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Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 533

Ca. 1895 Crow Agency Montana Photo by H.R. Locke

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000
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This is an original large format photograph, circa 1895 by H.R. Locke titled, “No. 26 Indian Camp and Parade. Crow Agency, Mont., on the B. & M. R. R. Copyrighted 1895 by H. R. Locke.” Henry Robinson Locke (1856 - 1927) was a noted American photographer who became notable photographing the Wild West in the 19th Century and early 20th Century. He ran a studio in Deadwood, South Dakota and photographed the Black Hills area, Deadwood, Crow Indians, as well as farmers, miners, railroads. He was noted for photographing Calamity Jane in 1885 and the Little Big Horn battlefield in 1894. This photograph is marked in the negative and shows a wonderful detailed image with several lodge / tipi’s surrounded by horses with a parade of Montana Crow on horseback in full regalia at the foreground, with a whole group with the traditional umbrella’s and beaded umbrella’s in the center and in the background rows of Crow lodges / tipi’s set in front of the Montana hills. Provenance: From the Jim Aplan Piedmont, South Dakota collection. Measures 10” by 8”. The image is clear and overall the image and card / boudoir card are in good condition. The top third of the image at one point had a slight fold. There is a mark in the image and a few spots.

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