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Hopalong Cassidy inspired a generation of kids – much like the one in this photo (Publisher Clay South - photo taken just a few years ago!)

A Frank Rinehart photograph from the U.S. Indian Congress of 1898, reproduced by George Marsden.

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Walking Rocks on Land – Maybe When Hell Freezes Over! ......................................8

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Arizona’s Strangest Duel Claims Two. �� 7

Premiere Events Highlight the Autumn 2015 Auction & Show Season ....................10

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Legacies Left in Stone �� 10

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Elizabeth Bacon Custer: The Woman Behind The General �� 13

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Collector’s Corner

Top 10 Things To Know When Selling By Jim and Bobbi Jeen Olson

Most collectors eventually become sellers. We sell in order to trade up, to downsize, or various other reasons, As seasoned collectors we learned it best to do research before buying, but what about when it comes time to sell? It is wise do our research here as well. Do we go with an auction house? Consign to a gallery? Sell it ourselves online or at a swap meet? There are numerous options—and all should be studied because some are better for certain situations than others and each person is different. There are pros and cons depending upon each seller’s needs and skill sets. Below are ten general things to consider when choosing an outlet to work with. 1) Reputation. Does the person/dealer/site you are considering working with have a good reputation? How long have they been in business? Are they known for fair dealings? Do they have complaints with the Better Business Bureau, etc.? Do they have good reviews? Sites like Yelp, Google and others can be helpful. Just remember that online reviews are normally only a fraction of their actual customers and that happy customers are less likely to leave feedback and say something than a dissatisfied one is. 2) Knowledgeable. Do they know what they are talking about when representing items? Nobody can know everything, but a wise person will search out what they need to know. A person with knowledge helps us through the selling process. They help us from setting a price too high or even too low. They can help us from making other mistakes which may come back to bite us later. 3) Online Presence. Do they sell online and have a good digital footprint? In this day and age, it is very important that folks selling just about anything have some sort of an online presence. Where do they rank with search engines? When you Google X, do they show up? Remember if you have trouble finding them, so will others. 4) Social Media. Continuing somewhat with the online theme, but a different piece of the puzzle is a social media following. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and other similar sites are basically like the radio and television of yesteryear when it comes to exposure. Having a social media following is important for visibility. 5) Options? Do they offer more than one way to sell? Do you consign or sell outright? Can you set a base price or is that at the discretion of the dealer? Maybe you could consign for a while and then if it does not sell, send it through an auction? Do they deal in more than one class of items? Options are nice. 6) Easy to deal with. Are they friendly and easy to deal with in general? Some might say, “I

don’t care as long as the job gets done,” but if they are not easy to deal with, your experience will not be as fulfilling. A noted benefit of the collecting experience is the sense of enjoyment received in the process. When selling or upgrading our collection, should we not expect a pleasant experience as well? 7) Length of time. How long will they have the item(s)? One month? Six months? A year or more? Do they buy it outright, right now? Generally when people are ready to sell, they want to sell now. Some are willing to wait longer in hopes of realizing a higher price and many are somewhere in between—they want things to sell fairly quickly and at a reasonably higher price. Keep in mind that time = money. 8) Cost of selling. How much are the selling costs in relation to the final price? If selling on consignment, what is the percentage taken by the dealer or online site? Are there hidden fees such as insurance or photographing fees? Or if selling outright, what amount of wholesale discount do the expect? The bottom line is important. 9) Customer service. What is their customer service like? How they treat buyers is actually important to sellers as well. Happy buyers will purchase more and pay better. Happy buyers are less likely to come back later with unfavorable demands or even lawsuits. With good customer service, future problems are minimized. 10) Show me the money! One of the most important things to know is how long till payday? Do they pay within a week? Two weeks? A month? Six months or more? It is important to find this out because the best place for our own money is under our own control, not sitting with someone else. There are other factors one may consider and of course, the selling experience is a little different for each. A sure thing to remember is that selling or trad-

ing our collectibles can and should be a fun experience, just like buying them was. In many cases, it is the final chapter of our experience with that particular item, so we should strive to make it a good one.

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T.rex Roams New York City Again – Goes to Auction House

Tyrannosaurus Rex (specimen BHI 3033 aka “Stan”) at the Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen in Brussels, Belgium By Tom Surface

He weighed at least eight tons when he roamed the earth and had eyes the size of baseballs! His longest tooth measured 11 inches! According to paleontologists, his bite could crush a car. The legend of this Tyrannosaurus rex, nicknamed “Stan,” is getting a new life thanks to Christie’s Auction House. Stan went for a king’s ransom at Christie’s October 6 auction, selling to an undisclosed buyer for a record $31.8 million. The previous record for a dinosaur on the auction block was $8.4 million set in 1997. The auction house put his bones on display in mid-September through floor-to-ceiling windows at its midtown Manhattan, New York, gallery in advance of putting them up for auc-

tion. Stan the T.rex stands 13 feet tall and measurers 40 feet long, including its tail. Scientists estimate that he weighed about eight tons when he roamed the earth. It is named after Stan Sacrison, the amateur paleontologist who found his bones. This fearsome dinosaur stalked the earth some 67 million years ago, and the first parts of its 188-bone skeleton were discovered in 1987 in the Hell Creek Formation that covers parts of Wyoming, Montana, and North and South Dakota. This region of the Midwestern United States is known as the Cretaceous Badlands in prehistoric geology. Paleontologists completed his excavation in 1992. The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in South Dakota put up the skeleton for sale earlier this year.

Researchers at the institute have studied Stan for more than two decades. This particular pre-historic ruler bore scars from fierce prehistoric battles. Scientists noted that the bones reveal the dinosaur suffered a broken neck during its life, causing two vertebrae to fuse together. The T. rex also suffered puncture wounds to its skull and a rib from an apparent encounter with a rival T. rex. More than 50 Tyrannosaurus skeletons have been discovered around the globe since 1902, but most are housed in museums or science institutes. It is rare for one to hit public auction. According to many paleontologists, Stan is one of the most perfectly preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered.

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Arizona’s Strangest Duel Claims Two continued from page 11

There have only been a few duels in Arizona, but the true story below tells what may be one of the strangest duels ever held in the West, a dual based on revenge and a coincidence that would make it unbelievable in a book of fiction. In the late 1870s, while Clifton and the Blue River region were still part of Yavapai County, an English man known as Rodgers built a log and sod roof cabin at an isolated point on the bank of the Blue River. He lived there several years in apparent enjoyment of the wild and rugged Indian infested area. A pleasant, friendly chap, able to meet on their level rough and ready prospectors and hunters, who occasionally came his way. His cabin soon became a regular stopping place for travelers. Gathered around his warm fireplace for an evening, arrivals from the outside world would often spend hours transmitting news to each other and discussing the nation’s affairs. As a result, Rogers humorously dubbed his place “The House of Parliament.” At this House of Parliament, occurred one of the few duels within the territory of Arizona. EARMARKS OF A GAMBLER A couple of prospectors, one by the name of Brand, camped in Rogers’ doorway one evening. While they were cooking their Dutch oven supper, Hank Dodson, a deputy sheriff from Prescott rode in, accompanied with a well-dressed gentlemanly individual who had all the earmarks of a professional gambler. Brand was well acquainted with Dodson and, after saluting him, was introduced to Dodson’s companion, whom the deputy called Markham. A startled look came into Brand’s eyes, but he turned to his cooking and, for the time being, paid no more attention to the gambler. As the evening closed in, several other trappers and prospectors arrived, and when they had their evening meals, they gathered before the fireplace in the House of Parliament. Dodson had freely spoken of his companion, Markham, as a prisoner he was taking to Prescott for trial. It was a comparatively minor charge, so the deputy had merely relieved Markham of his pistol but had not handcuffed him. Therefore, Markham sat before the fireplace with the others, with nothing but his gambler’s garb to distinguish him from the rest. Finally, Rogers called on a young man to sing a few songs, which he did very pleasing. When the pieces were finished, Rogers asked Brand to tell a story. Rising, Brand leaned against the mantle and, gazing fixedly at Markham, began the story of his early life in Missouri.

collection of his body of work ever assembled for public viewing. This show continues to grow every year and is one of the top national antique events of its kind. Due to its Southwest location, the show traditionally has a unique American flavor leaning heavily on early American arts & crafts, Native American, western fine art and ethnographic art, but with some 200 dealers in attendance, it also offered items for everyone – from the first time buyer to the veteran buyer and serious collectors. Even the very famous decorators and interior designers attend the show, seeking just the right touch to create the “perfect” southwest or native motif for their clients. This year, as in the past, the show also drew representatives from many of the major international and domestic clothing and jewelry designers and their buyers. Cowboys & Indians had something for everybody. Proceeds from the show’s general admission customers this year supported the show’s additional beneficiaries, VSA Arts of New Mexico, University of New Mexico’s Popejoy Hall SchoolTime SeriesHe andtold TheofAlbuquerque Museum’s Magic Program.to avoid taking sides the efforts of his father and Bus his brothers during the Civil War with the northern Kansas Jayhawkers or the southern Quantrells guerrillas. How upon coming home one evening, he found his facontinued on page 14 continued on page 14

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A group of Zuni war gods documented in the annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1904 Photo: John Wesley Powell

ATADA Helps Return Sacred War God Artifact to the Zuni Tribe By Tom Surface

Carved by tribal members every winter and left in ceremonial shrines atop a mountain

A 15-inch wooden war god was returned to Zuni Pueblo elders in late August 2020, after it was discovered in an estate collection that had been consigned to Cowan’s Auctions, an auction house in Cincinnati, Ohio. The hand-carved figure is a sacred deity of the Zuni tribe. The Zuni war gods, known as Ahayu:da, are made for the protection and well being of the entire world. It was illegally removed from Zuni tribal lands decades ago. The relic ended up in a travelling road show of Native American artifacts that toured back in the 1930s to 1950s. This carving was more recently found in the estate of a collector in Ohio and was sent to Cowan’s to be put up for auction. Cowan’s director of Native American, prehistoric and tribal art, Danica Farnand, recognized the figure as Zuni and then began the process of returning it to the Zuni tribe with the assistance of the Authentic Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA). “The Zuni recognize the war gods as living beings, and their removal from the shrine where they live represents

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an affront to Zuni cultural traditions,” Farnand said in a company statement. “The war gods are sacred beings that deserve to be at rest. When I explained to our consignor their significance to the Zuni, they were happy and eager to return him to his home.” Every winter, members of the Zuni Deer and Bear Clans carve two figures known as Big Brother and Little Brother. The twin gods are then ceremonially brought to a shrine on tribal land where they are left in an act to protect the tribe and the earth. For many years, these hand-carved war god figures have been illegally removed. These relics then make their way into museums and private collections in the U.S. and Europe. The Zuni Pueblo has recovered more than 100 of the wooden carvings in recent years. Robert Gallegos, a Native American arts and crafts dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a board member of ATADA, said the group is committed to working with tribes, collectors, dealers and museums to

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help return sensitive material used in ongoing ceremonies today. Gallegos noted that ATADA has established a Voluntary Return Program that encourages its members to return items identified by tribal religious elders as cultural objects that need to be returned. “Because of ill-conceived laws passed by our forefathers, many traditional religious objects left the Native communities. Although collected legally under these laws for the most part, we have become aware of the importance of such objects. Our goal is to return such items and not to support a market dealing in culturally sensitive material,” Gallegos said. According to its bylaws, ATADA prohibits its members from dealing in certain materials. These efforts will help resolve cultural issues based on trust and cooperation treating each other as equals. Gallegos was given the honor of returning the Ahayu:da to the Zuni tribal elders. For more information on ATADA go to: ATADA.ORG.

Ithyphalic Zuni Ahayu:da ‘twin gods’ or ‘war gods’ appear as corn cobs/phalluses with umbilical cord-penises. Ultimate outies, the god’s umbilical cord is painted as a lightning bolt, making the placenta and/or mother the source of electricity. From shrines built on sacred hilltops, these spirits and their umbilical cords protect the entire world.

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Legacies Left in Stone These very rare rare pictographs pictographs are arepainted paintedon onrock rockfaces, facwith the local minerals used to make paints. The most es, with the local minerals used to make The common type of petroglyphs are chipped into the rocks, common type of petroglyphs are chipped into the rocks, pictographs like these are painted on. There are hundreds pictographs like these are painted on. There are hundreds of thousands of of these these in in the the Southwest. Southwest. Whoever painted of thousands Whoever painted these knew to put them under overhangs where they would these knew to put them under overhangs where they would be safe from the rain and weather. Unfortunately, some of be safe from the rain and weather. Unfortunately, some of the more accessible lower ones have been vandalized and the more accessible lower ones have been vandalized and even show evidence of being shot up with a gun. even show of being up with gun.is accessible They evidence are located in an shot isolated area athat are located in an isolated that accessible only They by walking and climbing up thearea steep sideis of a small only by walking and climbing up the steep side of a small mountain. A few places along the trail get very narrow and mountain. A few places along the trail get very narrow and you don’t want to look down, but when the pictographs you look down, when pictographs comedon’t into want sight,toyou don’t thinkbut about thethe hard climb up come into sight, you don’t think about the hard climb and try not to think about the return trip back down. up and try not to the used returnby tripthe backlocal down.Native They arethink in about an area Americans to get pigments for They are in antheir areavarious used bynatural the localstone Native Americans their pottery paints and also paint to be used in their to get their various natural stone pigments for their pottery religious paints andceremonies. also paint to be used in their religious ceremonies. There are also and hundreds hundreds of of the the normal normal There are also hundreds hundreds and chipped petroglyphs that that are are everywhere everywhere along along the the trail trail up up chipped petroglyphs to where the pigments are found. This area has been used to where the pigments are found. This area has been used for hundreds ofofyears, years,possibly possiblyall all to prethe for hundreds thethe wayway backback to the prehistoric Anasazi. historic Anasazi. Photos continued on continued pages 16, on 17 Page and 22 Photos 12

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Elizabeth Bacon Custer

The Woman Behind The General Cheyenne, Wyoming – the woman who would become Mrs. George Armstrong Custer was born Elizabeth Bacon on April 8, 1842, to Judge Daniel S. Bacon and Mrs. Daniel S. Bacon. Her ancestors could be traced to the Mayflower and English royalty. She was reared in comfortable and protected surroundings. Pampered and petted, she was permitted more than the usual liberties of that era. Judge Bacon was known as a cautious man, but he loved his daughter dearly, and she was a lone survivor of the children born to the Monroe, Michigan couple. Known as Libbie to those close to her, the girl became even more important to her father when her mother died. Libbie was only 12 at the time. The loneliness of these first few years after her mother’s death was lightened somewhat by attendance at a female seminary. She was schooled in the “womanly arts” of cooking, sewing, and romantic literature recitation. She graduated a year later as valedictorian of her class. Lillie’s physical appearance indicated something of frailness due to her small, slender frame and delicate features. However, friends knew her to be strong-willed and capable of great privation, and she considered herself a bit of a tomboy – or as near to one as a girl could be in those days of crinolines and voluminous skirts. ENTER MR. CUSTER Lily enjoyed many teenage flirtations, but it was the dashing George Armstrong Custer who won her heart. With the approval of her doting father and stepmother, they were married on February 9, 1864. Her love and devotion to the man were to last her whole life through. Custer was a career soldier and soon he was assigned to the Army of the Potomac at Winchester, Virginia. As a “soldier bride,” Libbie shared her husband’s Civil War experiences. Leading a life of comfort and capability, she was thrust into one of anxiety and turmoil. These were the almost daily fare for the next 12 years. Custer had been called Autie by family and friends since childhood. His military career was almost meteoric, and in a short time, he was given the honorary rank and title of general. For all intents purposes, he was a Lieutenant Colonel and functioned as such. Brevet indicated no increase in pay or responsibility, merely recognition for extraordinary valor and bravery. Libbie’s life was often long on excitement and short on comfort in the coming years, but she had married for love and knew being a soldier’s wife would be difficult. When the glamorous seventh Calvary was formed in 1866 and sent West, she followed. Like other wives, she endeavored to make life as pleasant and enjoyable as possible for her warrior husband. THE INDIAN WARS The year 1876 found the Custers at Fort Abraham Lincoln in what is now North Dakota. They resided in a handsome two-story house, where the general’s lady entertained family and friends. Victorians were particularly fond of the camera, a new invention, and the Custer’s certainly were second to none. They were often photographed, posing with enthusiasm at their fine new home. The Indian wars were at their height, and in the spring of 1876, Custer was sent west to investigate the activities of the Sioux. By June of that year, he was on the Little Bighorn River banks in present-day Montana. The battle

in which he was a significant participant is possibly the best known Indian – white man confrontation in the American west’s history. Its results are known to all. In the early hours of July 6, 1876, the official word reached Fort Lincoln when the supply steamer Far West arrived with the wounded. Captain Grant Marsh confirmed the disaster stories. Two officers and the posts surgeon immediately went to the Custer quarters, informing Libbie and her sisterin-law, Margaret Calhoun, of the disastrous event at Little Big Horn. After a few moments of silence, the two women dressed and set about in the other wives’ news. CONCERN ABOUT THE FUTURE Libbie’s loss was perhaps the greatest. Her beloved husband had been killed, as had his two brothers, a nephew and a brother-in-law. Tom and Boston Custer, Harry Armstrong Reed, and Lieutenant James Calhoun, all had fallen with the general. continued on page 17

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ther and mother had been killed, the homestead burned and was just in time to see a Jayhawker kill one of his armed brothers. Enraged at this murderous attack, he then joined Quantrell’s guerrillas and before the war was over had become famous under the name of Hildebrand. At the close of the war, he had drifted West and married a pretty, lively young girl, who soon presented him with a daughter. For some years he had lived a happy life until one day, after a long trip east, he had returned to his home to find his wife had run off with a gambler, leaving their child with her parents. THE HUNT Within a short time, the child had died and Hildebrand, obtaining a photograph and a description of the gambler, had spent the in ensuring years hunting through the mining camps of the West to find the man who not only destroyed his home but, as a Jayhawker, also killed his brother. As Hildebrand concluded, he remarked: “at that time the gambler wore a mustache, and went by the name of Milton.” He looked keenly at Markham. Markham coolly returned his gaze and said: “I’m your man, all right, Hildebrand. What are you going to do about it? I’m unarmed and a prisoner under the protection of deputy Dotson. “If I had a gun, I would take care of myself.” Rogers said, “I suggest we finish the story in the morning and turn in now.” Everyone left the cabin but Rodgers, and Deputy Dodson and his prisoner. Rodgers turned into his bunk and Dodson, after shackling himself to Markham, lay down before the fireplace with him. THE DUAL In the morning, it was brought to light that Jim Randall, one of the party, was a justice of the peace for the Metcalf district, and despite Markham’s protest, he was released from Dotson’s custody on a bond signed by everybody in the camp. He was thus also removed from the protection of the law. Markham saw what the play was, calmly lit a cigar, and said: “let’s get this over with.” He was given his six shooter and allowed to use any ammunition wished. “I’ll take some of Hildebrand’s cartridges; a man’s bullet can’t miss him,” he said and loaded his gun from Hildebrand’s belt. With Dodson as master of ceremonies, Markham and Hildebrand were placed back to back and instructed each to walk 15 paces and then halt until a count of three was given. They both whirled, Markham, getting the first shot at the word three, which seemed to have missed its mark. Hildebrand’s bullet hit its mark as Markham fell to the ground. Hildebrand walked over to him, watched him roll over and die, and then, himself fell dead. On the bodies of both men were found a photograph of the same woman. When this woman, in her Clifton “crib,” heard of Markham’s and Hildebrand’s death, she spent the morning screaming and crying. That evening she stood at the bar with an arm around the neck of a cowboy, waving a glass of whiskey and singing at the top of her voice.

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An elderly Elizabeth, seen looking at President Taft in black hat and dress from the far left of the frame, attends the unveiling of the Custer statue in Monroe, Michigan, in 1910.

continued from page 13 The surviving widows and children were soon concerned about their immediate and long-range financial prospects. Army regulations stated evacuation of their assigned quarters. They had lost their military status immediately upon the passing of their husband and father—some exhausted their savings in a matter of months. An inter-service magazine, Army and Navy Journal, launched a campaign appealing for contributions to be collected by the paper and distributed to designated widows. Letters from officers stationed in the Dakotas published in the periodical, and these communiques detailed the widows’ plight and orphaned children. This was indeed an emotional issue, and the response was overwhelming. Eventually, most of the funds were distributed to the enlisted men’s families killed in the battle. THE CUSTER IMAGE Controversy, accusations, and some anger surrounded Custer’s name after the battle. Some felt the man had foolishly led the gallant seventh Calvary into a trap and that his rash actions had cost the lives of hundreds of men. Others inferred that Custer’s arrogance and vanity had long outweighed common sense, and good judgment. Libbie dedicated herself to the task of defending his memory. She lectured extensively and authored several books recounting her life as a soldier’s wife. She was tireless in her attempts to vindicate the general both with the public at large, and government officials in Washington, DC. The dignity and courage that had always been apparent in her character served her well in this responsibility. She died at the age of 91, content in the knowledge that she had done her best. She would have been pleased with her obituary, as it emphasized her husband’s accomplishments over her own. The general’s lady had proven herself to be an exceptional woman, indeed.

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