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Will Soule; Indian Photographer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1869-1874 Author: Belous, Russell E. and Robert A Weinstein Place: Los Angeles, CA Publisher: The Ward Ritchie Press Date: 1969 Description: vii, 120 pp. Photographs. (Large 8vo) 12x9¼", pictorial cloth boards, gilt stamped spine, illustrated endpapers, illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. William S. “Will” Soule, the foremost photographer of Native Americans in the late 1860s and early 1870s, was born on Aug. 28, 1836 in Turner, Maine. This rare collection of photographs was lost for almost 100 years and recently rediscovered. These photographs, taken by Soule, a young Civil War veteran in his mid 30's, at Fort Sill between 1869 and 1874 are published here for the first time. Soule's important photographs include many different tribes: Kiowas, Apaches, Kiowa-Apaches, Cheyenne, Wichitas, Caddos, Arapahoes, and Comanches. Included among the photographs are such Chiefs and warriors as Satanta, Setank, Kicking Bird, Big Tree, Lone Wolf, Stumbling Bear, Little Raven, Mow-way, and many others. The accompanying text provides a biography of Soule, offers cultural insight into the various tribes photographed, describes each photograph and gives a biography of each Indian photographed. Lot Amendments Condition: Residue of small bookplate on lower left corner of title page; else near fine in near fine mylar protected dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317154