For your consideration is a Rare Original D. F. Barry Photograph of Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Rain-In-The-Face with Barry, circa 1886, framed. This studio photograph features Barry alongside Rain-in-the-Face in Barry's studio, the backdrop displaying a forest scene with two teepees, with Barry standing next to the seated Rain-in-the-Face who is holding a repeating rifle by the barrel. Rain-in-the-Face was a warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans. His mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. In 1876, he participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn that defeated the 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Provenance: From the ex-C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana and John Kleinschmidt collections / O’Dell collections. 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 C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Included as additional provenance is the copy of a letter from Barry to Kleinschmidt addressing this photo of Rain-in-the-Face. David Francis Barry (1854-1934) was one of the most noted photographers of the American Indian and U.S. Army participants in the Sioux War of 1876 and is attributed with some of the most recognizable surviving images from this period in the history of the American West. Barry first came to the west in the 1870’s to apprentice under photographer O.S. Goff, who worked as the photographer at Fort Abraham Lincoln. It was from this post the Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led his Seventh U.S. Cavalry division in May 1876 to the battle of the Little Bighorn in southwestern Montana. The photo is blind stamped on the border imediately below the photo, "BARRY" and titled to the right, "RAIN-IN-THE-FACE". Another blind stamp is found on the bottom right corner of the matboard. Written on the reverse at the top of the frame, "Signed photo from Barry to Wm. Badger dated 1921". The photo shows good condition overall, age tanning and surface grazing. The gold gilt wood frame is in good condition, scuffing observed on edges. The visible photo measures 5.875"L x 7.875"W, frame is 9.75"W x 12.75"L, weight U6. 1lb. 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.