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Lot of 10 silver gelatin prints, most approx. 6.5 x 8.5 in., on 10 x 12 in. mount. Eight signed on mount verso, J.E. Tuell / Elizabeth, Ind., two with J.E. Tuell / Lame Deer, Mont. handstamp on verso. One with extensive notation in Tuell's hand on verso. The photographs were taken beginning in 1906, documenting the lives of the Northern Cheyenne in Southeastern Montana. Accompanied by Julia E. Tuell biography, Women and Warriors of the Plains. Identified subjects include: Old "Wool" captured and held prisoner four days in battle between Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Chief Lame Deer, the latter being killed. the squaw at the present time is 94 years old, oldest Cheyenne on Reservation, 1906 Lamedeer, Mont., as inscribed and dated in Tuell's hand; Travois; "Red Cherries" & wives; "Strong Left Hand," Cheyenne Squaw; Lamedeer, Montana; Indian Grave; plus 4 untitled views. Julia Tuell (1886-1960) moved west accompanying her school teacher husband. Eventually settling at Lame Deer Agency, Montana, she became interested in photography, and began taking images of the Northern Cheyenne. She became a keen observer of Cheyenne culture, and because of her status as a woman, was allowed access to scenes of daily and ceremonial life usually considered off limits to whites. Her photographs of the Sun Dance, for example, record scenes that were fast-fading on the Northern Plains. Some of the men she photographed were present and fought at the Little Bighorn, defeating General Custer. Condition: Good condition overall; however the mat boards are slightly warped, and the edges of the mat boards are worn a bit.