Fort Sill: 1890s. Gelatin silver print measuring 6 ½ x 4 ¾ on larger mount. Very good contrast. An image taken by an unknown photographer of the Kiowa chief Ado-Ete, or Big Tree, at Fort Sill. The subject on the far left is identified on the verso as “Kowalty.” The.....
Tama County: J.L. Hudson, 1860s. Carte-de-visite photograph measuring 3 ½ x 2 ¼ inches on larger mount. Semi-legible ID on lower portion of image in pencil, some normal wear, very good overall. An early and interesting image of Meskwaki subjects seated in a studio setting, likely taken in the 1860s.....
Purcell: 1890-1900. Unmounted gelatin silver prints and one mounted boudoir card, most images measuring 8 x 5 and 7 x 4 ½ inches. Varying levels of fading, else about fine. With gallery stamps of Fenn Gallery, Santa Fe verso. In the years following the Land Run of 1889, which opened.....
London: 1909. Silver gelatin prints measuring 5 ½ x 4 ½ inches. Editorial marks to verso, one marginal tear, else about fine with fine contrast, very good plus overall. Western shows, particularly Buffalo Bill’s, which ran in Earls Court for several years, were highly influential in introducing the British public.....
Fort Gibson, Indian Territory: July 30, 1852. Single two-page letter measuring 9 ¾ x 7 ¾ inches, postmarked Fort Gibson. Damage to upper right corner intersecting with text; repairs with archival tape; with small portion of text continued on cover missing. A letter from James Johnson at Fort Gibson to.....
United States: March 1796. One small slip, signed “C. Swan, PMG U.S.” with additional authorization by J. Haskell. Measuring appx. 3 ½ x 7 ½ inches. In the 1790s, ongoing conflicts between the United States and Native nations produced large numbers of captives, taken in raids and only gradually returned.....
American: 1900-1910. Silver gelatin photograph measuring 6 x 8 inches on larger mount. Some hand coloring to costumes. Some fading, chips and wear to mount, very good overall. A photograph of a fraternal group in faux-Native American costume, likely a meeting of the Improved Order of Red Men or a......
Boston: S. Kneeland, 1757. Broadside, double sided, 13 x 8 inches. Slight creasing, small holes from being previously bound, near fine overall. A broadside printed by S. Kneeland in 1758 concerning the billeting of soldiers and officers during the French and Indian War. Title continues: Billeting Officers and Soldiers. An.....
Clarke, Cobb, and Harris Counties, Georgia: 1834–1836. Three documents. One four-page document measuring 5 x 8 ¾ inches, likely previously a single sheet; water stained with some tearing at folds, very good. One double-sided document measuring 8 x 10 inches; water stained and folded with large tears at folds, possibly.....
Various Dates: Various Places. Sizes vary, from a large 9 ½ x 7 ½ image to 2 x 3 1/2 cartes-de-visite. Generally excellent condition. The white American tradition of “playing Indian” - a concept explored in full in Philip Deloria’s eponymous book (1998) - has been a part of American.....