Featured in this lot is a photograph of Plains Indians copyright 1910, from Kiser Photo Company and Fred Kiser who was born in 1878 and died in 1955. The photograph features a wonderfully and professionally crafted construction that shows men, women, and children in newer and traditional garments. This photograph is copyrighted in 1910, for Kiser Photo Company - Portland, Oregon for the Great Northern Railway #4738. Fred H. Kiser, an accomplished mountaineer and promoter, was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the first two decades of the early 20th century. His work is credited with popularizing Crater Lake National Park and the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and establishing Glacier National Park in Montana. He and his brother Oscar also operated the Lewis and Clark Official Photographic Co. at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Or. The collection includes photographs taken by the brothers, as well as by Clarence L. Winter, Fred's partner, who later operated Winter Photo Company. The condition of this framed photograph shows well preserved stature with some chipping and wear to the paint of the frame but otherwise shows no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this framed photograph are 7 1/8" x 11 1/2" and the visible photograph measures 4 3/8" x 7 3/4".*