DESIRABLE GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PRESENTATION, AUTOGRAPHED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH WITH FIRST GRIZZLY BEAR.

DESIRABLE GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PRESENTATION, AUTOGRAPHED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH WITH FIRST GRIZZLY BEAR. This very scare and desirable photograph depicts George Armstrong Custer with what he claims to be the biggest hunting success of his life. This large grizzly bear was harvested on Custer’s 1874 expedition into the black hills. The expedition was launched after several rumors surfaced that gold and other valuable minerals might exist in the black hills. Custer was an avid hunter and on this expedition used some of the time to bag indigenous game. In this shot he posses with his Indian Scout, Bloody Knife, Custer of course, a short while later would be killed in the massacre on the Little Big Horn. Captain William Ludlow and Custer’s orderly Private Nunan, also appear in this image, as do some wagons and tents in the background. Also inscribed on the reverse of the photograph is “J. H. Beard”. We are told that James Henry Beard(1811-1893) was a famous American artist who specialized in animal genre paintings and portraits, and during his lifetime he had painted several of the more famous people of the era, Custer included. There was a famous image of Custer with a large dead bull elk and apparently one of those images bear a similar inscription on the back implying that Custer gave this famous artist these two photographs of his success. Mounted and framed in an antique style frame. SIZE: Size 6-3/4” w x 9-1/2” h, (including frame 16-1/4” w x 20” h). PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from Custer family. CONDITION: The autograph is strong and bold, the image itself overall has some toning and slight surface soil. There are 4 or 5 small spots of stain on the image, two of which are in the hind quarters of the bear, one at the very top edge of the image and one to the top left. A rare and desirable large image of Custer. 4-45090 JJ4 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	2449	$13,800.00	DESIRABLE GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER PRESENTATION, AUTOGRAPHED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH WITH FIRST GRIZZLY BEAR. This very scare and desirable photograph depicts George Armstrong Custer with what he claims to be the biggest hunting success of his life. This large grizzly bear was harvested on Custer’s 1874 expedition into the black hills. The expedition was launched after several rumors surfaced that gold and other valuable minerals might exist in the black hills. Custer was an avid hunter and on this expedition used some of the time to bag indigenous game. In this shot he posses with his Indian Scout, Bloody Knife, Custer of course, a short while later would be killed in the massacre on the Little Big Horn. Captain William Ludlow and Custer’s orderly Private Nunan, also appear in this image, as do some wagons and tents in the background. Also inscribed on the reverse of the photograph is “J. H. Beard”. We are told that James Henry Beard(1811-1893) was a famous American artist who specialized in animal genre paintings and portraits, and during his lifetime he had painted several of the more famous people of the era, Custer included. There was a famous image of Custer with a large dead bull elk and apparently one of those images bear a similar inscription on the back implying that Custer gave this famous artist these two photographs of his success. Mounted and framed in an antique style frame. SIZE: Size 6-3/4” w x 9-1/2” h, (including frame 16-1/4” w x 20” h). PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from Custer family. CONDITION: The autograph is strong and bold, the image itself overall has some toning and slight surface soil. There are 4 or 5 small spots of stain on the image, two of which are in the hind quarters of the bear, one at the very top edge of the image and one to the top left. A rare and desirable large image of Custer. 4-45090 JJ4 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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