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Warchief of the Lakota tribe of Native Americans (c. 1835–1905), whose mother was a Dakota related to the band of famous Chief Inkpaduta. He was among the Indian leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment at the 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn. Original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Rain-in-the-Face taken by David Francis Barry circa 1886, with a printed caption affixed to the mount. Reverse is imprinted: "Barry, Photographer, Bismarck and Standing Rock, D. T." In very good condition, with tack holes to the corners, light scuffing and soiling, and a few small areas of surface loss.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
