[NATIVE AMERICANS]. A group of 2 photographs of Apache subjects by Ben WITTICK and A. Frank RANDALL. Ca 1880s.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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Jun 16, 2023
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$800
Sold for $378
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Lot Description
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. A group of 2 photographs of Apache subjects by Ben WITTICK and A. Frank RANDALL. Ca 1880s.
[WITTICK, Ben (1845-1903), photographer]. "Na-Buash-I-Ta," Medicine Man of White Mountain Apache. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. photograph on cardstock mount (chip to top edge or print, toning, soiling, and spotting to print; corner and edge wear to mount). An uncredited portrait of Na-Buash-I-Ta, likely taken by Ben Wittick.
[With:] RANDALL, A. Frank (1854-1916), photographer. A view of Chasi, a Warm Springs Apache musician playing the Apache fiddle. Willcox, Arizona Territory. 4 /2 x 8 in. photograph on cardstock mount (chips to bottom right and left edges of print, toning, soiling to print, small surface abrasion near top left edge of print; corner and edge wear to mount, including some loss to top right and left edges). With Randall's handstamp to verso.
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