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THBJ. Bartlett Rich, Little Bighorn & Crow Reservation Photographs, Lot of Ten
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- Lot Description
Lot of 10 silver gelatin photographs, 6 x 8 in., all with penciled annotations on verso and 5 with the backstamp of J. Bartlett Rich, Philadelphia, PA. Although uncredited, the photograph titled on verso, Original Custer Scouts and Cross Marking Spot Where General Custer Fell, is likely the work of Richard Throssel and was taken in 1908. The Crow Indians "Goes Ahead," "Harry Moccasin," and "White Man Runs Him" are pictured in the image. (See Where Custer Fell, by James Brust, Brian Pohanka, and Sandy Barnard, p. 155.)
Photographs produced by Rich include: portrait of the photographer J.B. Rich on horseback in front of a teepee at an Indian Village in Montana; Indian Village at Crow on the Little Bighorn (2 different views); Old Indian Woman carrying water into camp at Crow Montana on the Little Bighorn; Indian War Dance, Crow, Montana; Preparing for sham battle, Crow & Cheyenne Indians; The Sentinel on the Hills, providing a dramatic view of an American Indian riding atop his horse on a hillside, with lengthy caption on verso; untitled view of American Indians standing outside a teepee on a riverbank; and a photograph of a group of men with horses and supplies, possibly members of the Wanamaker Expedition, captioned in part, First rest on the rugged trail...on our journey towards Cloud Peak.
J.B. Rich (1866-1942) served as a photographer on the Rodman Wanamaker Expedition in 1908. He accompanied famed American Indian photographer and author of The Vanishing Race, Joseph K. Dixon on the expedition, spending three months with him at the Crow Reservation in Montana. Their primary purpose was to shoot a film depicting Crow life and document the Little Bighorn Re-enactment held that year. The results were then shown at exhibitions and educational seminars at the famous John Wanamaker Department store in Rich's hometown of Philadelphia.
Rich later exhibited his photographs in shows sponsored by Eastman Kodak in New York in 1912. The following year, his work was shown at the 8th Annual Photo Exhibition, held at Wanamaker's Department Store, which was judged by Alfred Steiglitz. Rich's commercial work has not survived and no known examples of the work offered here have appeared at auction.
Condition
With exception of portrait of Rich on horseback, the remaining photos have undergone even toning. Dark tones are nice and rich overall. View of old woman with slight loss in top left corner. Very fine condition overall.
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