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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 likely taken by Orlando Scott Goff circa 1874, and published by his business partner David Francis Barry, with a printed caption affixed to the mount, annotated below in contemporary pencil: "Murderer of Gen. Custer, Now at Ft. Yates, Dak." Reverse is imprinted: "D. F. Barry, Photographer, Bismarck, Dak." In very good to fine condition, with a tiny surface tear to the upper left edge, and a small crack to the lower left corner repaired with tape on the reverse.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
