Silver gelatin photograph of Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Rain-in-the-Face and his wife, taken on their wedding day. Rain-in-the-Face's wardrobe was courtesy of D.F. Barry, and he holds a weasel skin medicine charm that he had with him when he fought Custer. 6 x 8 in. (sight), mounted in cardstock with closing cover, 9 x 12.75 in., photograph and mount include Barry's blindstamp, plus cardstock folder's verso features printed paper stamp advertising Barry's Superior, Wisconsin studio, and an attached, illustrated biography of Rain-in-the-Face, which also includes Barry's studio imprint. Condition: Image retains strong tones; some staining on attached biography.
Silver gelatin photograph of Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Rain-in-the-Face and his wife, taken on their wedding day. Rain-in-the-Face's wardrobe was courtesy of D.F. Barry, and he holds a weasel skin medicine charm that he had with him when he fought Custer. 6 x 8 in. (sight), mounted in cardstock with closing cover, 9 x 12.75 in., photograph and mount include Barry's blindstamp, plus cardstock folder's verso features printed paper stamp advertising Barry's Superior, Wisconsin studio, and an attached, illustrated biography of Rain-in-the-Face, which also includes Barry's studio imprint. Condition: Image retains strong tones; some staining on attached biography.
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