North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Trails of Tradition: Parade Saddles, Beadwork & Western Auction

Sat, May 16, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-05-16 11:00:00 2026-05-16 11:00:00 America/New_York North American Auction Company North American Auction Company : Trails of Tradition: Parade Saddles, Beadwork & Western Auction https://live.naabid.com/auctions/north-american-auction/trails-of-tradition-parade-saddles-beadwork-western-auction-23448
Join North American Auction Company on May 16th for our Trails of Tradition: Parade Saddles, Beadwork & Western Auction. This is a wonderful collection of items including one of the largest Ted Flowers Saddles and Riggins Silver Mounted Parade Saddle item collection, Bruce VanLandingham Sundog, the Historic and Important ex-William H. Guthman 18th-Century Presentation Silver Mounted Pipe Tomahawk, and other collector items including Native American Beadwork and Weapons, Western History, Photos, Great Northern Calendars, fine Navajo Jewelry, Americana, and Luxury Jewelry. Visit Live.Naabid.com
North American Auction Company tucker@naabid.com
Lot 608

Northern Plains Indians Photography Collection

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$50

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Presented in this lot a Photographic Collection of Northern Plains Indians (4), circa 1880s to 1900s. Collection includes a Stanley J. Morrow stereograph photo #137, "Indian discovers Kelly's trail" (Kelly was Luther Sage "Yellowstone" Kelly, a famed American soldier, adventurer and Army Scout in the 1860s and 1870s). Stanley J. Morrow was a prominent American frontier photographer best known for his extensive documentation of the Dakota and Montana territories and the American West in the late 19th century. He captured numerous portraits and scenes of Northern Plains tribes, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara. The second photograph shows a native man and woman both in native dress and the man holding a Kentucky rifle. The third photo is a stereograph titled on the reverse, "Some of us Indians", signed "Hazel A. Seeley". Four native women and two men sitting in front of a tent. In the background can be seen tents similar to the "Sibley tents" the US Army provided to reservation Indians as a replacement for traditional buffalo hide dwellings. The shift from hide to canvas allowed for easier transport and assembly, though they were often issued under impoverished conditions. The last photograph shows a "Sioux Indian Group", (title on the reverse), in native dress including beaded moccasins, beaded sashes, beaded belts, feather headdress and bone hairpipe breastplates. The stereograph and photographs are in poor to good preserved condition, age tanning, foxing, edge scuffing, creases, and tears observed. Largest photograph measures 5.875"W x 6.875"L, smallest is is 3.25"W x 3.375"L. Collective weight is U6.

All items will ship at our North American Auction Company in-house shipping department. Please allow up to 14-21 days after a complete invoice payment is made to package and ship your purchase. After you are notified of your winning bids from our company and your item invoice is paid in full our new shipping department will contact you. Make sure when signing up with our company that your preferred shipping information is up to date as this information will be used to estimate shipping cost. Once the items have been packaged our team will contact you for shipping payment. Shipping invoices and payment will be completely separately than the items invoice. Please notify the shipping department with any alternate request or instructions at mark@naabid.com or 800-686-4216 ext. 3. For a shipping quote please contact the same information above. PLEASE NOTE a shipping quote price can fluctuate in price. Auction company is not responsible for actual shipping cost being higher than quoted shipping cost. Thank you for trusting North American Auction Co. with your bids and shipping. As our shipping department is brand new please understand that delays can be expected.