Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Saturday, June 14, 2025  |  9:00 AM Mountain
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Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Silence of the Prairie - Day 2

Saturday, June 14, 2025  |  9:00 AM Mountain
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Davis Brothers Auction is proud to present Day 2 of our landmark summer event, Silence of the Prairie-a sweeping exhibition of rare Western fine art, historic photography, and investment-grade artifacts drawn from private collections and long-held estates across America.

Featured Artists:

Olaf Wieghorst, William Penhallow Henderson, Les Thomas, George Phippen, Granville Redmond, William Seltzer Rice, David Mayer, William Standing, Raphael Lillywhite, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, Loren Entz, Clark Hulings, Frederic Remington, Carl Von Hassler, Walt Gonske, John Bye, Hans Kleiber, David Mann, Bill Anton, Don Oelze, Edward Borein, Harold Von Schmidt, Charles Russell, John Nieto, Edgar Alwin Payne, Clyde Aspevig.

Auction Highlights:

Hyatt & Tankersley Alamosa Belt Handcuffs, historic Standing Rock Reservation photographs and archive, Native American Beadwork, Colonel AE Stewart Trophy Room Photos, Edward Curtis orotones and photogravures, African tribal antiques, Acoma Pueblo pottery and so many more hidden treasures.

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Man with Pet Parrot Stereoview

Lot # 151 (Sale Order: 151 of 1017)      

Neat image....more

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Wonderland Annex Coney Island Freakshow Photo

Lot # 152 (Sale Order: 152 of 1017)      

3 1/4" by 5 1/2"...more

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Boulder Colorado Hotel Photo

Lot # 153 (Sale Order: 153 of 1017)      

5 1/4" by 6 1/2"...more

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Lehi Utah Mormon Funeral Cabinet Photo

Lot # 154 (Sale Order: 154 of 1017)      

William Asher Photographer Lehi Utah....more

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Boulder Colorado Hotel Photo

Lot # 155 (Sale Order: 155 of 1017)      

5 1/4" by 6 1/2"...more

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Butte Public Library Montana Photo

Lot # 156 (Sale Order: 156 of 1017)      

5 1/2" by 5 1/2"....more

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Taxidermy Birds in Display Cases Cabinet Photo

Lot # 157 (Sale Order: 157 of 1017)      

Location unidentified. 6 1/4" by 5 1/4"...more

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O.C. Bundy Helena Montana CDV Photo

Lot # 158 (Sale Order: 158 of 1017)      

2 1/2" by 4 1/8"....more

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John X. Beidler Montana Vigilante US Marshal Photo

Lot # 159 (Sale Order: 159 of 1017)      

Photo by Jorud of Helena Montana. 6 1/4" by 8 1/2" John X. Beidler was one of Montana’s best known pioneers. A leader of the Montana vigilantes in the 1860s, he played a ...moremajor role in breaking up the outlaw gang led by Henry Plummer, the archetypical crooked frontier sheriff. Although a small man, standing but five feet, five inches tall, he was a figure larger than life on the frontier. And like the mountain men who came before him, X, as he was called by his comrades, loved to tell often exaggerated stories of his career. Yet one aspect of his adventurous life has been almost totally forgotten: his service as a Wells Fargo shotgun messenger from 1870 to 1877. In 1877 Beidler resigned his position as a Wells Fargo shotgun messenger to become a deputy U.S. Marshal and Indian scout. His frontier life was grueling. Three years later a friend wrote, Beidler is getting prematurely old from hard riding, exposure, etc., and his services have almost always been but very poorly paid. As late as 1889, he took part in a manhunt for two robbers who had committed a double murder. But his health continued to fail and he died in Helena on January 22, 1890, poor in pocket but rich in legacy.

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Man in Ethnic Garb Cabinet Photo

Lot # 160 (Sale Order: 160 of 1017)      

6 1/2" by 9"...more

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Hotel De Mineral Butte Montana Photo

Lot # 161 (Sale Order: 161 of 1017)      

5 3/4" by 9 3/4" Simon and John Hauswirth, born in Switzerland in 1844 and 1829 respectively, came to Montana in the gold rush of 1864. In Butte by 1875, they became prom...moreinent members of the pioneer community. Both played in Butte’s first organized band, which debuted on July 4, 1876, the nation’s centennial. John died in 1884, but in 1895 Simon was managing the Columbia Saloon at 22 West Broadway near the Maguire Opera House. The family operated and resided in the three-story Columbia Block boarding house at 22-30 West Broadway for many years. The Columbia Block was gone before 1951 and the site today is occupied by part of the Piccadilly Museum of Transportation. Simon’s son Charles was born in Butte in 1882 and was Butte’s first mayor born in Butte. He was elected to four terms (1935-41) but died just a week after his fourth election. By most accounts, the sawed lumber to make the Hotel de Mineral, which was also among the earliest Butte buildings that was not a log structure, came from Thomas Lavelle’s sawmill. The Hotel de Mineral stood for only about six years. It was gone by late 1881 to make way for the new Donnell, Clark and Larabie Bank that opened on that corner in early 1882. In addition to the bank, three saloons, including a billiard parlor and a chop house restaurant occupied the site of the former Hotel de Mineral. In 1884, the rest of that block on the west side of Main, south to Park, held five more saloons, a barber (and baths), a restaurant with lodgings above, a tiny jewelry store, and a dry goods merchant on the corner of Park where the Party Palace is today.

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South Bend Washington Bicycle Cabinet Photo

Lot # 162 (Sale Order: 162 of 1017)      

4 1/4" by 6 1/2"...more

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Butte Montana Booklet

Lot # 163 (Sale Order: 163 of 1017)      

McKee Printing Butte Montana. 5" by 6 1/4"...more

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Woman with Bicycle Cabinet Photo

Lot # 164 (Sale Order: 164 of 1017)      

6" by 8"...more

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Butte Montana Dart Hardware Cabinet Photo

Lot # 165 (Sale Order: 165 of 1017)      

5" by 8"...more

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Emery Mine Butte Montana Cabinet Photo

Lot # 166 (Sale Order: 166 of 1017)      

11" by 14"...more

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Speculator Butte Montana Mining Cabinet Photo

Lot # 167 (Sale Order: 167 of 1017)      

The Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine disaster is considered the worst hard-rock mine disaster in the United States, with 163 people dying as a result of the fire. The dis...moreaster is remembered both for its death toll as well as the strike that ensued following the fire. 10 3/4" by 12 7/8"

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Dillon Montana 1883 Panoramic Photo

Lot # 168 (Sale Order: 168 of 1017)      

4 1/4" by 11"...more

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John Running Babbit Ranch Cowboy Photo

Lot # 169 (Sale Order: 169 of 1017)      

11" by 14" in matte. 8" by 10" without matte....more

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Reed Mission Standing Rock Reservation Photo

Lot # 170 (Sale Order: 170 of 1017)      

Our First Home at Fort Yates 1888 for 20 years called the Mission. 4 3/4" by 6 1/2". Provenance: The Estate of George W Reed Indian Missionary and Pastor of Standing Rock...more Reservation Fort Yates North Dakota.

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Military Post Fort Yates Indian Camp Photo

Lot # 171 (Sale Order: 171 of 1017)      

Booth and Teepees, showing how Indians lived and do now live in September when attending their large religious gatherings. Showing the Military post, Fort Yates, in dista...morence. These Teepees were all around the booth, over 500 in number. 4 3/4" by 6 5/8" Provenance: The Estate of George W Reed Indian Missionary and Pastor of Standing Rock Reservation Fort Yates North Dakota.

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Frank Bennett Fiske Indian Cabinet Photo

Lot # 172 (Sale Order: 172 of 1017)      

Unidentified subjects, both residents of Standing Rock. 4 1/4" by 6". Provenance: The Estate of George W Reed Indian Missionary and Pastor of Standing Rock Reservation Fo...morert Yates North Dakota.

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Standing Rock Indian Reservation Picnic Photo

Lot # 173 (Sale Order: 173 of 1017)      

Annual Picnic, June 1915. 5" by 8". Provenance: The Estate of George W Reed Indian Missionary and Pastor of Standing Rock Reservation Fort Yates North Dakota....more

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Reed Mission Standing Rock Reservation Photo

Lot # 174 (Sale Order: 174 of 1017)      

Hospital, run from 1889 to 1900 used as a School 1914-1918. Mission house used as sergeant's residence 1888 to 1903. Used as teacher's house and boys dormitory 1914-1918....more 1889 1st Chapel for Standing Rock Mission. Signed G.W. Reed. 4 1/4" by 5 1/4". Provenance: The Estate of George W Reed Indian Missionary and Pastor of Standing Rock Reservation Fort Yates North Dakota.

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Clinton Iowa Curtis Factory Stereoview

Lot # 175 (Sale Order: 175 of 1017)      

Nice example....more

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