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Lot 374

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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$800 - 1,200
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$1,560
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ELLIOTT AND FRY, photographers. Four cabinet cards of Cheyenne and Shoshone Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. London, ca 1887.


4 cabinet photographs on cardstock mounts, each with "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" mark on mount recto and the imprint of Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker St., London, on recto and verso. The subjects, who are identified on mount recto, were photographed while touring in England with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in the summer of 1887. The following performers are included: "Good Eagle, 'Chief of the Cheyenner' [sic]," including half-length and full-standing portraits. -- "Blue Horse, 'Chief of the Shoshoner' [sic]," including half-length and full-standing portraits. -- Together, 4 cabinet photographs of identified Cheyenne and Shoshone chiefs.

The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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