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FRANK BUCK Black and white publicity picture postcard of Frank Buck leading his expedition into the jungles of Ceylon after wild elephant. Postcard Photograph inscribed and signed: "Best wishes/to Gene Rears/from/Frank Buck". B/w, 5¼x3½. read more...
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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CHIEF MANITOU Sepia postcard photo of the Native American entertainer and explorer Postcard Photograph, unsigned: Sepia, 3½x5½. Ink notes (unknown hand): "Chief Manitou, Pueblo Indian", dated on verso (with his name re-written):1937. read more...
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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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. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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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. read more...
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. read more...
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 read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
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. read more...
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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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. read more...
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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B/w picture post card of explorer Sven Hedin from the shoulders up in pince-nez glasses and a black suit and tie, with an autograph letter in untranslated German on verso. Written in Stockholm in 1951, a year before his death in 1952. read more...
Sale Price $552.50
$650.00
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A black and white (3¼x5¼) picture post card of the aged Oregon Trail pioneer signed twice on the front, with hand written notes on the verso giving his age and noting his travels along the Oregon Trail. Extremely rare piece of American history! read more...
Sale Price $324.00
$360.00
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ANNIE OAKLEY Extremely rare signed postcard photo of her dressed as an Indian! Postcard Photograph inscribed and signed: "Annie Oakley as a Sioux/Maiden admires her/new head gear./A Merry Christmas/to Laforrds & Family". Sepia, 5½x3½. read more...
Sale Price $12,750.00
$15,000.00
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WILLIAM MacLEOD RAINE Signed, handwritten note from the Old Wild West writer on a black and white picture postcard, sending his best wishes and luck to a friend. Extremely rare! Autograph note on picture postcard signed: "William MacLeod Raine", in black ink, 5½x3½. Circa 1924. read more...
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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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). read more...
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JOSÉ SOBRAL Signed postcard photo, shown with former Argentine President Mitre Postcard Photograph signed: "José M. Sobral". B/w, 3½x5½. Captioned (in Spanish) "General Mitre with Second Lieutenant Sobral". read more...
Sale Price $396.00
$440.00
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TWO GUNS WHITE CALF. Blackfoot Indian Chief. Postcard Photograph signed: "Two Guns White Calf" in pictograph. B/w, 3½x5½. Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934) became a fixture at Glacier National Park, where he posed with tourists. read more...
Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00