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John K. Hillers, large format albumen print

Currency:USD Category:Art / General - Photography Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
John K. Hillers, large format albumen print
John K. Hillers (1843-1925). Southern Cheyenne Indian. 9 ¼" x 7" large format albumen print, tipped on gray mount with a gilt scrollwork border. Taken in Okmulgee for the Indian Territory & the 1876 Centennial Exposition. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Smithsonian, and both the Hayden & Powell Surveys (under the auspices of the Department of Interior) all proposed exhibits concerning American Indian ethnology. John Wesley Powell sent Hillers. Circa May 1875. (est. $2,000-3,000). CONDITION REPORTS: www.auctioninsantafe.com/docs/cr2012.pdf