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CHOATE, John N. (1848-1902), photographer. Boudoir card featuring Cheyenne student White Buffalo. [Carlisle, PA], ca 1881. [With:] 3 mounted photographs featuring chiefs including Red Dog and Boss Sun. Carlisle, PA.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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CHOATE, John N. (1848-1902), photographer. Boudoir card featuring Cheyenne student White Buffalo. [Carlisle, PA], ca 1881. [With:] 3 mounted photographs featuring chiefs including Red Dog and Boss Sun. Carlisle, PA.
Approx. 4 3/4 x 8 in. boudoir photograph on cardstock mount (some abrasions to image covered with ink, soiling, discoloration, and significant wear to mount); framed to approx. 12 1/2 x 16 in. (not examined out of the frame). Studio portrait of Cheyenne student White Buffalo wearing a large feathered headdress and and holding a bow and arrow.

[With:] 4 x 5 7/8 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount (some toning to image edges, light spotting and toning to mount). Verso bears Choate's title list and imprint, with "59. Red Dog and daughter, Sioux." underlined in pencil. Ca 1880. Studio portrait of Sioux Chief Red Dog, seated, with 2 female students standing behind him, on either side. Red Dog holds a pipe up to his mouth and displays a beaded tobacco bag on his lap. An example of this image curated by the Cumberland County Historical Society identifies the female subjects as Lizzie Glode (left) and Lucy Day (right) on mount recto. 

[With:] Approx. 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. boudoir photograph on cardstock mount (few small abrasions to image, with some loss to upper right corner of image, mount with spotting, soiling, and edge/corner wear); framed to approx. 12 1/2 x 16 in. (not examined out of the frame). Ca 1884. Studio portrait of Pawnee Chief Boss Sun wearing a feather in his hair and a bear claw necklace and peace medal around his neck. 

[With:] Approx. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. albumen photograph on cardstock mount (Significant creases with image tearing throughout, heavy toning, soiling, wear to mount); framed to approx. 15 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (not examined out of the frame). Image title "Noted Indians," each subject's name, and Choate's imprint with copyright date "1891" all featured in the negative. Featured chiefs include Spotted Elk, Quick Bear, Spotted Horse, American Horse, Two Strikes, and others.
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