PAIR OF RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN THE WINTER OF 1875 AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF GEORGE & TOM CUSTER ON HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGHS.

A similar view of the 1st image with oval mat shows Tom Custer with Miss Nellie Wadsworth in the front and Lt. William W. Cooke in the back is pictured on pg. 147 of Frost The Custer Album. 2nd image shows George Armstrong Custer seated in the front holding reigns with brother Boston & his wife Libbie, and Tom Custer with a very cold female companion. This image is unique and no other examples have surfaced. Neither image is pictured in Katz and both photographs originated in the Estate of Captain George W. Yates who died not far from his friend Custer. Photographs are thought to have been taken Orlando S. Goff. PROVENANCE: George W. Yates Estate. Butterfield’s March 27, 2002, lots 7087 & 7088. CONDITION: Images about 8″ x 6″ on 9-1/2″ x 8″ boards. Images are good to very good; one retaining a pasted oval mat with gold edges; the other one had one as can be seen from glued corners at bottom edges of image. Scattered staining, soiling & fading on both. Foxing on image with Tom Custer & W.W. Cooke. 4-54917, 4-54918 JS64 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 1444

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1444	$4,600.00	PAIR OF RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN THE WINTER OF 1875 AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF GEORGE & TOM CUSTER ON HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGHS. A similar view of the 1st image with oval mat shows Tom Custer with Miss Nellie Wadsworth in the front and Lt. William W. Cooke in the back is pictured on pg. 147 of Frost The Custer Album. 2nd image shows George Armstrong Custer seated in the front holding reigns with brother Boston & his wife Libbie, and Tom Custer with a very cold female companion. This image is unique and no other examples have surfaced. Neither image is pictured in Katz and both photographs originated in the Estate of Captain George W. Yates who died not far from his friend Custer. Photographs are thought to have been taken Orlando S. Goff. PROVENANCE: George W. Yates Estate. Butterfield’s March 27, 2002, lots 7087 & 7088. CONDITION: Images about 8″ x 6″ on 9-1/2″ x 8″ boards. Images are good to very good; one retaining a pasted oval mat with gold edges; the other one had one as can be seen from glued corners at bottom edges of image. Scattered staining, soiling & fading on both. Foxing on image with Tom Custer & W.W. Cooke. 4-54917, 4-54918 JS64 (5,000-7,000) – Lot 1444 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.

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PAIR OF RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN THE WINTER OF 1875 AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF GEORGE & TOM CUSTER ON HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGHS.