RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CUSTER & HIS STAFF AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN NOVEMBER 1873 WITH INK INSCRIPTIONS OF EVERYONE IN PHOTOGRAPH.

This image taken at Custer’s quarters Fort Abraham Lincoln, November 1873 by Orlando S. Goff, is listed by Katz Custer in Photographs 1985 as K-121. Katz describes the image as “unique, original, direct contact albumen print (courtesy of Custer Battlefield National Monument)”. Katz lists the same 22 participants of image that are listed on verso. The Custer Battlefield image illustrated is a cropped version of our view as this view shows a pile of refuse and fresh horse droppings in foreground. This is a rare image with few other examples known. CONDITION: 7-1/2″ x 5-1/8″ image mounted on an 8″ x 10″ board. Image is very good overall with many small chips and albumen mostly on left side & top left quadrants, barely affecting participants. Remnants of a pasted label below image have removed some of the board’s surface and most of the numbers that relate to legend on reverse of the 22 participants who are all labeled as to units, including their wives. 4-54907 JS59 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1445

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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
	1445	$4,600.00	RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CUSTER & HIS STAFF AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN NOVEMBER 1873 WITH INK INSCRIPTIONS OF EVERYONE IN PHOTOGRAPH. This image taken at Custer’s quarters Fort Abraham Lincoln, November 1873 by Orlando S. Goff, is listed by Katz Custer in Photographs 1985 as K-121. Katz describes the image as “unique, original, direct contact albumen print (courtesy of Custer Battlefield National Monument)”. Katz lists the same 22 participants of image that are listed on verso. The Custer Battlefield image illustrated is a cropped version of our view as this view shows a pile of refuse and fresh horse droppings in foreground. This is a rare image with few other examples known. CONDITION: 7-1/2″ x 5-1/8″ image mounted on an 8″ x 10″ board. Image is very good overall with many small chips and albumen mostly on left side & top left quadrants, barely affecting participants. Remnants of a pasted label below image have removed some of the board’s surface and most of the numbers that relate to legend on reverse of the 22 participants who are all labeled as to units, including their wives. 4-54907 JS59 (4,000-6,000) – Lot 1445 Click here to view provenance 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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RARE LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CUSTER & HIS STAFF AT FORT ABRAHAM LINCOLN NOVEMBER 1873 WITH INK INSCRIPTIONS OF EVERYONE IN PHOTOGRAPH.