Featured in this lot are ten, original Native American photos and real photo postcards from the 1900s to 1940s. The first is an original photo postcard of Blue Thunder Sioux Chief, a U.S. Indian Wars Scout, by Holmboe of Mandan, North Dakota from circa 1905. The photograph is commonly referred to as a Real Photo Postcard or R.P.P.C. and consist of silver photo on postcard stock. Marked in the field and on the back shows the piece was mailed from Mandan, North Dakota on June 23, 1905. Blue Thunder enlisted as a U.S. Indian Scout at Fort Rice before transferring to Fort Yates. Brigadier General Terry wrote a special letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in D.C. requesting Blue Thunder receive special Silver Medals or Certificates of Merit, which Blue Thunder could not receive as he was not a U.S. citizen. Blue Thunder fought in a three-day gun fight at the Little Heart Butte southwest of Fort Abraham Lincoln in 1874 where he held off an estimated 100 “wild” Sioux. He later died in 1922-1923 as a U.S. Citizen in Mandan, ND where he had become a local hero of sorts. The second real photo postcard shows Sioux Native American "Kills Pretty Enemy" at a ceremonial gathering in McIntosh, South Dakota, photographed by Jefferson & Key. The real photo postcard was published by Hansen Photo Company. The third real photo postcard shows a photo titled, "After The Big War Dance" and was photographed by D. Hemphill. It shows three Native Americans standing in front of their teepee looking towards the photographer. A horse drawn carriage can be seen on the left hand side. The bottom of the photo is marked reading, "After The Big War Dance / D.Hemphill Photo". The fourth photo shows a group of women, two Native Americans and two White women standing in front of a teepee. The fifth photo was taken by Fred Korn and shows a Native American man and a White man sitting on a bench together as the White man holds the Native American's daughter. He is wearing a large headdress as the man next to him wears a suit. The sixth photo shows a Native american man and his wife standing next to each other posing for the photo. He wears a large headdress and she is in a cowgirl attire. The back of the photo is marked reading, "Jacob Haslin & Wife". The seventh and eighth photos are identical and show two Native American men shaking hands and looking towards the camera. One is shirtless and holds a bow, but they both wear large headdresses. The ninth photo shows three Native American men standing in or outside a teepee wearing large feathered headdresses, rawhide pants and moccasins. The tenth and final photo shows two Native American women standing next to each other looking towards the photographer. One wears a white dress and the other is in traditional Native American attire. The photos show good condition overall with some wear present from their age and use over the years, but no signs of major damage is noted. The photos measure from 5 1/2" L x 3 1/2" W to 3" L x 2 1/2" W. They have a collective weight of under 6 ounces. Provenance: From the Jim Aplin Collection Piedmont, South Dakota.