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Rare Photographs of Quanah Parker (1845-1911) and the Opening of Indian Territories
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Rare Photographs of Quanah Parker (1845-1911) and the Opening of Indian Territories
ca 1890
group of three anonymous albumen photographs, mounted on cardstock includes:
an image depicting Parker with Congressional Medal of Honor winner and Indian Agent Frank Baldwin, chief clerk at agency J.D. Leonard, interpreters, Comanche and Kiowa chiefs, and Indian Police at a tent encampment; Parker wears a large ribbon on his chest, 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches
a boudoir photograph of Parker wearing the same ribbon, a man believed to be J.D. Leonard, Agency Clerk and a group of Native American with the Wichita Mountains in the distance
a boudoir photograph of Parker wearing the same ribbon, a man believed to be J.D. Leonard, Agency Clerk and a group of Native American with the Wichita Mountains in the distance
a mounted image with inked title Kiowa-Comanche Delegation. Opening of Cheyenne & Arapahoe Reservation, 5 x 6-3/4 inches
These images likely were taken between September and October 1892 when the Leonard Commission began negotiations with Cheyenne, Comanche and Kiowa leaders.
These images likely were taken between September and October 1892 when the Leonard Commission began negotiations with Cheyenne, Comanche and Kiowa leaders.