Featured in this lot is a Rare Leo D. Harris Photograph of C. O. Armstrong, Grassy Butte, North Dakota, circa 1930s. 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". Charles O. Armstrong (1862-1943) the "Red River Trapper" was a scout, an Army messenger, Pony Express rider, guide, buffalo hunter, wagon boss, ranch boss, ranch owner, cowhand and good friend of Teddy Roosevelt. The photograph shows buckskin-clad Armstrong holding one of his closest friends, his Winchester .45-70 buffalo lever-action rifle. Armstrong finished his days at Grassy Butte where he ran the post office and an Indian artifact store. Leo Dawn Harris (1896-1962) was known as Killdeer's (North Dakota) "Cowboy Photographer", caught the character of cowboys. Harris documented the Western life style of North Dakota and the building of Garrison Dam, photographing stockyards, cowboys, rodeos, as well as Sioux from Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The photograph includes a provenance letter attached to the reverse of the frame dated January 19, 1976 "from the desk of E. F. Jogerst" describing Armstrong. The photograph is in amazing preserved condition, mounted in a wood frame and sits behind glass to protect its already preserved condition, scuffing noted to frame. The visible art measures 10"W x 13.75"L, frame is 16.5" W x 19.5" L x .75" D. Weight is 3lb, 4oz.