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Fall Photographic History Auction, 2025

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  2025-09-06 13:00:00 2025-09-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : Fall Photographic History Auction, 2025 https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/fall-photographic-history-auction-2025-20189
We are pleased to announce our next auction, featuring approximately 200 individual lots drawn from a diverse and compelling range of 19th- and early 20th-century photography. This sale focuses on vernacular images, photographs created not as formal studio portraits or elite commissions, but as direct, unscripted records of lived experience. These are objects made by and for everyday people, preserving moments of intimacy, labor, travel, performance, identity, and loss.
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Lot 286

Cabinet Card Portrait of Chiefs Looks Twice and Long Dog

Estimate: $300 - $500
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$150

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Cabinet card photograph depicting two Native American chiefs, identified in the caption as Looks Twice and Long Dog. Both men stand on a patterned blanket in full regalia, wearing elaborate feathered war bonnets that extend nearly to the ground. Looks Twice, at left, wears a fringed and decorated hide shirt and holds a long beaded pipe bag. Long Dog, at right, is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with leggings and stands holding a tall staff adorned with feathers. Their expressions are calm and resolute, and they face the camera with a dignified presence.

The backdrop is an outdoor setting within a Native encampment, with several women in traditional dress visible in the distance. The composition and the chiefs’ attire reflect a ceremonial context, possibly a formal gathering or event intended to represent cultural leadership and identity.

Photographs of identified Native leaders from the late 19th century are historically significant, providing not only a likeness of the individuals but also insight into their roles, material culture, and self-presentation during a period of profound cultural change. This image stands as a vivid and respectful portrait of two prominent figures, preserving their likeness for both historical record and cultural remembrance.

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