Featured in this lot is this large silver gelatin of a single teepee or tipi at dawn in low light by Richard Throssel born in 1882 and died in 1933. Provenance: From an Ex-Museum collection out of Eastern Montana. The photograph features a wonderfully and professionally crafted silver gelatin construction that shows a singular teepee in low light at dawn with a thicket of trees to the left of the entrance. The photograph is marked in the bottom left hand corner as follows: 6808 - (unreadable) - Throssel. Throssel (1882-1933) He worked as an office clerk at the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana from 1902-1910 and was adopted by the Crow tribe in 1905. Richard Throssel was born in Marengo, Washington and was of Manitoba Metis (French, Cree, English and Scottish) descent. In 1909, Richard Throssel became the first Metis in North America to be employed as a professional photographer when he was appointed as a field photographer in the Indian Service. He held this position until 1911, when he moved to Billings, Montana to establish his own studio, the Throssel Photocraft Company. Throssel’s Metis roots were in Red River. The condition of this silver gelatin is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this photograph is 7 5/8" x 9 5/8". The collective weight of this photograph in display is 4oz.