[Native-Americana] Group of 5 photographs of officers who served in the Indian Wars, including Nelson Miles
Group of 5 photographs, including:
Studio portrait of General Nelson Miles in uniform, with manuscript notation on mount below image, "General Miles, Hero of Arizona." Uncredited. 6 x 3 7/8 in. photograph on 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. paper mount with punch holes on left margin, indicating that the image was removed from an album or book. -- Outdoor view of Major George Gordon, 5th US Cavalry, posed near a tent with fellow officers. Uncredited. 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. photograph on trimmed paper mount (few small chips to edges of print). Gordon was a prominent leader of the 1876 Sioux Campaign. Together with General Ronald Mackenzie, Major Gordon was instrumental in recapturing Red Leaf and Red Cloud. -- Group portrait featuring veterans of the 18th US Infantry and wives. 7 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. photograph on 11 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. mount with printed label affixed above image, "Illustrations by City of Sheridan, Wyoming, of Memorial Honors to Her Heroes of the Indian Campaign of 1866-7," and printed label below identifying the subjects, described as "Soldiers of his old command, the 18th US Infantry." Uncredited (mount with toning and image burn on verso, some edge and corner wear to mount). Subjects include William Daley, vice-president, Rawlins National Bank, "who raised the first flag-pole and flag in Wyoming, 1866"; General H.B. Freeman, first recruit of the 18th US Infantry in 1861; General Carrington; Jack Owen; Mrs. Carrington, former widow of Lieut. Grummond, "victim of the battle"; Mrs. and Mr. Stawn; Dennis Driscoll; Frank Gordon; William Murphy; John Newcomer; Sergeant Samuel Gibson; and S.S. Peters. HDS lists a Second Lieutenant George Washington Grummond, of Michigan, who was commissioned into the 18th US Infantry in May of 1866 and was killed on 21 December 1866 at Fort Phil Kearny, Dakota Territory. -- Photograph of officers in the field, modern penciled notation on verso identifying the regiment as the "14th Inf." 6 x 4 1/2 in. photograph on 7 x 5 in. mount. Uncredited (toning and some soiling to print and mount, edge and corner wear to mount). -- Outdoor view of infantrymen lined up, with six women overlooking the group at right. Tents are visible in the background. 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in. photograph on 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. mount with imprint of Judd, Jamestown, North Dakota (toning and soiling to print and mount, edge and corner wear including some loss to mount). Several soldiers appear to be holding 1873 Springfield rifles.
Together, 5 photographs.
The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
This lot is located in Philadelphia.