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Superb original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of Sitting Bull seated in a full-length pose, with a single eagle feather in his hair and a pipe across his lap, taken circa 1884 by Palmquist & Jurgens of St. Paul, Minnesota, imprinted on the mount with his facsimile signature and the studio credit: "Copyrighted, 1884, by Palmquist & Jurgens."
Also imprinted on the reverse with a biographical blurb, in part: "Tatonka-I-Yotanka (Sitting Bull), an Uncapapa Sioux, was born on the Missouri near Grand River, in 1835. In early life he was somewhat noted both as a hunter and warrior, and in early middle age gained prestige as a medicine man (the Sioux order of priesthood) and counselor…When Custer was killed on the Little Big Horn, in June, 1876, Sitting Bull was the consulting head of five thousand warriors. After that massacre, the huge camp was broken up, and Sitting Bull with a thousand or more retreated into the British territory whence, until 1881, he made frequent raids upon American soil. His band constantly suffered depletion until, in the summer of 1881, camp was broken up, and Sitting Bull with a thousand or more retreated into the British territory whence, until 1881, he made frequent raids upon American soil. His band constantly suffered depletion until, in the summer of 1881, he had but one hundred and sixty followers remaining. These he surrendered to Lieut. Col. Brotherton at Fort Buford, and with them was sent as a prisoner to Fort Randall, Dakota. Here he remained until May, 1883, when he was released and sent to his present home, among his kindred, at Standing Rock Agency, seventy miles south of Bismarck, on the Missouri River." In fine condition scattered light foxing and soiling.
The Western Americana auction of Jochen Zeitz.
