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19th C. Crow Agency Montana Photo by H.R. Locke

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
19th C. Crow Agency Montana Photo by H.R. Locke
Featured in this lot is a 19th century Crow Agency Montana photo by H.R. Locke. This photograph can be seen from another angle in a previously sold item. The photograph is printed in sepia coloration that shows a conglomeration of western carts and onlookers to a gathering thanks to the Crow Agency. Henry Robinson Locke (1856 - 1927) was a noted American photographer who became known for photographing the Wild West in the 19th Century and early 20th Century. He ran a studio in Deadwood, South Dakota and photographed the Black Hills area, Deadwood, Crow Indians, as well as farmers, miners, railroads. He was noted for photographing Calamity Jane in 1885 and the Little Big Horn battlefield in 1894. This photograph is marked in the negative and shows a wonderful detailed image with several lodge / tipi’s surrounded by horses with a parade of Montana Crow on horseback in full regalia at the foreground, with a whole group with the traditional umbrella’s and beaded umbrella’s in the center and in the background rows of Crow lodges / tipi’s set in front of the Montana hills.
The condition of this framed photograph shows well preserved stature with some very slight wear to the frame but otherwise shows no obvious signs of damage to the photograph. The measurements of this framed photograph are 9 5/8"L x 6 3/4"W and the photograph measures 8"L x 4"W.*