Lot 105: CAMILLUS S. FLY (American, 1849-1901) GERONIMO, THE APACHE CHIEF mounted sepia tone albumen photograph; c. 1886; 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches

CAMILLUS S. FLY (American, 1849-1901) GERONIMO, THE APACHE CHIEF mounted sepia tone albumen photograph; c. 1886; Bears label on verso inscribed C.S. Fly, Portrait and Landscape Photographer, Tombstone, Arizona, No. 187; 7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches

Some foxing and staining along edges; there is a 1/4" loss and 1/2" loss to right edge. Damage to u.l. corner original mount

Property from the Eric H. L. Sexton Trust, Rockport, Maine

Note: The photo was taken in 1886 in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico just before Geronimo surrendered to General George Crook. Fly, most famous for his images of Geronimo and figures from the Wild West, began his career in San Francisco before moving to Tombstone, Arizona where he and his wife set up a studio and gallery.