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Lot 904
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. 125 photographs of Southwestern scenery, dwellings, and Native Americans.
Sale 1194 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 26, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 7, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$250 - 350
Price Realized
$158
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Lot Description
[NATIVE AMERICANS]. 125 photographs of Southwestern scenery, dwellings, and Native Americans.

54 silver gelatin photographs mounted recto/verso on 7 disbound album pages. The photographs measure approx. 3 1/2 x 5 in., or smaller, and appear to document people living or traveling through the Southwestern United States (toning and some fading to prints). Several images of a Native American ceremony or parade or included as well as snapshots of a Caucasian family posed before rugged, rocky landscapes and rock formations typical of the southwest. 

[With:] 7 silver gelatin photographs, 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., of Native Americans from the Southwestern US and their dwellings (album residue on verso of each print). 

[With:] Hand-colored photograph of a Taos church, by Neville, early 20th century. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. silver gelatin photograph. -- Photograph of "Delight Makers, Pueblo Indians" (penciled inscription on verso). 4 x 5 in. silver gelatin photograph on cardstock mount (fading to print). -- Real photo postcard of a grave site, Pecos, NM. -- 4 silver gelatin photographs, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in., of Arizona, including the School at Toreva and Keams Canyon. 

[Also with:] 57 silver gelatin photographs, 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 in., or smaller, providing informal snapshots of Native American subjects and locations, many taken in Taos and other locations in New Mexico (condition generally very good). 

Together, 125 photographs. Condition generally good to very good, with some toning and occasional wear. 
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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