| Image | Lot | Price | Description |
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1440
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$15,340.00
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FABULOUS LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CUSTER & OFFICERS WITH WIVES ON AN OUTING IN 1875.Katz lists this as K-140 July 1875 by Orlando Goff. This image is also shown in Frost on p. 145. This is a truly fine personal view of Custer and his inner circle less than a year when most would be dead. Image shows George & Libby Custer, brothers Tom & Boston Custer, Custer’s brother-in-law Captain James Calhoun & his wife Margaret, Lt. Edgerly, Captain Algernon Smith, Lt. W.W. Cooke, Captain Myles Keogh, Captain Thomas Weir, Dr. G.E. Lord, Emma & Nellie Wadsworth of Monroe, MI and others. PROVENANCE: Estate of George W. Yates. Butterfield’s March 27, 2002. CONDITION: Image subject is very good to fine with good detail & contrast. Image is about 8-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ mounted on about an 8″ x 10″ board. There is glue residue at the bottom 2 corners where a mat was most likely originally attached; a crack in upper left corner which does not affect individuals in image; and a 1-1/2″ tear on left side & smaller tear at bottom, again not affecting subjects of image. 4-54914 JS65 (6,000-8,000) – Lot 1440
Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |