Will Soule, Indian Photographer At Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1869-74.

RUSSELL E. AND ROBERT A. WEINSTEIN BELOUS

Publication: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1969, Los Angeles

First edition. Quarto. Cloth, vii [1], 120 pp. Many illustrations, most are photographs taken by Will Soule. 82 plates. Index of individuals. This rare collection of photographs was lost for almost 100 years. These photographs, taken by William Stinson Soule, a young Civil War veteran, at Fort Sill between 1869 and 1874 are published here for the first time. Soule's important photographs include many different tribes: Kiowas, Apaches, Kiowa-Apaches, Cheyenne, Wichitas, Caddos, Arapahoes, and Comanches. Included among the photographs are such Chiefs and warriors as Satanta, Setank, Kicking Bird, Big Tree, Lone Wolf, Stumbling Bear, Little Raven, Mow-way, and many others. The accompanying text gives a biography of Soule; offers cultural insight into the various tribes photographed; and describes each photograph and gives a biography of each Indian photographed. Former owner's name in top corner of endpaper, else a fine copy. Price-clipped dust jacket shows some very slight wear to spine ends and a 1"x1" piece missing near top edge of spine.

Inventory Number: 52580