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Winter Photographic History Auction 2026

Sat, Jan 31, 2026 01:00PM EST
  2026-01-31 13:00:00 2026-01-31 13:00:00 America/New_York Michael Lehr Michael Lehr : Winter Photographic History Auction 2026 https://auction.michaellehrantiques.com/auctions/michael-lehr-antiques/winter-photographic-history-auction-2026-21839
We are pleased to present our Winter Photography Auction, opening January 31 at 1:00 PM Eastern, featuring approximately 270 individual lots spanning the full breadth of 19th- and early 20th-century photography. The sale brings together landmark historical images, rare early photographic processes, and a deep selection of vernacular material created outside the conventions of formal studio portraiture. Collectively, these works offer a direct, unfiltered record of American life, identity, conflict, labor, and memory during photography’s formative century.
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Lot 271

Mounted Studio Portrait of Two Lance, Native American by Heyn

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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Large-format mounted studio portrait depicting the Native American subject identified as Two Lance, seated outdoors on layered animal pelts and rockwork. The subject wears traditional attire including feathered hair adornments, a bone breastplate, beaded moccasins, and holds a long pipe. The image is a silver gelatin print measuring approximately 10 × 13 inches, mounted to a 10.5 × 14 inch card mount. The composition, tonal range, and surface characteristics are consistent with early 20th-century studio photography.

The mount bears a printed imprint at lower edge reading “Heyn, Omaha, Neb.” with a printed copyright line dated 1900, indicating production by the Heyn photographic studio in Omaha, Nebraska. The photographer’s imprint and copyright are part of the original mount design and establish firm authorship and date for the image.

The verso of the mount shows later commercial handling marks, including a stamped business address unrelated to the original photograph. No additional captions or titles appear on the mount beyond the Heyn imprint.

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