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Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 633

Ca. 1887-1889 Rosebud Indian Police Photograph

Estimate: $150 - $250

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$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
This is a wonderful photograph of Indian Police at Rosebud Indian Agency South Dakota in circa 1887-1880 including James Boyle. The photograph shows three rows of individuals including about around 14 Lakota Rosebud / Rose Bud Indian Police with several Indian Police badges clearly visible. The back of the image is marked in pen as such and also notes that James Boyle last seated L to R. For reference see the circa 1891 J.C.H. Grabill, Deadwood, South Dakota Indian Chiefs which sold by Early American History for about $7,000 in 2005. The age of the photograph itself is likely early, but possibly later 19th early 20th Centuries. Provenance: From the Jim Aplan Piedmont, South Dakota collection. Measures 7” by 5”. Good condition.

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