Lot 310

Geronimo FLY, C. S., Boudoir Card 1886

Estimate: $2,500 - $5,000

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For your consideration is this Rare Original C. S. Fly Boudoir Card of Geronimo and his band of "renegades" as they left Fort Bowie, Arizona. An exceedingly rare photograph taken in late September 1886 depicting the transport of Geronimo and his band of Chiricahua Apaches in guarded wagons, en route to Florida where they were imprisoned. Provenance: Tombstone Western Heritage Museum, Tombstone, Arizona. Camillus "Buck" Sydney Fly was an Old West photographer and lawman who is regarded by some as an early photojournalist and who captured the only known images of Native Americans while they were still at war with the United States. His photographs are legendary and highly prized. Based in Tombstone, Arizona, C.S. Fly documented the peace treaty between Apache Chief Geronimo and the U.S. Army in 1886, as well as other iconic moments of the Old West. Fly gained access to some of the most iconic names of the 19th century: Apache Chief Geronimo and the bandits behind the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Without his studio in the notorious boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona, we would be sorely lacking some dimension to our ideas of the frontier. While Fly didn't get any photographs of the actual gunfight which only lasted approximately 30 seconds, he did manage to capture both the outlaws and the lawmen on film before and after the bloodshed. Fly also served as Cochise County Sheriff from 1895 to 1897. On the reverse of the boudoir card is Fly's studio stamp in purple ink, "FLY'S GALLERY, TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. C. S. Fly, Proprietor." A Tombstone Western Heritage Museum label is affixed to the face of the clear protective plastic sleeve, "FLY PHOTO of Apaches leaving FORT BOWIE for the Florida Reservation." Written in pencil on the reverse is, "Renegades Leaving Bowie For Florida", museum code tag, "P34". Boudoir card is in overall good condition, slight scuffing noted on edges. Card measures 5.25"W x 8.5"L, plastic sleeve is 6.25"W x 9.25"L, combined weight is U6.

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