Rain-in-the-Face (1835-1905). Partially printed receipt from journalist W. Kent Thomas, 3.25 x 8 in. Signed by Rain-in-the-Face for salary working at the Sioux War Village, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, July 24, 1894, for the amount of $50. Verso inscribed, "Property of J.R. Harmon, Fort Yates, N.D." While little is known about Rain-in-the-Face's time at Coney Island, an article entitled "Rain-in-the-Face's Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn," written by W. Kent Thomas and published in Outdoor Life, Vol. XI, No. 3, March 1903, details Thomas' encounter with the Lakota war chief at the park on August 12, 1894, confirming that he was working at Coney Island around the time that this receipt and the receipt offered as Lot 344 were issued and signed. After having a little too much to drink, Rain-in-the-Face sat down with Thomas along with Sioux interpreter Harry McLaughlin and related his version of the Custer Massacre. Provenance:Descended Directly in the Family of Eagle Woman Who All Look At; The Estate of Leo and Margaret Harmon Condition: Ink is dark, legible. Minor edge/corner wear to receipt.
Rain-in-the-Face (1835-1905). Partially printed receipt from journalist W. Kent Thomas, 3.25 x 8 in. Signed by Rain-in-the-Face for salary working at the Sioux War Village, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, July 24, 1894, for the amount of $50. Verso inscribed, "Property of J.R. Harmon, Fort Yates, N.D." While little is known about Rain-in-the-Face's time at Coney Island, an article entitled "Rain-in-the-Face's Account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn," written by W. Kent Thomas and published in Outdoor Life, Vol. XI, No. 3, March 1903, details Thomas' encounter with the Lakota war chief at the park on August 12, 1894, confirming that he was working at Coney Island around the time that this receipt and the receipt offered as Lot 344 were issued and signed. After having a little too much to drink, Rain-in-the-Face sat down with Thomas along with Sioux interpreter Harry McLaughlin and related his version of the Custer Massacre. Provenance:Descended Directly in the Family of Eagle Woman Who All Look At; The Estate of Leo and Margaret Harmon Condition: Ink is dark, legible. Minor edge/corner wear to receipt.
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