Lot 267: Wounded Knee Massacre Boudoir Photographs, by George E. Trager

Lot of 2, prints 7.5 x 4.5 in. on boudoir mounts 8.5 x 5.25 in. The first shows the frozen body of Big Foot on the snow-covered battle field, Jan. 1, 1891. Marked in the neg., Big Foot copyrighted by the North Western Photo Co. Chadron Neb. with studio imprint on the back. The second view is marked in the neg., Battle Field, and Copyrighted Jan. 1st 1891 by the North Western Photo Co. Chadron Neb. The scene shows the area of the battlefield southwest of the council circle, littered with bodies. The man standing in front of the horse is a relic hunter holding moccasins and other souvenirs scavenged from the dead and wounded.

The back of the card carries Trager & Ford's imprint advertising views of the battle field, Indian photographs and a cure for epilepsy.

Big Foot - excellent which is very rare for this image; general view - loss of upper left corner of print and minor edge chips not affecting subject.