Presented in this lot are three Original Cabinet Gem Card Photographs of Standing Rock Reservation Sioux, 1886-1890. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. Kleinschmidt's collection included vintage photographs taken by noted photographers such as David F. Barry, Frank Fiske, Stephen Fansler, Orlando Scott Goff, F. Jay Haynes as well as many others. The collection included photos of early reservation life in the Dakota Territory. Of particular interest is a cabinet gem card photograph of the Standing Rock Monument at Fort Yates, North Dakota. This sacred stone stands outside the Standing Rock Agency office in Fort Yates. The stone once stood in an Arikara village across the river from Fort Yates. This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations. The Lakota leader Sitting Bull held a council where it was decided that the stone should no longer be moved and should remain at Fort Yates. On November 6, 1886, the stone was fastened to a pedestal and spiritual leader Fire Cloud conducted a dedication ceremony near the banks of the Missouri River. The photographs are in good overall condition for their age of over 100 years old, age tanning, corner damage to one card, scuffing noted. Measure 4.25"W x 5.5"L and 5"W x 5"L.