Scarce autograph signed in pencil on the face of an admission ticket to the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago. The child-like careful hand is typical of many Native Americans who learned to read and/or write (a foreign language to them) late in life. The autograph was obtained while Rain-in-the-Face was a participant in one of several "cultural villages" featured at the Expo. Letter of provenance also included from the family agent in Switzerland. The original owner was so fascinated with American Indians that he later visited the American Southwest. This remarkable artifact is affixed to a page in a 10 x 12 in. souvenir volume from the Expo, written in German. It features descriptions of buildings, architecture and exhibitions featured throughout the fair. The particular page to which the admission ticket has been affixed is of Sitting Bull's Cabin - taken apart and moved to the fair. Rain-in-the-Face stands to the left of the fence, not wearing a hat. The entire souvenir book is included in the lot (the binding is in rough condition, but the pages are fine). On the page with the cabin, is noted in ink: Signatur von Hauptling 'Regen im Gesicht.' Er totete General Custer am 'Little Big Horn.' Mein Onkel is dem Indianer an der Welt-Ausstellung 1893 personlich begegnet! {Signature of Chief Rain in the Face who killed General Custer at the Little Big Horn. My Uncle met the Indians at the World Expo personally.} (He probably didn't kill Custer, but it made for great publicity at a World Expo! Later in life he denied both killing George and mutilating Thomas Custer - both of which he was alleged to have done.) Included is a curious newspaper article reporting that Rain-in-the-Face had been stabbed by a woman he supposedly ignored. We can find no confirmation of this event. (The clipping does not indicate a date.) Very few Rain-in-the-Face signatures have appeared on the market in recent years. Here may be a singular opportunity to acquire one. Condition: Binding of volume coming apart. The leaves are fine. There are areas of surface soil, such as on the title page, as expected, and very minor edge toning of some pages.
Scarce autograph signed in pencil on the face of an admission ticket to the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago. The child-like careful hand is typical of many Native Americans who learned to read and/or write (a foreign language to them) late in life. The autograph was obtained while Rain-in-the-Face was a participant in one of several "cultural villages" featured at the Expo. Letter of provenance also included from the family agent in Switzerland. The original owner was so fascinated with American Indians that he later visited the American Southwest. This remarkable artifact is affixed to a page in a 10 x 12 in. souvenir volume from the Expo, written in German. It features descriptions of buildings, architecture and exhibitions featured throughout the fair. The particular page to which the admission ticket has been affixed is of Sitting Bull's Cabin - taken apart and moved to the fair. Rain-in-the-Face stands to the left of the fence, not wearing a hat. The entire souvenir book is included in the lot (the binding is in rough condition, but the pages are fine). On the page with the cabin, is noted in ink: Signatur von Hauptling 'Regen im Gesicht.' Er totete General Custer am 'Little Big Horn.' Mein Onkel is dem Indianer an der Welt-Ausstellung 1893 personlich begegnet! {Signature of Chief Rain in the Face who killed General Custer at the Little Big Horn. My Uncle met the Indians at the World Expo personally.} (He probably didn't kill Custer, but it made for great publicity at a World Expo! Later in life he denied both killing George and mutilating Thomas Custer - both of which he was alleged to have done.) Included is a curious newspaper article reporting that Rain-in-the-Face had been stabbed by a woman he supposedly ignored. We can find no confirmation of this event. (The clipping does not indicate a date.) Very few Rain-in-the-Face signatures have appeared on the market in recent years. Here may be a singular opportunity to acquire one. Condition: Binding of volume coming apart. The leaves are fine. There are areas of surface soil, such as on the title page, as expected, and very minor edge toning of some pages.
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