Featured in this lot is this hand written correspondence from David F. Barry to Mr. John Kleinschmidt ALS original circa 1929; from the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John Kleinschmidt. The letter features correspondence from David Francis Barry to Mr. John Kleinschmidt who wrote to each other frequently about the historical proclivities surrounding General Custer and that time period around Fort Lincoln. In this letter Barry is telling the story of when he went to Joe's bar and soldiers and cavalrymen started a fight almost breaking a chandelier and asks Kleinschmidt to ask Joe about the morning of the fight the next time he sees him. The condition of this of this letter from David F. Barry is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows well preserved condition. The measurements of the letter pages is 11" x 8 1/2". Th collective weight of the letter is U4oz.
David Francis Barry (1854-1934) was one of the most noted photographers of the American Indian and U.S. Army participants in the Sioux War of 1876 and is attributed with some of the most recognizable surviving images from this period in the history of the American West. Barry first came to the west in the 1870’s to apprentice under photographer O.S. Goff, who worked as the photographer at Fort Abraham Lincoln. It was from this post the Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led his Seventh U.S. Cavalry division in May 1876 to the battle of the Little Bighorn in southwestern Montana. This is considered one of the largest collection of Barry photographs from one historic Montana family offered for public sale.