CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876). Albumen photograph. St. Louis: James A. Scholten, [ca 1874].
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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$3,000
Sold for $2,375
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Lot Description
CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876). Albumen photograph. St. Louis: James A. Scholten, [ca 1874].
246 x 150 mm. Portrait on lettered mount.
Distinctive image of Custer in buckskins with a hunting rifle, wearing his trademark red kerchief. Taken on or around January 24, 1874 by St. Louis photographer James A. Scholte on the occasion of a visit by Russian Grand Duke Alexis, who requested to go on a buffalo hunt with Custer. The group was guided by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody on an expedition led by General William Tecumseh Sherman. This image originally appeared as a tipped-in addition to the 19th-century trade publication, the Philadelphia Photographer. A scarce original image, widely copied and issued in cabinet format after the Battle of Little Bighorn. Custer in Photographs K-113.
Property from the Collection of Dr. Brant Mittler
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