Lot 238
Geronimo. A small piece is missing at the upper left margin corner not affecting the image. Geronimo's signature, rare as it is, is more rare still on a photograph with a completed family tree, and it's transformed into a totally unique and 'one-of-a-kind' item to the collector. Apache Chief.
Photograph signed on the verso. 8½ x 5¼" This particular photograph is the most famous pose of Gernonimo: a stoic, stern-faced Chief, kneeling on one knee and brandishing his rifle. Photograph by A. Frank Randall.
On the verso, besides Geronimo's laboriously drawn signature, are numerous notes regarding Geronimo, such as outbreaks he led and their dates, the proper pronounciation of his name, and the original owner's signature. This latter item is significant because it provides a provinance of successive owners in the chain-of-title.
Fine.
Estimated Value $8,000 - 12,000.
Featured on the front cover of "The Autograph Collector's Magazine" June 1989 with the feature story on page 16-17.
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