[NATIVE AMERICANS]. [BELL, C.M. (1848-1893), photographer]. Cabinet photograph of Navajo Chief Manuelito. [Washington, DC], ca 1874-1875.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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Estimate
$700 -
$900
Sold for $882
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Lot Description
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. [BELL, C.M. (1848-1893), photographer]. Cabinet photograph of Navajo Chief Manuelito. [Washington, DC], ca 1874-1875.
4 x 5 3/8 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount (some abrading and light dampstaining to left side of print; dampstaining, spotting, and significant corner wear to mount). Hayden's US Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories imprint to mount recto. Subject identified in negative, "Manuelito - Navajo." Uncredited but known to be taken during a delegation by C.M. Bell, at Washington, DC, n.d., ca December 1874-January 1875.
Manuelito (1818-1893), prominent Navajo leader, traveled to Washington, DC with his wife, son, his chief counselor, and seven other chiefs in late 1874 to discuss a series of complaints with President Grant relative to their lands, the captivity of their children by enemies in New Mexico, the murder of three of their people by Mormons trying to establish a colony in Arizona, and miners prospecting for gold.
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