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PETER BIRD The British ocean rower who in 1983 became the first person ever to row solo across the Pacific signs this 3½x2 card, in black felt tip Inscribed Business CardSigned: "Bill sorry for the/delay - Regards Pete" in black felt tip, 3½x2.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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FRANK BUCK Frank Buck signs a sepia picture postcard of his Jungle Camp on Sunrise Highway, Long Island, New York. Postcard Photograph signed: "Frank Buck". Sepia, 5½x3½. Captioned: "Frank Buck Jungle Camp On Sunrise Highway, Long Island, N.Y.Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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BIG SNAKE: ACOMA PUEBLO CHIEF Sepia picture postcard signed by Chief Big Snake. Picture postcard signed: "Chief Big Snake/88 years old/of Pueblo of Acoma" in pencil on verso. Sepia, 3¼x5¼.Sale Price $531.25
$625.00
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BLACK BEAR: SIOUX CHIEF. Postcard Photograph signed: "Chief Black bear" in pencil on verso. B/w, 3½x5½. Captioned on verso: "Souvenir of the American Indian Villages/Real Sioux Indians/from pine ridge/So. Dakota U S Government reservations.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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CHIEF BRIGHT CANOE He signs on verso of a postcard photo of him in traditional garb, pulling a bow string Postcard Photograph signed on verso: "Chief Bright Canoe/Mohawk". B/w, 3½x5½. Chief Bright Canoe, aka John Diabo, was a Mohawk Indian from the Caughnawaga Reservation, near Montreal, Canada.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF BROWN EAGLE Signed postcard photo (letters and pictograph), seated on a post in full regalia Postcard Photograph signed: "Chief Brown Eagle/[pictograph]/M.C." Chief Brown Eagle was a Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indian, active in Wisconsin. Pencil note (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF BULL: BLACKFOOT CHIEF. Postcard Photograph signed: "Chief Bull/[pictographs of Indian and Buffalo]" in ink. Sepia, 3¼x5¼. Ink notes (unknown hand) on verso: "Chief Bull of all the Blackfoot/Indians -/from/Glacier Park Hotel/8-28-41". Lightly soiled on verso. Fine condition.Sale Price $467.50
$550.00
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CHIEF CHARLIE LITTLEWATER Color postcard photo in traditional garb, holding peace pipe, arms outstretched to the sky, signed in pencil on verso Postcard Photograph signed on verso: "Chief/Charlie/Littlewater" in pencil. Color, 3½x5¾.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF LEMEE 3x6 color photo, dancing, signed on verso (in letters and in pictograph) Photograph signed on verso: "Chief Lemee/[pictograph]. Color, 3½x5¾. Chief Lemee (1900-1956), whose Anglicized name was Chris Brown, was a Yosemite Indian.Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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CHIEF LITTLE DEER Postcard Photo signed in pencil on verso, shown performing a hoop dance with his sons Postcard Photograph signed on verso: "Chief Little Deer" in pencil. Ink note (unknown hand) on verso: "Autographed July 6, 1950 at Mountain View Motel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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LONE RUNNING WOLF Postcard photo signed on verso (letters and pictograph), posed with his wife in front of a teepee Postcard Photograph signed: "Lone Running [pictograph here] Wolf". Sepia, 3½x5½. Photograph faded and stray red ink mark lower right. Lone Running Wolf merits further research. Lightly worn at corners.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF MANITOU Sepia postcard photo, full view in head dress, also signed with his birth name. Postcard Photograph signed on verso: "Pedro Cejete/Manitou". Sepia, 3½x5½. Facsimile signature on photo side.Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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CHIEF MIDDLE CALF Signed postcard photo, signed on verso (with pictograph) in pencil, shown with spouse in front of a teepee Postcard Photograph signed: "Middle Calf/[pictograph here]". Sepia, 3½x5½. Chief Middle Calf was a Blackfoot Indian chief in the 1930s, often seen in Glacier National Park.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF MIDDLE CALF Signed postcard photo, signed on verso (with pictograph) in pencil, standing in front of a teepee Postcard Photograph signed: "Middle Calf/[pictograph here]". Sepia, 3½x5½. Chief Middle Calf was a Blackfoot Indian chief in the 1930s, often seen in Glacier National Park. Photograph faded.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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OWEN HEAVY BREAST: PIKUNI (BLACKFOOT) CHIEF. Postcard Photograph signed: "Chief Owen Heavy Breast/[pictograph]". B/w, 3½x5¼. Postcard No. 9523 from Glacier National Park. Lightly soiled on verso. Fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 8½x12¾. Display easel included.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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PABLO ABEITA: ISLETA PUEBLO CHIEF Black and white postcard photograph of Pablo Abeita. Postcard Photograph signed: "Pablo Abeita/Isleta Pueblo". B/w, 3½x5½. Printed caption identifies Abeita as the Governor of the Pueblo of Isleta, which is located in the Rio Grande Valley, 13 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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CHIEF TOM HALFMOON Color postcard photo in traditional garb, with pony, signed in pencil on verso Postcard Photograph signed in pencil: "Chief of Osages/Dancer/Tom Halfmoon" on verso. Chief Tom Halfmoon was an Osage Indian, noted as a skilled performer of the traditional Straight Dance.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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CHIEF TURTLE. Postcard Photograph signed: "Turtle" in ink on verso. Sepia, 3½x5½. Postcard No. 9521 from Glacier National Park. Lightly soiled at blank areas, lightly worn at corners, else fine condition.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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WADES IN WATER: BLACKFOOT CHIEF. Postcard Photograph signed: "Wades in Water" in pencil on verso. B/w, 3¼x5¼. Blackfoot Indian Chief. Fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 8½x12¾. Display easel included.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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MRS. WADES IN WATER. Postcard Photograph signed: "[owl pictograph]/Mrs Wades in water" in pencil on verso. B/w, 3¼x5¼. Lightly soiled. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 8½x12¾. Display easel included.Sale Price $450.00
$500.00
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CHIEF WEASEL FEATHER. Postcard Photograph signed: "[pictographs of weasel and feather] Weasel Feather". Sepia, 3½x5½. Lightly worn at lower edge, else fine condition.Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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YVONNE CHOUTEAUA signature from the "Five Moons" ballerina on a Christmas card to John Willis, Editor of Theatre World. Extremely rare! Holiday card signed: "Thank you for your card, Mr. Willis -/ Miguel and Yvonne/ Terekhov Chouteau", in black ink, 6¼x8¾ open flat, 6¼x4½ closed.Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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VIVIAN FUCHS The English explorer signs and sends a holiday card bearing the printed message "With Season's Greetings" Holiday Card Signed: "Henry Slapinski - Thank you for your card/Vivian Fuchs/1989",Sale Price $378.00
$420.00
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FRANK HAWKS Signature on the message side of a post card Signature: "Frank Hawks", 5½x3¼. On verso of 1-cent postcard, postmarked Georgetown, Conn., April 19, 1937. Frank M. Hawks, a US Army flight instructor during World War I, took to barnstorming after the war.Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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BEN JOHNSON The actor is shown in a scene from the 1975 film Bite the Bullet on this 14x11 lobby card. Lobby Card signed: "Ben Johnson". Color, 14x11. Lobby card showing the actor in a scene from Bite the Bullet (1975). The winner of theSale Price $252.00
$280.00
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BEN JOHNSON The actor is shown in a scene from the 1958 film Fort Bowie in this 14x11 lobby card. Lobby Card signed: "Ben Johnson". Color, 14x11. Movie still from Fort Bowie (1958). The winner of the 1971 Academy Award and Golden GlobeSale Price $288.00
$320.00
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BEN JOHNSON The actor is shown in a scene from the 1971 film The Last Picture Show in this 14x11 lobby card. Lobby Card signed: "Ben Johnson". B/w, 14x11. Movie still from the filmThe Last Picture Show, © 1971, Columbia Pictures.Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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GORDON W. "PAWNEE BILL" LILLIE Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie signs a greeting card of thanks on his Golden Anniversary. Printed Golden Anniversary Card signed: "G. W. Lillie/'Pawnee Bill''" on inside front cover, 4p, 4½x6. Captioned on front cover: "1886/1936". Imprinted inside: "Mrs.Sale Price $510.00
$600.00
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JOAQUIN MILLER Signed, handwritten letter on the back of his calling card Autograph letter on calling card signed: "J", 3¼x1¾ card. Written on verso of business card with printed text: "Joaquin Miller/The Cabin/Washington, D.C." No place, no date. In full: "Thanks for $20 check for March 20.Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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CHIEF SAMUEL PINE BIRD He has signed next to his oval image on a postcard, adding his Porcupine, South Dakota post office address. Postcard Photograph signed: "Samuel Pine Bird/Porcupine P. O./So. Dakota". Sepia, 3½x5½, image 2x2 ½ (one surface).Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
