Photographs of Generals & Indians

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This is an auction of original vintage historical photographs, narrower in focus than our regular catalog/internet auctions. It is primarily from a single-owner collection of Cartes de Visite of Civil War generals, and postcards and cabinet cards and some prints of American Indians. I have added some appropriate things, including some wonderful cabinet cards from prior Be-hold sales, now with a lower minimum bid. The descriptions of the Civil War subjects emphasize the pre-War and post-War experience of these military personnel, and will hopefully make the offerings of interest to a wider group of collectors than those whose interest is strictly in the Civil War. Great attention is paid to giving you a clear and accurate sense of the condition of the material. An explanation of our condition codes at the end of every entry, such as [3+], can be found at our website Be-hold.com. You will also find there a more extensive introduction to this material, and the historical context. Contact Be-hold at behold@be-hold.com or 914.423.5806 for further information.
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Running Deer.251 - Running Deer.
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Cabinet Card by F. Jay Haynes. No 2872 from "Colored Cabinets of Noted Indians." Rich profile. This one sold for $375 in Be-hold Supplemen...
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Estimate : 375.00 - 650.00
Sold to 1889 for (390.00 + 58.50BP) = 448.50
 
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Apache babes in cradle boards, with pottery and other objects making a still-life composition.252 - Apache babes in cradle boards, with pottery and other objects making a still-life composition.
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Cabinet Card by Buehman & Hartwell, Tucson. Minor soft bend at very top. [4-]
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Pocotettas253 - Pocotettas
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[early pen on verso, as issued?]. Cabinet Card by C. W. Carter, Salt Lake City. Fine group of these Idaho Indians. [3+]
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Estimate : 250.00 - 650.00
Sold to commiskeyc for (330.00 + 49.50BP) = 379.50
 
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John Grass [pencil on mount, recto.]254 - John Grass [pencil on mount, recto.]
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Cabinet Card by Geo. W. Scott, Fort Yates, Dakota. Serious close portrait. Mount corners worn and rounded, with a few nicks, one entering the print at
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Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to cfi for (390.00 + 58.50BP) = 448.50
 
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Wolf Necklace. 255 - Wolf Necklace.
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[pencil on mount, recto.] Cabinet Card by Geo. W. Scott, Fort Yates, Dakota. Slight soil and wear to mount corners. [2+]
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Estimate : 175.00 - 500.00
Sold to lastchance1 for (660.00 + 99.00BP) = 759.00
 
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Sitting Bull.256 - Sitting Bull.
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[pencil on mount, recto.] Cabinet Card by Geo. W. Scott, Fort Yates, Dakota. Fine close portrait. Slight soil, mount corners slightly rounded. [3-]
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Estimate : 350.00 - 750.00
Sold to cfi for (2,500.00 + 375.00BP) = 2,875.00
 
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Albumen stereo halves by Hillers.257 - Albumen stereo halves by Hillers.
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Important group of 4 oversized 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" albumen stereo halves by Hillers, from the original album pages of what may have been a uni...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to newmexkan for (750.00 + 112.50BP) = 862.50
 
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Ouray, the Great Ute Chief.258 - Ouray, the Great Ute Chief.
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Boudoir (8" x 5") on green mount by W. H. Jackson. Rich print, with small scrape on his hand. [D3+]
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Estimate : 350.00 - 750.00
Sold to EagleEye for (600.00 + 90.00BP) = 690.00
 
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Ute Wedding.259 - Ute Wedding.
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Cabinet card, no imprint. Period pen inscription on verso: "The Indian is a Ute, the girl of a different tribe/ married while I was in Denver/ ...
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Sitting Bull and visitors.260 - Sitting Bull and visitors.
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Boudoir by W. R. Cross, Hot Springs S. D. "Sitting Bull & his Favorite Squaw" in period pen on verso. "Steps" is at left. Wh...
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Estimate : 175.00 - 750.00
Sold to lastchance1 for (990.00 + 148.50BP) = 1,138.50
 
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BEEF ISSUE DAY ON OKLAHOMA RESERVATION261 - BEEF ISSUE DAY ON OKLAHOMA RESERVATION
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Boudoir. No imprint. Pen inscription on verso: "Beautiful Ind. Village on north Canadian at the ford north of Fort Reno/ beef issue day. Caddo ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 850.00
Sold to wasicuwakan for (600.00 + 90.00BP) = 690.00
 
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Mrs. Yellow Eye... an old squaw who died last year262 - Mrs. Yellow Eye... an old squaw who died last year
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5 1/2" x 3 7/8" unmounted sepia matte silver print C. 1900 by F. B. Fiske. Fiske worked at the Standing Rock Reservation at Fort Yates, N....
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Red Fox.263 - Red Fox.
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Terrific profile, 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" rich brown matte silver print by F. B. Fiske, his copyright stamp in the negative. He wears the snow gog...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Five matte brown silver or platinum prints by Richard Throssel.264 - Five matte brown silver or platinum prints by Richard Throssel.
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Throssel was half Crow Indian, and pursued his pictorial photography on the Crow Reservation in Montana. a) Night scene. Tipi and tree and figure nice
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Estimate : 350.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 1889 for (1,400.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,610.00
 
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Two Crow portraits, by Richard Throssel.265 - Two Crow portraits, by Richard Throssel.
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8" x 6" brown matte silver or platinum prints, double mounted, signed in the negative and on the mount, and with Throssel's Crow Agenc...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 600.00
Sold to crowmont for (480.00 + 72.00BP) = 552.00
 
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Bear Claw Necklace.266 - Bear Claw Necklace.
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7 1/2" x 5 1/4" brown gravure by Ben Cornish. Other ornaments. This is nicely matted in a modern frame. Size given is the mat opening. [3+]
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
 
 
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