This is an excellent circa 1890’s U.S. Infantry Indian Wars era Sioux Soldier cabinet card photographs by Fuller and Fansler from the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John Kleinschmidt. The lot shows three original Fuller and Fansler cabinet card photographs depict three Sioux Native American men that are in their United States Infantry uniforms from Fort Yates, North Dakota one of which is identified as White Bird Soldier. John Henry and Jemima Parsons Fansler of Leadmine, West Virginia, gave birth to Stephen Truman Fansler on December 4, 1866. He had five brothers and two sisters. Fansler was a teacher who attended the Missouri School of Business in Cincinnati, Ohio, before entering the 8th Cavalry on October 18, 1890. He was a sharpshooter assigned to Fort Yates, a military installation on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which lies on the boundary of North and South Dakota. Following his honorable discharge in 1892, he became the post photographer and established a studio with Clarence Fuller, another local photographer. In addition to photos of post officials and soldiers, Fansler photographed the Dakotah Sioux and other local American Indians. During this period, Fansler hired a young apprentice called Frank Bennett Fiske. Fiske, the post's civilian wagon master's son, had developed an interest in photography and American Indian culture from an early age. Fansler, in a sense, helped Fiske develop his emerging photography skills by teaching him typical techniques of the day, such as glass-plate negatives and solar printing procedures. The first photo shows a Native American soldier sitting in a chair holding his rifle in his hands as he wears fur gloves and hat and an ammo belt. The second photo shows another Native American soldier. He is standing in his photo as he holds his rifle and wears an ammo belt and hat. He is looking directly towards the viewer. The final photo shows a Native American soldier sitting with his wife and child as they get their photo taken. The man is wearing his calvary uniform and was in the I Company according to the letter on his cap. The woman sits to his left and their child sits in between them. Only one photo is marked "Fuller & Fansler, Ft. Yates, N. Dak." but the others show the same props and background as the marked photo, showing they are in fact Fuller & Fansler photos. They show good condition overall with little wear present from their age and handling over the years, but no signs of damage is noted. They measure 6 1/2" L x 4 1/4" W. 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.