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Auction archive: Lot number 421

Exceptional Irwin & Mankins Photograph Album of Kiowa and Comanche Indians, Incl. Quanah Parker

Estimate
US$10,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$37,500
Auction archive: Lot number 421

Exceptional Irwin & Mankins Photograph Album of Kiowa and Comanche Indians, Incl. Quanah Parker

Estimate
US$10,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$37,500
Beschreibung:

Collection of 58 silver gelatin photographs bound together and mounted on 6.75 x 10 in. cardstock album pages, including 56 images that measure 3.875 x 5.5 in., (mounted on recto, 2 per page), and 2 that measure 5 x 8 in. A small portion of the photographs are accompanied by handwritten captions, and 2 bear the back stamp of Irwin & Mankins, although the majority were almost certainly produced by the photographers who were active in Chickasha and Duncan, Indian Territory, ca late 1880s-1890s. The majority of the photographs feature both studio portraits and less formal, outdoor views documenting Kiowa and Comanche chiefs, braves, scouts, women, and children that lived near Anadarko and Fort Sill. At least 3 images show famed Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, including a studio portrait, an image showing him with two of his wives, and a distant view of Parker in the Wichita Mountains. Additional subjects include Kiowa warriors Ponto and Lone Bear mounted atop their horses; 2 photographs of Kiowa-Comanche Reservation leaders Silverhorn (Haungooah), Anko, and Comanche Jack (Watchymansookwat), who also served as tribal policemen; Kiowa Chief Hummingbird and his family at camp; Comanche leader Red Bird; and Kiowa Chief Lone Wolf's mother. A number of camp scenes are also housed in the album, including the two larger photographs, which show Anadarko and Fort Sill in 1886; a Wichita grass house near Anadarko; 2 scenes from Anadarko captioned "Skinning Beef" and "Beef issue Day"; and 3 views of Indians gathered at the Commissary at Anadarko, with one annotated in ink, identifying the offices of Major Campbell and Dr. Graves. A loose boudoir photograph showing "Wichita Indian Village Near Anadarko, IT, 1886," as captioned on mount, also accompanies the album. Condition: Majority of the photographs in very good condition. Most show light, even toning. Large photograph and mount at front of album shows surface wear/spotting/staining. Mounts with corner/edge wear, some with minor chips along edges/corners.

Auction archive: Lot number 421
Auction:
Datum:
15 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
Beschreibung:

Collection of 58 silver gelatin photographs bound together and mounted on 6.75 x 10 in. cardstock album pages, including 56 images that measure 3.875 x 5.5 in., (mounted on recto, 2 per page), and 2 that measure 5 x 8 in. A small portion of the photographs are accompanied by handwritten captions, and 2 bear the back stamp of Irwin & Mankins, although the majority were almost certainly produced by the photographers who were active in Chickasha and Duncan, Indian Territory, ca late 1880s-1890s. The majority of the photographs feature both studio portraits and less formal, outdoor views documenting Kiowa and Comanche chiefs, braves, scouts, women, and children that lived near Anadarko and Fort Sill. At least 3 images show famed Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, including a studio portrait, an image showing him with two of his wives, and a distant view of Parker in the Wichita Mountains. Additional subjects include Kiowa warriors Ponto and Lone Bear mounted atop their horses; 2 photographs of Kiowa-Comanche Reservation leaders Silverhorn (Haungooah), Anko, and Comanche Jack (Watchymansookwat), who also served as tribal policemen; Kiowa Chief Hummingbird and his family at camp; Comanche leader Red Bird; and Kiowa Chief Lone Wolf's mother. A number of camp scenes are also housed in the album, including the two larger photographs, which show Anadarko and Fort Sill in 1886; a Wichita grass house near Anadarko; 2 scenes from Anadarko captioned "Skinning Beef" and "Beef issue Day"; and 3 views of Indians gathered at the Commissary at Anadarko, with one annotated in ink, identifying the offices of Major Campbell and Dr. Graves. A loose boudoir photograph showing "Wichita Indian Village Near Anadarko, IT, 1886," as captioned on mount, also accompanies the album. Condition: Majority of the photographs in very good condition. Most show light, even toning. Large photograph and mount at front of album shows surface wear/spotting/staining. Mounts with corner/edge wear, some with minor chips along edges/corners.

Auction archive: Lot number 421
Auction:
Datum:
15 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
Este Ave 6270
Cincinnati OH 45232
United States
info@cowans.com
+1 (0)513 8711670
+1 (0)513 8718670
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