For your consideration are L. A. Huffman Signed Photographs and Note, 1894, framed, from Coffrin's Old West Gallery in Bozeman, Montana. At one time, the gallery's collection of Huffman's photograph negatives was one of the largest in existence. Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life. Born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, he spent most of his life photographing the area around his Montana home. Huffman’s photography captured the spirit of the Old West and a changing way of life during the last two decades of the American frontier. Through portraits of the people, wildlife, landscapes, and industry of late 19th century Montana Territory, Huffman documented an authentic vision of the American West that few of his contemporaries equaled. In 1976, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. His works are held in public collections at the J. Paul Getty Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The photographs, signed and dated 1879 and taken at Fort Keough are of, "Red Armed Panther Cheyenne Scout" and "A Crow Scout" respectively. The signed note is dated Dec 12, 1894, pertains to Huffman needing supplies from a business in Helena, Montana. The photographs are professionally mounted in a recessed format. The photographs and note are in very nice preserved condition, no fading noted. The double matted frame includes vintage dentil style moulding surrounding each photo and the note. The wood frame features a stipple and floral design, very slight scuffing noted. Photos measure 7"W x 8.75"L each, note is 5.5"W x 8.5"L. Frame is 26.125"W x 28.125"L x 1.5"D. Weight is 9lb, 6oz.