Three appealing Native American photographs

Lot 325

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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

By Doyle

Nov 25, 2025

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Lot Description

[NATIVE AMERICANS] Three appealing photographs of Native Americans, comprising a carte de visite of Sioux Chief Little Crow, a cabinet card of a Comanche Chief, and a portrait of a tribe at Fort Simcoe. Albumen prints, card-mounted, circa 1860s-1870s. Largest measuring at 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (17 x 22) cm. Cabinet card of Comanche Chief is a bit worn, lightly dust soiled, other surface defects, loss to the upper right of print, verso is spotted, includes other surface defects, contains two barcode tags, later pen and pencil annotations. Little Crow cdv is worn, some dust soiling and other surface defects (notably at upper right), caption stamp at foot of card, verso spotted and toned. Portrait at Fort Simcoe is quite clear, minor surface defects, slight wear to card mount's extremities, verso bears pencil annotations. Sioux Chief Little Crow was a respected orator and leader. He famously led the Sioux uprising of 1862 (the U.S. Dakota War), a horrific conflict which resulted in public hangings and the exile of the Dakota people from their Minnesota settlements. Following the war, Little Crow and his people became Plain Indians. He was killed by Nathan Lampson while picking berries in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He bears a dignified aspect in the photograph. The cabinet card depicts Comanche Chief "Tabananica," whose name translates to "Sound of the Sun" or "Hears the Sunrise." Notably, he was one of the signers of the Little Arkansas Treaty of 1865 between the U.S. and various tribes, a treaty that the U.S. failed to uphold and resulted in further conflicts. The group portrait at Fort Simcoe shows members of the Yakama and Flathead tribes in traditional attire with an unidentified man in civilian clothes.

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