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STAGED FIGHT WITH A SIOUX., MORELEDGE

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Boudoir card with no imprint, No. "125" in the negative. Photographed by Clarence Moreledge at the Pine Ridge Agency in 1890. These photographs were used as the basis for engravings that supported stories by the reporter C. H. Cressey (and others) that stirred up sentiment about the danger of the Ghost Dance. Cressey himself kneels with a rifle. C. H. Kelley stands to the right of the Indian. Minor abrasions and soft trivial bends, generally rich and clear.

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Exciting photographs daguerreotypes to modern
10:00 AM PT - Nov 5th, 2008

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78 Rockland Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10705
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