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Lot 310
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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700
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$1,920
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Lot Description
HAYNES, Frank Jay (1853-1921), photographer. Cabinet card of Curley, George Custer's scout. Fargo, Dakota Territory, ca 1880s.
Cabinet photograph on cardstock mount. Photographer's imprint on verso.
A three-quarters studio portrait of Curley, a scout to George Custer and survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn. The Crow scout was the first to report on the 7th Cavalry's defeat. He wears his hair in two braids with feathers, earrings, a bandana wrapped around his neck with a slide, and a blanket wrapped around his shoulders.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Cincinnati.