RPPC Geronimo Apache War Chief Lawton OK Real Photo Postcard Bates Studio c1907
An original real-photo postcard (RPPC) showing the Apache leader Geronimo standing full-length in a feathered headdress, with the in-negative caption 'Geronimo, Apache War Chief, Lawton Okla.' Taken during his years near Fort Sill, Oklahoma, this is a genuinely sought-after documentary portrait of one of the most historically significant figures in American history.
- Real photo postcard (RPPC) of Geronimo, Apache leader
- In-negative caption: 'Geronimo, Apache War Chief, Lawton Okla.'
- Photographer confirmed: purple 'THE BATES STUDIO, LAWTON, OKLA.' stamp on the verso
- AZO triangle stamp box (1904-1918 paper) + divided back date the printing to 1907 - February 1909: an original lifetime print
- Reverse bears extensive period ink notes on Apache bands and Geronimo's birth
- Original vintage photograph, not a modern reproduction
A real-photo postcard of Geronimo, the legendary Apache leader and medicine man who spent his final years as a prisoner of war at Fort Sill near Lawton, Oklahoma, where he became a celebrity selling photographs of himself before his death in 1909. Bearing the verso stamp of The Bates Studio of Lawton — Edward Bates, documented photographer of Geronimo and Quanah Parker, whose negatives are held by the Museum of the Great Plains — this full-length feathered-headdress portrait captures one of the most historically significant Native American figures of the frontier era.
Condition
Real photo postcard (RPPC) with sepia tone, in-negative caption 'Geronimo, Apache War Chief, Lawton Okla.' Minor edge/corner wear and light surface handling; back fully covered in period ink notes with Bates Studio (Lawton) and 'Francis F. Bradley' inked marks. Not postally used.
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