George E. Trager Sold at Auction Prices

Wounded Knee Massacre Boudoir Photographs, by George E. Trager

Lot of 2, prints 7.5 x 4.5 in. on boudoir mounts 8.5 x 5.25 in. The first shows the frozen body of Big Foot on the snow-covered battle field, Jan. 1, 1891. Marked in the neg., Big Foot copyrighted by the North Western Photo Co. Chadron Neb. with studio imprint on the back. The second view is marked in the neg., Battle Field, and Copyrighted Jan. 1st 1891 by the North Western Photo Co. Chadron Neb. The scene shows the area of the battlefield southwest of the council circle, littered with bodies. The man standing in front of the horse is a relic hunter holding moccasins and other souvenirs scavenged from the dead and wounded. The back of the card carries Trager & Ford's imprint advertising views of the battle field, Indian photographs and a cure for epilepsy.

TRAGER, GEORGE E. (active 1890s) Group of 3 gruesome photographs of the frozen dead after the Wounded Knee Massacre.

TRAGER, GEORGE E. (active 1890s) Group of 3 gruesome photographs of the frozen dead after the Wounded Knee Massacre. Albumen prints, each approximately 5x7 inches (12.7x17.8 cm.), with Trager's Northwester Photo Co. copyright (1 is scratched through), and a caption in the negative. 1891

Wounded Knee, SD Photographs by George Trager,

Wounded Knee, SD Photographs by George Trager,: lot of 7 silver gelatin photographs of Wounded Knee, printed ca 1910 from the original negatives produced between 1890 and 1891 by George Trager's North Western Photo Co., Chadron, Nevada, as indicated in the negative, includes the following images, titled in the negative: Birds Eeye [sic] View of Gohst [sic] Dance Amongst the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Pine Ridge Agency Nov. 25th 1890; Birds Eeye View of Battle Field at Wounded Knee S.D. looking North, No. 4; Gathering of the Dead at Wounded Knee; Birds Eeye View of Battle Field at Wounded Knee S.D., copyrighted January 1, 1891; Bureal [sic] of the Dead at the Battle Field of Wounded Knee S.D., copyrighted January 1, 1891; Grand Council Between Friendly and Hostile Indian Chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency S.D. Jan. 17th 1891 Chief Kicking Bear Talking, No. 136; and Birds Eye View of Canon at Wounded Knee S.D., copyrighted 1891; each approximately 4.5" x 6.5", mounted on decorative cardstock, 8" x 10".

[ Americana ] Photography: Birds Eye View of Battlefield at Wounded Knee, S.D. reads the caption imprinted into the negative of this stark view of the aftermath of the last major battle in the Indian Wars. It is copyrighted January 1, 1891, just days

[ Americana ] Photography: Birds Eye View of Battlefield at Wounded Knee, S.D. reads the caption imprinted into the negative of this stark view of the aftermath of the last major battle in the Indian Wars. It is copyrighted January 1, 1891, just days after the Massacre. An albumen image, 7.25in x 4.25in, by George Trager of the Northwestern Photographic Co. of Chadron, Nebraska, mounted to an 8.5in x 5in card. It pictures a dead body in the foreground with the burial detail and their wagon in the background. More than 200 Lakota Sioux men, women, and children were killed in this fierce battle. Reaction to the battle was generally favorable among the American public. The U.S. Army investigation at the time exonerated the officer in charge of any wrongdoing and 20 Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded to participants. History hasn't been so kind though, and today, many feel that this incident was one of the most grievous atrocities in United States history. Condition of this historic image is very fine, with only a bit of light soiling around the borders. The verso shows mounting traces.

[ Americana ] Photography: Original Albumen Photo of the Aftermath of Wounded Knee. A 7.25in x 4.25in photo by George Trager mounted to an 8.5in x 5in card published by the Northwestern Photographic Co. of Chaldron, Nebraska as noted on the verso.

[ Americana ] Photography: Original Albumen Photo of the Aftermath of Wounded Knee. A 7.25in x 4.25in photo by George Trager mounted to an 8.5in x 5in card published by the Northwestern Photographic Co. of Chaldron, Nebraska as noted on the verso. The Massacre at Wounded Knee is often regarded as the final episode in the conquest of the North American Indian. In 1889-1890 a new religion called the Ghost Dance movement persuaded many Indians to take up arms and reclaim their heritage. Federal military intervention quelled the rebellion. The Lakota Sioux had decided to surrender to the 7th Cavalry and their weapons had been stacked. On December 29, 1890, as the soldiers attempted to disarm the last warrior, Black Coyote (who was likely deaf or hearing-impaired), a weapon was discharged and a trooper was killed. Chaos ensued. Soldiers rushed to their huge Hotchkiss guns and fired at the Indians, killing more than 200 men, women, and children. Thirty soldiers also died. This photo was taken of the battlefield a few days later and shows a group of soldiers standing among the dead bodies still on the snowy ground. It was not until the spring thaw that all the Sioux dead were buried in a mass grave. This photo is in fine condition, with only a bit of water staining, mostly in the borders, and some erased notations on the verso worth noting. Ads on the back promise a cure for epilepsy and offer more views from Wounded Knee.

[ Americana ] Photography: Buffalo Bill and General Miles at the Aftermath of Wounded Knee. This incredible albumen photo is 7.25in x 4 25in laid down to an 8.5in x 5in cream-colored mount. It pictures four men on horseback in the foreground,

[ Americana ] Photography: Buffalo Bill and General Miles at the Aftermath of Wounded Knee. This incredible albumen photo is 7.25in x 4 25in laid down to an 8.5in x 5in cream-colored mount. It pictures four men on horseback in the foreground, scouting an Indian camp near Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on January 16, 1891, soon after the massacre at nearby Wounded Knee. As imprinted in the negative, they are identified as: Buffalo Bill (Cody), the famous western frontiersman; Capt. (Frank D.) Baldwin, a Civil War Medal of Honor winner active in various Indian campaigns; Gen. N(elson) A. Miles, another Civil War Medal of Honor winner, a legendary Indian fighter; and Capt. Moss sic- actually Marion P. Maus , a Medal of Honor winner for the Indian Wars. George Trager was the photographer; he was the first to photograph the aftermath of Wounded Knee, having received permission from General Miles to do so. He quickly established the Northwestern Photographic Company in Chaldron, Nebraska to publish and market these photos. This present photo is "No. 109in and is one of the scarcer and more desirable of the series. Also, this larger image is rarer than the smaller cabinet cards and later real photo postcards usually offered. The photo is in fine condition with superb detail and tonal range. A bit of soiling, mostly in the border, is noted for accuracy. The back has two ads- one stating "Epilepsy Cured" and the other for more photos by this photographer from Wounded Knee.

Rare Photographs by Trager of Wounded Knee Massacre, lot of 4, all titled in the negative Bird's Eye View of Battlefield and Copywright Jan. 1, 1891

Rare Photographs by Trager of Wounded Knee Massacre, lot of 4, all titled in the negative Bird's Eye View of Battlefield and Copywright Jan. 1, 1891 by the Northwestern Photographic View Company, and two with their Chadron, Nebraska, imprint on verso. Includes one with George Trager or one of his assistant's with his large view camera; one of a mounted cavalry trooper surrounded by the bodies of fallen Lakota; two of the burial detail and their wagons collecting the dead. All near EXC, though a bit light as is typical of these images.

(NATIVE-AMERICANS) trager, george/northwestern photo co.

"Bird's Eye View of the Battle Field at Wounded Knee S. D. Looking North" * General Nelson Miles and staff at the officer's mess, Pine Ridge Agency, S. D. Together, 2 photographs. Albumen prints, 5 1/2 x7 1/2 inches (14x19 cm.), the first with a caption, credit and date in the negative; both with the photographer's studio backmark on mount verso. 1891

(NATIVE-AMERICANS) trager, george/northwestern photo co. ""Bird's Eye View of the Battle Field at Wounded Knee S. D. Looking North"" *