FINE IMAGE OF “LIGHT BEARD” WITH BOW & ARROW, CIRCA 1874

Spring 2024 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction

June 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2024
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!

FINE IMAGE OF “LIGHT BEARD” WITH BOW & ARROW, CIRCA 1874

02-21988

7.5″ x 5″ unmarked albumen mounted on larger board, Indian posed with arrow and bow, wearing quiver and arrows stacked on rock. In the Smithsonian collection (National Museum of The American Indian) is same image “Light Beard” or “Barbas Huero”, probably a member of the 1874 Dine delegation to Washington, Photo by Charles Milton Bell.

PROVENANCE: from Martin Lane Historic & Western Americana Lifetime Collection.

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