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Quanah Parker and Wife Cabinet Photograph by Sink, Vernon, T

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Quanah Parker and Wife Cabinet Photograph by Sink, Vernon, T

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Auction Date:2009 Jun 24 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Location:6270 Este Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45232, United States
portrait of Quanah Parker, the famed Comanche chief, and one of his seven wives, Tonacy identified in pencil on verso as Tunice, with Sink's Vernon, Texas imprint on recto.

Quanah Parker (ca. 1845-1911) was the son of Peta Nocona, a Comanche chief, and Cynthia Ann Parker, the daughter of a settler who was captured in 1836 when she was nine years old. She grew up happily in the Comanche culture until she was abducted back into white civilization where she lived unhappily and finally died. Quanah fought against the westward pressures caused by the settlers but ultimately changed his opinion and supported white ways. In 1886 he was appointed a judge of the Court of Indian Affairs. He ultimately lost this position in 1898 due to factionalism within the tribe and white pressures against his polygamy. He had seven wives and seven children. 

Condition: Minor crease in upper left corner; crease through lower portion of mount.