Western American -- Montana HUFFMAN, L.A. (1854-1931), photographer. After the Chase, Smokey Butte, Montana. Miles City, MT, 1880. Signed in ink. 8 x 10 in. hand-colored colotype with hand-inked title and copyright of Huffman. Between 1880-1883, Huffman took a series of images of some of the last buffalo hunts in North American. By this time the great northern and southern herds were nearing extinction, and Huffman's striking views served as a call to arms for conservationists. This hand-colored scene, showing three bison and the horses of the hunters on the frozen prairie was a reminder of what had been and what would never again be. This lot is located in Cincinnati.
LAYTON A. HUFFMAN (1879-1931) Mrs. Bad Gun, Cheyenne Sqaw * Scorched Lightning (Assiniboine), member of the Sioux nation. Together, 2 photographs. Silver prints, the images measuring 5½x3⅞ inches (14x9.8 cm.), each with Huffman's credit, location Miles, Montana, and inventory number in the negative, and the partial title in pencil in an unknown hand on verso. Circa 1890s; printed circa 1910 WITH--Christian Barthelmess (1854-1906), Young Cheyenne in War Costume, view of young Medicine Bear and unidentified man seated in front of studio backdrop. Silver print, the image measuring 8x6 inches (20.3x15.2 cm.), with Huffman's credit and inventory number in the negative, and Barthelmess' credit in pencil in an unknown hand on verso. 1890; printed circa 1910 Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Sale 4175, lot 64, 1978; to the Present Owner
Title is Going to the Roundup. 8 1/4" by 4 3/4". Appears to have original frame tag titling it Old Powder River Days The Roundup on the Move. Tag is dated 1893. Laton A. Huffman (1854 - 1931) was active/lived in Montana. Laton Huffman is known for National park photography, western settlement themes. Laton A. Huffman was born on October 31, 1854 on the family farm near Castalia, Iowa. Like Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), he didn't like school, but loved reading western adventure books. In the spring of 1878, he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota to apprentice with Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who eventually received acclaim as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Huffman was hired in 1879 as the official photographer of Fort Keogh, near Miles City to replace Stanley J. Morrow (1843-1921). Morrow was one of the first to extensively photograph the Custer Battlefield. By 1883, Huffman was a well known and respected regional photographer when he published his newest catalogue titled Huffman's Latest Yellowstone Park Views, Indian Portraits, Miscellaneous Mountain Views and the Only Choice Hunting Scenes Published. The catalog listed 160 subjects taken from more than 300 negatives that he had acquired. Some of the photographs made their way into Russell's personal collection. Huffman's photographs caught the eye of many famous painters including Frederic Remington, Charlie Russell, and Ed Borein. Remington's ability to portray the West from such a distance was achieved by his use of photographic images that were taken out West and used as references in some cases, and essentially copied in others, to complete his work back in New York. The illustrations that made Remington famous were painted for a series authored by Teddy Roosevelt in Century Magazine in 1888. Both Roosevelt and Remington visited with Huffman in Miles City when they passed through town. Remington's illustrations such as The Mid-Day Meal and Branding a Calf were based directly on Huffman photographs with no attribution to him. Even Charlie Russell relied on some of his friend's photographs to complete his paintings. One of the earliest examples is Russell's Searching For the Brand completed in Ralph De Camp's studio in Helena. The most noted is Russell's famous 1900 watercolor, Scattering the Riders, a morning scene where the cowboys are receiving their orders for the day. The piece in composition was similar to Huffman's Telling Off Men for the Circle. After the turn of the century, Russell relied less on Huffman's images, but even The Roundup was inspired by Huffman's roundup scenes as noted by Brian Dippie in Looking at Russell: "His 1913 oil, The Roundup, seems almost photographic, more reminiscent of Huffman's panoramic views of the roundups, for example, than Russell's usual roping pictures precisely because it provides an overview of the subject that de-emphasizes the individuals in it." It is worth comparing Russell's artistic expression with the early photographers such as Huffman. Russell, the romantic, presented an idealized West in full color filled with noble Indians and heroic cowboys living harmoniously under the "Big Sky." His best known works were completed nearly thirty years after arriving in Montana, and while more accurate than any other Western painter of the era, he often painted the imagined West. On the other hand, the early photographer's most important works were recorded within the first few years after they arrived out West. They were a pragmatic group making a living anyway they could from studio portraitsIndians, cowboys, prominent citizens, children, pets, soldiers, and whoever could payand outdoor scenesscenic wonders, railroads, mining, downtowns, famous buildings, wildlife, hunting and herds, to name a few. One of the most lucrative jobs was commissions from wealthy ranch owners and stockmen to have their ranches and roundup crews photographed. Photographers could be seen all over Montana riding their trusty steeds with camera and tripod in hand for miles out to remote sites for their work. They captured the real West in all its glory until civilization put an end to it. L. A. Huffman spoke for all western photographers and Charlie Russell when he eloquently and poignantly lamented: Kind fate had it that I should be Post photographer with the army during the Indian campaigns close following the annihilation of Custer's command. This Yellowstone-Big Horn country was then un-penned of wire, unspoiled by railway, dam, ditch. Eastman had not yet made the Kodak, but thanks be, there was the old wet plate, the collodian bottle and bath. I made photographs. With crude home made cameras from saddle and in log shack, I saved something. Round about us the army of buffalo huntersred men and whitewere waging the final war of extermination upon the last great herds of American bison upon this continent. Then came the cattlemen, the "trail boss" with his army of cowboys, and the great cattle roundups. Then the army of railroad builders. Thatthe railwaywas the final coming. One looked about and said, "This is the last West." It was not so. There was no more West after that. It was a dream and a forgetting, a chapter forever closed. In December 1931, Huffman and his wife Lizzie traveled to Billings, Montana to be with their daughter Ruth, for the holidays. Three days after Christmas, on a chilly morning, Huffman headed down to the Billings Commercial Club to read and visit with friends. As he headed up the steps from the street, he had a heart attack and died quietly minutes later. Like so many artists that died during the Depression years, Huffman was soon all but forgotten. He had an amazing life obscured at the end by hard times, but eventually his photographic legacy would be fully appreciated.
Title is Buffalo Grazing the Big Open, North Montana 1880. 10" by 20". Collotype. Laton A. Huffman (1854 - 1931) was active/lived in Montana. Laton Huffman is known for National park photography, western settlement themes. Laton A. Huffman was born on October 31, 1854 on the family farm near Castalia, Iowa. Like Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), he didn't like school, but loved reading western adventure books. In the spring of 1878, he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota to apprentice with Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who eventually received acclaim as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Huffman was hired in 1879 as the official photographer of Fort Keogh, near Miles City to replace Stanley J. Morrow (1843-1921). Morrow was one of the first to extensively photograph the Custer Battlefield. By 1883, Huffman was a well known and respected regional photographer when he published his newest catalogue titled Huffman's Latest Yellowstone Park Views, Indian Portraits, Miscellaneous Mountain Views and the Only Choice Hunting Scenes Published. The catalog listed 160 subjects taken from more than 300 negatives that he had acquired. Some of the photographs made their way into Russell's personal collection. Huffman's photographs caught the eye of many famous painters including Frederic Remington, Charlie Russell, and Ed Borein. Remington's ability to portray the West from such a distance was achieved by his use of photographic images that were taken out West and used as references in some cases, and essentially copied in others, to complete his work back in New York. The illustrations that made Remington famous were painted for a series authored by Teddy Roosevelt in Century Magazine in 1888. Both Roosevelt and Remington visited with Huffman in Miles City when they passed through town. Remington's illustrations such as The Mid-Day Meal and Branding a Calf were based directly on Huffman photographs with no attribution to him. Even Charlie Russell relied on some of his friend's photographs to complete his paintings. One of the earliest examples is Russell's Searching For the Brand completed in Ralph De Camp's studio in Helena. The most noted is Russell's famous 1900 watercolor, Scattering the Riders, a morning scene where the cowboys are receiving their orders for the day. The piece in composition was similar to Huffman's Telling Off Men for the Circle. After the turn of the century, Russell relied less on Huffman's images, but even The Roundup was inspired by Huffman's roundup scenes as noted by Brian Dippie in Looking at Russell: "His 1913 oil, The Roundup, seems almost photographic, more reminiscent of Huffman's panoramic views of the roundups, for example, than Russell's usual roping pictures precisely because it provides an overview of the subject that de-emphasizes the individuals in it." It is worth comparing Russell's artistic expression with the early photographers such as Huffman. Russell, the romantic, presented an idealized West in full color filled with noble Indians and heroic cowboys living harmoniously under the "Big Sky." His best known works were completed nearly thirty years after arriving in Montana, and while more accurate than any other Western painter of the era, he often painted the imagined West. On the other hand, the early photographer's most important works were recorded within the first few years after they arrived out West. They were a pragmatic group making a living anyway they could from studio portraitsIndians, cowboys, prominent citizens, children, pets, soldiers, and whoever could payand outdoor scenesscenic wonders, railroads, mining, downtowns, famous buildings, wildlife, hunting and herds, to name a few. One of the most lucrative jobs was commissions from wealthy ranch owners and stockmen to have their ranches and roundup crews photographed. Photographers could be seen all over Montana riding their trusty steeds with camera and tripod in hand for miles out to remote sites for their work. They captured the real West in all its glory until civilization put an end to it. L. A. Huffman spoke for all western photographers and Charlie Russell when he eloquently and poignantly lamented: Kind fate had it that I should be Post photographer with the army during the Indian campaigns close following the annihilation of Custer's command. This Yellowstone-Big Horn country was then un-penned of wire, unspoiled by railway, dam, ditch. Eastman had not yet made the Kodak, but thanks be, there was the old wet plate, the collodian bottle and bath. I made photographs. With crude home made cameras from saddle and in log shack, I saved something. Round about us the army of buffalo huntersred men and whitewere waging the final war of extermination upon the last great herds of American bison upon this continent. Then came the cattlemen, the "trail boss" with his army of cowboys, and the great cattle roundups. Then the army of railroad builders. Thatthe railwaywas the final coming. One looked about and said, "This is the last West." It was not so. There was no more West after that. It was a dream and a forgetting, a chapter forever closed. In December 1931, Huffman and his wife Lizzie traveled to Billings, Montana to be with their daughter Ruth, for the holidays. Three days after Christmas, on a chilly morning, Huffman headed down to the Billings Commercial Club to read and visit with friends. As he headed up the steps from the street, he had a heart attack and died quietly minutes later. Like so many artists that died during the Depression years, Huffman was soon all but forgotten. He had an amazing life obscured at the end by hard times, but eventually his photographic legacy would be fully appreciated.
Original hand signed in pencil photo. 9 1/8" long, 22 1/2" wide. Title is Round Up at Work Sand Flats of Big Dry Montana, August 1900. Laton A. Huffman (1854 - 1931) was active/lived in Montana. Laton Huffman is known for National park photography, western settlement themes. Laton A. Huffman was born on October 31, 1854 on the family farm near Castalia, Iowa. Like Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), he didn't like school, but loved reading western adventure books. In the spring of 1878, he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota to apprentice with Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who eventually received acclaim as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Huffman was hired in 1879 as the official photographer of Fort Keogh, near Miles City to replace Stanley J. Morrow (1843-1921). Morrow was one of the first to extensively photograph the Custer Battlefield. By 1883, Huffman was a well known and respected regional photographer when he published his newest catalogue titled Huffman's Latest Yellowstone Park Views, Indian Portraits, Miscellaneous Mountain Views and the Only Choice Hunting Scenes Published. The catalog listed 160 subjects taken from more than 300 negatives that he had acquired. Some of the photographs made their way into Russell's personal collection. Huffman's photographs caught the eye of many famous painters including Frederic Remington, Charlie Russell, and Ed Borein. Remington's ability to portray the West from such a distance was achieved by his use of photographic images that were taken out West and used as references in some cases, and essentially copied in others, to complete his work back in New York. The illustrations that made Remington famous were painted for a series authored by Teddy Roosevelt in Century Magazine in 1888. Both Roosevelt and Remington visited with Huffman in Miles City when they passed through town. Remington's illustrations such as The Mid-Day Meal and Branding a Calf were based directly on Huffman photographs with no attribution to him. Even Charlie Russell relied on some of his friend's photographs to complete his paintings. One of the earliest examples is Russell's Searching For the Brand completed in Ralph De Camp's studio in Helena. The most noted is Russell's famous 1900 watercolor, Scattering the Riders, a morning scene where the cowboys are receiving their orders for the day. The piece in composition was similar to Huffman's Telling Off Men for the Circle. After the turn of the century, Russell relied less on Huffman's images, but even The Roundup was inspired by Huffman's roundup scenes as noted by Brian Dippie in Looking at Russell: "His 1913 oil, The Roundup, seems almost photographic, more reminiscent of Huffman's panoramic views of the roundups, for example, than Russell's usual roping pictures precisely because it provides an overview of the subject that de-emphasizes the individuals in it." It is worth comparing Russell's artistic expression with the early photographers such as Huffman. Russell, the romantic, presented an idealized West in full color filled with noble Indians and heroic cowboys living harmoniously under the "Big Sky." His best known works were completed nearly thirty years after arriving in Montana, and while more accurate than any other Western painter of the era, he often painted the imagined West. On the other hand, the early photographer's most important works were recorded within the first few years after they arrived out West. They were a pragmatic group making a living anyway they could from studio portraitsIndians, cowboys, prominent citizens, children, pets, soldiers, and whoever could payand outdoor scenesscenic wonders, railroads, mining, downtowns, famous buildings, wildlife, hunting and herds, to name a few. One of the most lucrative jobs was commissions from wealthy ranch owners and stockmen to have their ranches and roundup crews photographed. Photographers could be seen all over Montana riding their trusty steeds with camera and tripod in hand for miles out to remote sites for their work. They captured the real West in all its glory until civilization put an end to it. L. A. Huffman spoke for all western photographers and Charlie Russell when he eloquently and poignantly lamented: Kind fate had it that I should be Post photographer with the army during the Indian campaigns close following the annihilation of Custer's command. This Yellowstone-Big Horn country was then un-penned of wire, unspoiled by railway, dam, ditch. Eastman had not yet made the Kodak, but thanks be, there was the old wet plate, the collodian bottle and bath. I made photographs. With crude home made cameras from saddle and in log shack, I saved something. Round about us the army of buffalo huntersred men and whitewere waging the final war of extermination upon the last great herds of American bison upon this continent. Then came the cattlemen, the "trail boss" with his army of cowboys, and the great cattle roundups. Then the army of railroad builders. Thatthe railwaywas the final coming. One looked about and said, "This is the last West." It was not so. There was no more West after that. It was a dream and a forgetting, a chapter forever closed. In December 1931, Huffman and his wife Lizzie traveled to Billings, Montana to be with their daughter Ruth, for the holidays. Three days after Christmas, on a chilly morning, Huffman headed down to the Billings Commercial Club to read and visit with friends. As he headed up the steps from the street, he had a heart attack and died quietly minutes later. Like so many artists that died during the Depression years, Huffman was soon all but forgotten. He had an amazing life obscured at the end by hard times, but eventually his photographic legacy would be fully appreciated.
Title: Throwing Rangers to the Round-up, Big Dry, Montana Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 29 5/8 Framed Dimensions: 30 5/8 x 40 3/4 x 1 1/4 Signature: signed and dated lower left: Copywrighted 1907 By L.A. Huffman, Miles, Mont.
Title: Hot Noon Beside the Round-Up Camp Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 29 5/8 Framed Dimensions: 30 5/8 x 40 3/4 x 1 1/4 Signature: signed and dated lower left: Copywrighted 1907 by L.A. Huffman, Miles, Montana
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) - Old Time Lambing Camp, Powder River Montana. Framed dimensions 14.75" x 19", unframed dimensions 7" x 12". Writing and Signature L.A Huffman Hand-colored by Huffman.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) - Buffalo Montana Prairie. Framed dimensions 12.5" x 18.5", unframed dimensions 7" x 14". Signed and Titled by Huffman.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) - Sunrise on the Old Indian Creek Trail. Framed dimensions 14.5" x 19.5", unframed dimensions 7" x 11.5". Frame has U.V protection.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) - The Round-Up at Work, Big Pumpkin Creek Montana. Framed dimensions 20" x 32.5", 10" x 24" unframed dimensions. Writing in L.A Huffman's hand and has Huffman signature.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Laton Alton Huffman, Vic Stevenson, etc., three early framed photographs, American, late 19th/ early 20th C., including: Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854-1931), "Cutting Out a Steer", c. 1910, sepia-toned collotype, image of an African American cowboy at center, several small tears and creases, 3/4" tear at top edge, image size: 7" h. x 12" w.; silver gelatin print of buffalo on the open prairie, signed in pencil on mat "T/set Vic. Stevenson", appears to be laid down, ss: 10 1/4" h. x 13" w.; image of "Mission San Juan Capistrano", c. 1870's, ruins of Franciscan Mission that endured the 1812 earthquake, ss: 9 7/8" h. x 12 3/4" w., all pieces framed under glass, none examined out of frame, all with wear consistent with age.
This is an original circa 1882 L.A. Huffman oversized stereoview photograph No. 347 The Monarch of the Mountains showing an impressive Elk from the Francoise Perriot collection. Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) was one of the most notable Montana photographers who was known for his capturing the Frontier and Native American life. L.A. Huffman arrived in Miles City, Montana Territory in December of 1879. Being only 25 years old he came seeking the recently vacated position of post photographer at nearby Fort Keogh, a military post established after the Custer incident in 1876 providing a military presence in eastern Montana. This piece shows an oversized stereoview card on hard cabinet card stock. The card is marked, L. A. HUFFMAN, PUBLISHERS, MILES CITY, MONTANA. on either sides of the card and at the bottom, YELLOWSTONE PARK VIEWS, INDIAN PORTRAITS AND CHOICEST PICTURES IN GREAT VARIETY. APPLY FOR CATALOUGUE. In the image marked, 347-The Monarch of the Mountains. This image is in the Montana State Library collection as, The Slain Monarch of the Mountain, noted as circa 1882. The image shows a freshly killed Rocky Mountain Elk with massive trophy size an the pack horses in the background. Provenance: From the personal collection of Francoise Perriot (Françoise Perriot), noted historian author of the West and Native Americans. Perriots published works include such books as Les Indiens et La Nature (Indians and Nature) 2017, La Conquête du Far West (The Conquest of the Wild West) 2007, Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord (North American Indians), Guide Bleu : Etats-Unis Ouest Americain (Blue Guide: United States West America). This piece and others come from her time collecting in Montana and the West, her book Les Indiens et la nature is one of the most notable in France documenting photographs of the west. Measures 7 by 4.
This is an original circa 1878-1881 L.A. Huffman oversized stereoview photograph No. 154 Old Govt Trail Badlands from the Francoise Perriot collection. Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) was one of the most notable Montana photographers who was known for his capturing the Frontier and Native American life. L.A. Huffman arrived in Miles City, Montana Territory in December of 1879. Being only 25 years old he came seeking the recently vacated position of post photographer at nearby Fort Keogh, a military post established after the Custer incident in 1876 providing a military presence in eastern Montana. This piece shows an oversized stereoview card on hard cabinet card stock. The card is marked, L. A. HUFFMAN, PUBLISHERS, MILES CITY, MONTANA. on either sides of the card and at the bottom, YELLOWSTONE PARK VIEWS, INDIAN PORTRAITS AND CHOICEST PICTURES IN GREAT VARIETY. APPLY FOR CATALOUGUE. In the image marked, 154-OLD GOVT TRAIL BADLANDS. This image is in the Montana State Library collection as, Old government trail, Badlands. Toll road Yellowstone Hill East, Kennedy built and operated 1878-1881. This shows the towering rocks of the Badlands with a horse drawn wagon riding up a canyon at the Old Government trail. These oversized large original photograph stereoviews by L.A. Huffman are uncommon. Provenance: From the personal collection of Francoise Perriot (Françoise Perriot), noted historian author of the West and Native Americans. Perriots published works include such books as Les Indiens et La Nature (Indians and Nature) 2017, La Conquête du Far West (The Conquest of the Wild West) 2007, Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord (North American Indians), Guide Bleu : Etats-Unis Ouest Americain (Blue Guide: United States West America). This piece and others come from her time collecting in Montana and the West, her book Les Indiens et la nature is one of the most notable in France documenting photographs of the west. Measures 7 by 4.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931, USA), "Cheyenne Chief Two Moon at Ft. Keogh, 1879", original gravure, marked on right corner, framed, guarantee of authenticity mounted to back sight: 9.5 x 7.5 in., frame: 15.5 x 13.5 in. We happily provide seamless shipping services on everything we sell. Please email us at shipping@vogtauction.com or call 210-971-5750 for more information.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) A Native American camp by a body of water Black and white collotype on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Appears unsigned Sight: 22.5" H x 34.5" W Two Native American horse riders Black and white collotype on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Appears unsigned Sight: 19.5" H x 29.5" W A Native American horse rider in a landscape Black and white collotype on paper From the edition of unknown size and date Appears unsigned Sight: 22.5" H x 34.5" W 3 pieces Notes: These works previously hung in the Browning, MT office of Robert Scriver, a sculptor and scholar of Blackfoot Indian culture and history.
Two Native American Portraits: a) Wolf Voice, Gros Ventre man, by Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931), originally made c. 1890's, this print appears to be a mid 20th Century reprint based on the stamp on the reverse. Print marked "Huffman Photo Miles Mont 'Wolf Voice' Gros Ventre" and "9-14" along bottom edge. 8" x 10", unframed. b) Spies on the Enemy, by FA Reinhart, Omaha. Vintage mid 20th century reprint, in thick old oak frame. 17" x 13", framed to 22" x 16"
Offered in this lot are three 1880 framed, colored L.A. Hoffman photograph prints. They are "Young Cheyenne Woman & Baby", "Cheyenne Boy", and "Buffalo Grazing". On the back of two of the prints are pieces of provenance, giving history of "The Huffman Pictures" and information on two of the particular subjects. Laton Alton Huffman 1854 1931 was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life. Born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, he spent most of his life photographing the area around his Montana home. Having initially worked at Fort Keogh, he started to sell prints of his glass plate negatives. In 1976, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The frames on these pieces have some minor damage, but the prints appear to be in good condition.
Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931, Miles City, MT) Two works "Cheyenne Chief Two Moon - Fort Keogh - 1878," 1913 Black and White Photograph on paper under glass Sight: 9.75" H x 7.75" W Stamped lower right: L.A. Huffman, with the artist's stamp containing the copyright symbol and the printing date Horses and cattle in and near a stream Black and White Photograph on paper under glass Sight: 7.25" H x 9.75" W Stamped lower right: L.A. Huffman Provenance: Private Collection Palm Springs, CA
Included in this lot is a framed collotype of 'The Old LU Cow Camp' by L.A. Huffman, from 1884. Laton Alton Huffman (1854- 1931) was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life. He is most known for his photographs of Cowboys and Native Americans. This collotype displays the old LU (LU Bar) Cow Camp based in northern Montana. Underneath the collotype is a plaque marked "The Old LU Bar Cow Camp L.A. Huffman Collotype 1884". The collotype is expertly placed into a wooden frame. The collotype is in excellent condition, showing no signs of damage. The frame measures 25" by 15 1/2".
Included in this lot is a framed collotype of 'Throwing Rangers to the Roundup' by L.A. Huffman. Laton Alton Huffman (1854- 1931) was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life. He is most known for his photographs of Cowboys and Native Americans. This collotype displays a vast field of cows in northern Montana. The bottom right hand corner of the photograph is marked "L.A. Huffman." This collotype is expertly placed in a wooden frame. On the back of the frame is a certificate from Coffrin's Old West Gallery, Inc. The certificate states, "This old collotype print was produced by L.A. Huffman in the 1907-1920 period for sale at his studio in Miles City, Montana. The collotype plate was not re-usable after a short run of prints." This piece is in good condition, showing no signs of damage. The frame measures 27 1/2" by 16".
Available in this lot is a L. A. Huffman, Mountain Goat Collotype photograph originating from 1910. Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) was an American photographer known for his frontier and Native American photos. This photo was taken at Hillcreek while L.A. Huffman was on a hunt with Eastman. The photo displays a group of four white mountain goats on the side of a large hill. The piece shows black and white coloration and is in good condition, overall. The piece comes with a bio on the photographer and the photo, measuring 12 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" tall.
Available in this lot is a framed, L. A. Huffman, gelatin silver photo titled, "Killing A Young Beef At The Round Up". Laton Alton Huffman (1854- 1931) was an American photographer of Frontier and Native American life. He is most known for his photographs of Cowboys and Native Americans. This piece displays three cowboys with a steer between them. Two of the cowboys are shown on horseback and have lassoed the steer. The third cowboy is standing next to the cow and is holding an axe to swing. This photo was featured in one of Huffman's books. The photo is set into a wooden frame with a tan border around the photo. The piece shows good condition overall, with some light wear across the frame. The frame measures 16 3/4" wide by 14 1/4" tall with the photo measuring 7 3/4" 5 3/4" tall.
Laton Alton Huffman (American, 1854-1931) Young "Plenty Bird" Cheyenne In Dance Costume gelatin silver print signed L.A. Huffman (lower right) and titled (lower left) 8 x 10 inches Provenance: Coffrin's Old West Gallery, Miles City, Montana
7pc Collection of Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931 American) Photographs. Lot includes 2pc sepia tone prints of 'Stump Horn Bull' (12.5x7'') and 'Sheep at Cinder Butte' (8x9.75''), 3pc Black & White images of 'Cheyenne Brave Wolf Interview' (8x10''), 'Buffalo Grazing' (8x14''), 'Lambing Camp' (7x12''), and 2pc sepia contact prints (6x8'' each). All prints are in good condition and the 5 larger prints all have Coffrin Studio or Coffrin's Old West Gallery backstamps from Miles City, Montana.
3pc Collection of Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931 American) Sepia tone Photographs. Lot includes 'American Bison Running' (10.25x19.5''), Untitled Cattle Grazing image (8.75x18.5''), and 'Evening at the Round-up' (7x11.5''). All prints are in good condition with Coffrin Studio or Coffrin's Old West Gallery backstamps from Miles City, Montana.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931 American) 'Cheyenne ''Plenty Bird'' in the Sweat Lodge' Sepia Tone Photograph. Signed and titled at lower edge near left corner '#1 H' Copyright by Huffman Miles Mont. Image measures 14 x 16.75'' and is mounted to hardboard. Comes framed in period oak frame measuring 20x 23.25''. Some toning around edges and small stain to face of subject.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "Young Sioux Warrior", c. 1880, collotype, sight: 17.5 x 10", frame: 23 x 15.5" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "The Old LV Cow Camp, North Montana 1884", collotype, sight: 8.75 x 18", frame: 13.5 x 23" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "Roundup in the Big Open - Montana", collotype, sight: 8.75 x 18", frame: 13.5 x 23" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "Hot Noon Beside the Roundup", 1907, collotype, plate edge: 19.75 x 30", frame: 25.75 x 36" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "Buffalo Grazing the Big Open - North Montana 1880",collatype, sight: 9 x 19", frame: 14 x 23.75" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
Laton Anton Huffman (1854-1931), "A Buffalo Family - North Montana Prairies, 1879", collotype, sight: 7.5 x 9.5", frame: 16.25 x 18" Huffman was born in Winneshiek County and became well-known as an American photographer of Native American and frontier life. He served as a post photographer at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory, arriving there two years after the Battle of Little Bighorn. His work includes portraits of Native Americans and well-known people like Calamity Jane, as well as buffalo herds before hunters decimated their populations. Portraits of Huffman and his photographic studios are included in the exhibit. Huffman often salvaged old or defective negatives by using oils, watercolors, and other processes to produce authentic coloring on some of his images. His work can be found in several state capitols, railway headquarters and the Library of Congress, and his pictures have been used to illustrate many books and articles on the American West. In 1976, Huffman was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the only photographer to have received that honor.
1) Buffalo Grazing North Montana, 1880 by L. A. Hoffman. Image size: 7.25" x 9.25" , nicely framed: 15" x 17.25". Reproduction, but a very good one. Frontier photographer Laton Alton Huffman (1854 1931) arrived in Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, in 1879, ten years before Montana became a state. He captured the spirit of the American West like no other artist. Equally comfortable photographing Plains Indians and working cowboys, Huffman worked both in the studio and out on the open range, carrying his camera on horseback as he documented untamed Western landscapes and the last of the buffalo herds. (L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West by Larry Len Patterson) L.A. Huffman wasnít the first photographer working in Montana in the late 1800s, but he was one of the few who stayed to chronicle the story of the West. Huffman grew up in Waukon, Iowa, taking photos alongside his father, P.C. Huffman. In 1878, the young Huffman headed west on a wagon train, but it was turned back in Kansas after a close call with Chief Dull Knifeís warriors who were fleeing the 4th Cavalry. The next year, Huffman took an unpaid position as photographer at Fort Keogh in Eastern Montana. Over the next five decades, Huffman photographed some of the last buffalo hunts on the northern plains and Indian chiefs before they were sent to reservations. (By Jaci Webb jwebb@billingsgazette.com Feb 24, 2014). 2) Photographic print by E. H. Burger, signed by Burger. Image of old wagon and barn. Image: 7.75" x 11.25", framed: 13.5" x 17.5". State: City: Date:
L.A. Huffman (1854-1931 American) ''Buffalo Grazing The Big Open North Montana 1880'' Sepia Tone Photograph 7" x 14". Antique image titled and signed in white ink lower edge. It is image number ''107A''. Excellent condition. Period frame and backing. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.
L.A. Huffman (1854-1931 American) ''Buffalo Grazing The Big Open North Montana 1880'' Sepia Tone Photograph 7" x 14". Antique image titled and signed in white ink lower edge. It is image number ''107A''. Excellent condition. Period frame and backing. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.
1) Buffalo Grazing North Montana, 1880 by L. A. Hoffman. Image size: 7.25" x 9.25" , nicely framed: 15" x 17.25". Reproduction, but a very good one. Frontier photographer Laton Alton Huffman (1854 1931) arrived in Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, in 1879, ten years before Montana became a state. He captured the spirit of the American West like no other artist. Equally comfortable photographing Plains Indians and working cowboys, Huffman worked both in the studio and out on the open range, carrying his camera on horseback as he documented untamed Western landscapes and the last of the buffalo herds. (L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West by Larry Len Patterson) L.A. Huffman wasnít the first photographer working in Montana in the late 1800s, but he was one of the few who stayed to chronicle the story of the West. Huffman grew up in Waukon, Iowa, taking photos alongside his father, P.C. Huffman. In 1878, the young Huffman headed west on a wagon train, but it was turned back in Kansas after a close call with Chief Dull Knifeís warriors who were fleeing the 4th Cavalry. The next year, Huffman took an unpaid position as photographer at Fort Keogh in Eastern Montana. Over the next five decades, Huffman photographed some of the last buffalo hunts on the northern plains and Indian chiefs before they were sent to reservations. (By Jaci Webb jwebb@billingsgazette.com Feb 24, 2014). 2) Photographic print by E. H. Burger, signed by Burger. Image of old wagon and barn. Image: 7.75" x 11.25", framed: 13.5" x 17.5". HWAC# 43851 Date: Location:
LATON ANTON HUFFMAN American, 1854-1931 "Buffalo Grazing the Big Open, North Montana 1880". Signed lower right "L.A. Huffman". Titled lower left. Collotype, 6.5" x 13.5". Framed 10.5" x 17.5".
LATON ALTON HUFFMAN (AMERICAN, 1854-1931) "THE ROUND UP BREAKING CAMP" WESTERN PRINT, hand-colored collotype, titled, signed, and dated 1904 along bottom edge. Matted and housed under conservation glass in a modern frame.
LATON ALTON HUFFMAN (AMERICAN, 1854-1931) "JERKLINE" WESTERN PRINT, collotype, annotated along bottom "#383 Jerk-line twelve on the old freight road, Neg print copyright by L. A. Huffman Milestown 1883". Matted and housed under conservation glass in a modern frame.
1) Buffalo Grazing North Montana, 1880 by L. A. Hoffman. Image size: 7.25" x 9.25" , nicely framed: 15" x 17.25". Reproduction, but a very good one. Frontier photographer Laton Alton Huffman (1854 1931) arrived in Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, in 1879, ten years before Montana became a state. He captured the spirit of the American West like no other artist. Equally comfortable photographing Plains Indians and working cowboys, Huffman worked both in the studio and out on the open range, carrying his camera on horseback as he documented untamed Western landscapes and the last of the buffalo herds. (L. A. Huffman: Photographer of the American West by Larry Len Patterson) L.A. Huffman wasnÕt the first photographer working in Montana in the late 1800s, but he was one of the few who stayed to chronicle the story of the West. Huffman grew up in Waukon, Iowa, taking photos alongside his father, P.C. Huffman. In 1878, the young Huffman headed west on a wagon train, but it was turned back in Kansas after a close call with Chief Dull KnifeÕs warriors who were fleeing the 4th Cavalry. The next year, Huffman took an unpaid position as photographer at Fort Keogh in Eastern Montana. Over the next five decades, Huffman photographed some of the last buffalo hunts on the northern plains and Indian chiefs before they were sent to reservations. (By Jaci Webb jwebb@billingsgazette.com Feb 24, 2014). 2) Photographic print by E. H. Burger, signed by Burger. Image of old wagon and barn. Image: 7.75" x 11.25", framed: 13.5" x 17.5". State: City: Date: ID#43851
The first: Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931 Miles City, MT), ''Lone Pines / SE Mont.'', circa 1900, stamped with signature lower right: L.A. Huffman, titled and dated in pencil in another hand verso, albumen print under glass, paper size: 8.25'' H x 6.25'' W; the second: early 20th Century American School, Road in the Sierras, signed indistinctly and dated in ink lower right: 1910, black and white photograph under glass, image size: 10'' H x 7.5'' W; the third: Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1876-1946 Yosemite, CA), Muir Woods, unsigned, titled and inscribed along the lower edge of the plate: Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 14108, sepia-toned photograph under glass, paper size: 13.25'' x 5.25''; the fourth: late 19th / early 20th century American School, possibly Pillsbury Picture Company, Waterfall landscape, unsigned or marked, orotone on glass, 6.25'' x 4.25'', four pieces, est: $400/600.
Two collotype prints on paper under glass: Half-length portrait of a young Crow Warrior wearing a multi-strand shell necklace and a single eagle feather in his hair, image circa 1881, estate stamped verso, paper size: 18'' H x 13.25'' W; and ''Stump Horn Bull, Absarokee Scout'', stamped lower right: L.A. Huffman, paper size: 12'' H x 7'' W; together with a early 20th Century American School black and white photographic portrait of a standing Native American man, paper size: 7'' H x 5'' W, three pieces , est: $400/600.
Two collotype prints on paper under glass: ''XIT Round Up on the Move 4:30am'', cowboys in wagons rounding up wild horses, stamped lower right: L.A. Huffman, artist's studio stamp verso, image size: 7'' H x 20'' W, paper size: 9.25'' H x 22.5'' W; and ''Jerk-line Twelve on the old Freight Road'', inscription, number and title printed in the plate along the lower edge: #383 / Neg. Print & Copyright by L.A. Huffman Milestown (sic) 1883., artist's signature and date blind stamp in the plate lower left, artist's address stamp verso, titled in pencil verso (likely in another hand), paper size: 9'' H x 11'' W, two pieces, est: $600/900.
This is a hand tinted L.A. Huffman picture. The piece is titled "Throwing Rangers to the Roundup". It shows a herd of hundreds of cattle moving across the open countryside of Eastern Montana. Huffman is well known for his photographic works that chronicle the settling of the West in Montana. This picture is in good condition. The frame measures 24.75" 28.75".
This is an original L.A. Huffman Native American cabinet card photograph from the 1880's. The photograph is marked "#2 Scorched Lightning Assiniboine". Scorched Lightning was a noted warrior within the Sioux tribe. In the photograph, he is seen in a fancy beaded buckskin shirt as well as a Grizzly Bear claw necklace. The bottom of the cabinet card is marked "Miles City M.T. (Montana Territory)" which indicates the photograph was created sometime after Huffman's arrival in Miles City in 1879 and before Montana became a state in 1889. A great historical Montana Territory piece. The original cabinet card photograph by L.A. Huffman is in good condition with no visible damage. It has been professionally matted and framed. The frame measures 9.25" x 11.5".
Huffman, Laton A., after (American, 1854-1931) three sepia photographs, Evening at the Roundup, 1886, Two Cowboys, and Untitled, each framed. Each: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches.
