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PHOTOGRAPH OF STANDING BUFFALO BY C.M. BELL.

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PHOTOGRAPH OF STANDING BUFFALO BY C.M. BELL.
PHOTOGRAPH OF STANDING BUFFALO BY C.M. BELL. Albumen photograph, 5 x 7.5" mounted on larger board of this Ponca chief. Not signed, but attributed to Bell on the basis of studio props. Bell was a long-time Washington photographer who captured images of visiting Americana Indian delegation members (see Fleming and Richardson, 1988). Purchased from the Rookwood Pottery when the studio was moved in the 1960s; probably originally purchased from the Bureau of American Ethology. With Rookwood's typed strip label on recto and handstamp on verso. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LOT WILL BE SOLD ON EBAY LIVE AUCTIONS BETWEEN 6:00-7:00pm EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON MAY 10, 2002. REGISTER NOW TO BID LIVE ONLINE THE DAY OF THE SALE! (EST 600-800)