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Chief Standing Buffalo II- Glass Plates Joel Whitney Negatives Dakota History For Sale
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Chief Standing Buffalo II- Glass Plates Joel Whitney Negatives Dakota History:
$699.00
Quantity: 2 Glass Plate Negatives (Master and Duplicate) Dimensions: Approx. 4" x 5.5" each (Classic 19th-century oversized Half-Plate/Sixth-Plate studio cut) Glass Profile: Heavy, authentic 2mm thick window glass with distinct hand-cut, unpolished, sharp edges. The Photographer's Mark: The master negative features a clear, permanent chemical fingerprint/thumbprint in the corner emulsion—the unforgeable signature of the 19th-century darkroom operator (Joel Whitney or his direct assistant) handling the plate while the collodion was still wet. The Studio Copy Clues: The duplicate plate features visible pin holes in the corners, captured in-camera when the studio pinned a paper master print to a wooden board to shoot a duplicate negative. The image of the Chief on this second plate is slightly smaller, a definitive marker of 19th-century studio copying practices to preserve the master plate from wear.
The Father (Tatanka-Najin / Standing Buffalo I):
In the summer of 1862, the famous young, bare-chested Chief Standing Buffalo was photographed by Joel Whitney just before the U.S.-Dakota War erupted in Minnesota. Though Standing Buffalo desperately argued for peace and refused to participate in the conflict, his people were swept up in the aftermath. Following the surrender of other bands, he led his people into exile into the upper Great Plains and eventually into Canada to escape persecution by the U.S. military. He was killed in a skirmish in 1871 at just 38 years old, never living to be an old man. The Son & The Man in this Image (Matokinajin / Standing Buffalo II):
Upon his father's death, Matokinajin inherited the hereditary title of Chief Standing Buffalo. He became a monumental figure in Canadian First Nations history, successfully establishing the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley of Saskatchewan. The Date of this Negative (Circa 1867–1870):
Before his father's death, a young adult Matokinajin traveled from Canada back across the border into St. Paul, Minnesota, to negotiate tribal business, trade, and missing U.S. treaty annuities. During this diplomatic window, he sat for Joel Whitney at his 174 Third Street studio.
Shipping: These items will be double-boxed, individually wrapped in acid-free archival materials, heavily cushioned in bubble wrap, and shipped with full insurance and mandatory Signature Confirmation. No exceptions.
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