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Spirit of the West: Premier March Native American & Western Auction

Sat, Mar 14, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Lot 243

Original L. A. Huffman Photo Postcards 1879-1907

Estimate: $400 - $800
Starting Bid
$80

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The lot features Original L. A. Huffman Photo Postcards from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana and John Kleinschmidt collections / O’Dell collections, circa 1879 to 1907. From left to right from top to bottom, the photo postcards are labeled, "MRS. BAD GUN 1907", "MRS. WHITE ELK 1907", "CROW HUNTER WINTER DRESS 1907", "A handsome Young Cheyenne 1907", "Rain-In-The-Face (Etomo Gozua) Taken When He Was In Camp Of Spotted Eagles Hostile Sioux Near FT. Keough 1879", "The Deserted Camp 1907". The original C.M. Russell Museum tag is still present (the same tag from all of the museum displayed items) marked “1396-87 O’DELL”. 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. Catherine A. O'Dell. An attached museum tag reads, "1396-87 O'Dell". This was on display at the Charles Marrion Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. 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. A copy of the C.M. Russell Museum paperwork can be available at request. The piece is sold directly from the O’Dell family, who are directly related to Kleinschmidt. These framed photo postcards are in good overall condition, age-related tanning observed, no other marring noted. Each measures 3.5"W x 5.25"L, frame18.5"W x 22.5"L x 1.25"D, collective weight is 4lb, 14oz.

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