TWO CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHIEF RAIN IN THE FACE BY HUFFMAN AND SCOTT

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TWO CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHIEF RAIN IN THE FACE
BY HUFFMAN AND SCOTT
THE FIRST, A STUDIO VIEW BY HUFFMAN DEPICTING THE SIOUX CHIEF IN FULL HEAD DRESS; THE SECOND, BY SCOTT PORTRAYS HIM WEARING SEVERAL STRANDS OF BEADS AND A FRINGED AND BEADED VEST. RAIN IN THE FACE (1835-1905) WAS MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN, AND IT IS BELIEVED BY SOME THAT HE KILLED CUSTER.
6 X 4 IN. (15.9 X 10.2 CM.) (2)
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COLLECTION OF CHARLES F. FISH, SOUTH SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS. THROUGH THE FAMILY BY DESCENT.
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THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EUGENICS EXHIBIT OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22 TO OCTOBER 22, 1921.

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