Featured in this lot are five real photo postcards of Sioux Native Americans taken by Charles Milton Bell circa 1870-1880s. Charles Milton Bell (1848-1893) was an American photographer who was noted for his portraits of Native Americans and other figures of the United States in the late 1800s. He was called "one of Washington's leading portrait photographers during the last quarter of the nineteenth century" by the Library of Congress. These photo postcards show a Sioux Sun Dance ceremony and shows various Sioux elders and a Sioux Chief doing different activities throughout the ceremony. The photos are titled "Passing the pipe at the Sun Dance (736)", "Indian Sun Dance (700)", "Kills A Hundred Sioux Indian (574)", "Hunting Horse Sioux Indian (743)", "Follows The Woman (734)". These photo postcards have not been used and show good condition overall with slight wear present from their age and handling over the years. They are set in plastic sleeves to preserve their condition. The photo postcards measure 5 3/8" L x 3 3/8" W, while the plastic sleeves measure 11 3/8" L x 8 3/8" 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.