For your consideration is a Rare 1886 D. F. Barry Albumen Photograph of Little Bighorn Battlefield 10th Anniversary Skirmish Line. 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. An attached museum tag reads, "1396-87 O'Dell". The photo is blind-stamped at the bottom center, "Barry". 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 collections of Barry photographs from one historic Montana family offered for public sale. This photograph depicts Colonel Bowen and General Frank Baldwin mounted with a skirmish line at the Little Bighorn Battlefield during the 10th anniversary of the battle. On the reverse of the frame is written, "Custer Battlefield where Custer dismounted." An inset photo of Col. Custer is in top left corner. The photograph is in amazing preserved condition, mounted in a wood frame and sits behind glass to protect its already preserved condition. The visible art measures 7.375"W x 9"L, frame is 8.875" W x 10.75" L x .75" D. Weight is 14oz.