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THBWounded Knee Massacre, Albumen Photograph of Medicine Man's Body by Trager
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About Auction
LiveSep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
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- Lot Description
Albumen photograph, 7.25 x 5.75 in., on 8.5 x 6.5 in. mount, titled twice in the negative, The Medicine Man taken at the Battle of Wounded Knee, SD, copyrighted by the Northwestern Photographic Co., Chadron, NE, January 1891, with the imprint of the same on the verso.
George Trager, of nearby Chadron, NE, was the first photographer on the scene after the Wounded Knee debacle, and took a number of photographs in January 1891 as US troops began collecting and burying bodies left on the field. This is one of his iconic images from the series of plates he exposed.
Condition
Even toning to image. Image has lightened a bit in top portion. Some light surface abrasions on mount. Light water stain at top right corner of mount. Wear to each corner of mount, with slight loss at top right corner. Penciled caption on verso.
Age cracks to the wood. Small losses of veneer. No key.
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