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Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork - January 2025

Sat, Jan 18, 2025 11:00AM EST
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Join us for our Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman & Antique Beadwork—January 18th, 2025 Auction here in Bozeman, Montana. Including 100's of images from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum collection of D.F. Barry Photographs as well as a large Western Antique and Beadwork collection.
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Lot 683

Various Photographers Black & White Photos 1920-50

Estimate: $150 - $300
Starting Bid
$50

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Featured in this lot are six black & white photos from various photographers circa 1920-1950s. Four photos are from the Oregon State Highway Commission, one is from Clifford B. Ellis and the last is unmarked. The Oregon State Highway Commission photos show four different locations and feature a small write up about the location and its history taped to the back of the photos. The first is numbered 667, and shows a church built in 1854, one of the oldest Protestant churches still standing in Oregon. The second is numbered 2537 and shows an old brick building once used as a safe house of sorts for women and children during attacks from Native Americans. The third is numbered 2532 and shows the inside of the C.C. Beekman Bank, a bank popular and busy through the 1850s to early 1900s, closed in 1915. The fourth and final Oregon State Highway Commission photo is numbered 2540 and shows tombstones in the historic Jacksonville cemetery in Southern Oregon. It shows two gravestones of a husband a wife. They were attacked in a cabin by Native Americans and the husband, George Harris was shot and killed. Before he passed away, he showed his wife how to use the family gun so she could defend herself. She was able to withstand and survive the attack until help arrived, being buried next to her husband twenty-seven years later. The framed photo was taken by Clifford B. Ellis and shows the construction of the Fort Peck reservoir and dam. A railway can be seen in the distance, while large piles of dirt take up much of the photo. It is marked on the bottom right hand corner reading, "A 36 Ellis Photo". The final and unmarked photo shows a man standing next to a train with his arms behind his back as he poses for the photo. The train shows a large number 11, painted in white. The photos show good condition overall with wear present from their age and use over the years, but no major signs of damage are noted. They measure from 7 3/8" L x 9 1/4" W to 8" L x 10 1/8" W (frame measures 9 1/2" L x 12" W). They have a collective weight of 1 pound.

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