Lot of 6 silver gelatin photographs, all but one approx. 3.25 x 5.5 in. The smallest image, which shows "Strong-Left-Hand," measures 3.25 x 3.25 in. All of the photographs are titled, and all but one signed "Tuell" with her copyright (or blindstamp). Three include extensive notations on verso that may be in Tuell's hand. Subjects include: "'Fast Horse' - Sioux" with Tuell's blindstamp lower right; "Chief American-Horse, Pine Ridge Sioux," who served as a mentor to Tuell and taught her the Cheyenne language. The verso inscription notes that he "was known as a 'Friend to the White-Man' and talked long and earnestly for peace, before it came"; "Strong-Left-Hand," who, according to verso inscription, "partook of Custer's massacre and lost her first husband there"; "White Cow," daughter of Chief Dull Knife; "'Old Wool' - Nor. Cheyenne," who was purportedly taken prisoner while skinning a buffalo by General Nelson Miles; and "A Heavy Pack," which shows an aged American Indian woman carrying a large pack on her back. Julia Tuell (1886-1960) moved west accompanying her school teacher husband. Eventually settling at Lame Deer Agency, Montana, she developed an interest 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. Condition: Unmounted, loose photographs. Very good to near excellent condition overall, with few light spots, light edge/corner wear.
Lot of 6 silver gelatin photographs, all but one approx. 3.25 x 5.5 in. The smallest image, which shows "Strong-Left-Hand," measures 3.25 x 3.25 in. All of the photographs are titled, and all but one signed "Tuell" with her copyright (or blindstamp). Three include extensive notations on verso that may be in Tuell's hand. Subjects include: "'Fast Horse' - Sioux" with Tuell's blindstamp lower right; "Chief American-Horse, Pine Ridge Sioux," who served as a mentor to Tuell and taught her the Cheyenne language. The verso inscription notes that he "was known as a 'Friend to the White-Man' and talked long and earnestly for peace, before it came"; "Strong-Left-Hand," who, according to verso inscription, "partook of Custer's massacre and lost her first husband there"; "White Cow," daughter of Chief Dull Knife; "'Old Wool' - Nor. Cheyenne," who was purportedly taken prisoner while skinning a buffalo by General Nelson Miles; and "A Heavy Pack," which shows an aged American Indian woman carrying a large pack on her back. Julia Tuell (1886-1960) moved west accompanying her school teacher husband. Eventually settling at Lame Deer Agency, Montana, she developed an interest 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. Condition: Unmounted, loose photographs. Very good to near excellent condition overall, with few light spots, light edge/corner wear.
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