Okmulgee, Indian Territory, 1875.
Approx. 9 1/4 x 7 in. albumen photograph, on original 15 x 13 in. mount, uncredited but known to have been taken by John K. Hillers. The subject poses among rocks at the Grand Council in Okmulgee, Indian Territory, 10 May 1875.
In connection with John Wesley Powell's ethnographic survey work, Hillers took a series of photographs at the Grand Council. Accurately documenting his work, he noted, "I found six Cheyenne who had just left the warpath. I took them among the rocks and set them up as food for my camera." His diary records the specific date.
Provenance: Ex Kramer Gallery Collection; Cowan's, Historic Americana, 9 June 2005, Lot 1305.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.