Featured in this lot is this D.F. Barry (1854-1934) Sioux Burial photograph, originally taken circa 1890-1900s, from the ex-collection of the C.M. Russell Museum and John Kleinschmidt. 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. The photo shows a Native American who has recently passed and has been buried above ground on an elevated platform made of rough cut logs. The background shows additional bodies on the ground beneath a lodge pole teepee frame. The photo is not blind stamped but is attributed to D.F. Barry. It is marked in the top left hand corner reading, "Early Day Indian Burial". The photo features two museum tags from the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana with the first reading, "1396-87 O'Dell" and the second being glued to the frames glass in the bottom middle reading, "Sioux Burial". It shows good condition overall with little to no wear present to the photo, no major signs of damage noted. The visible photo measures 13 1/4" L x 10" W, while the entire piece measures 17 7/8" L x 11 5/8" W x 1" D. It has a total weight of 1 pound and 12 ounces. 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.