Cabinet Card Photo - 2 Native American Cavalry Troopers with Sabers - Circa 1893

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Cabinet Card Photo - 2 Native American Cavalry Troopers with Sabers - Circa 1893:
$900.00

Cabinet Card Photo - 2 Native American Cavalry Troopers with Sabers - Circa 1893 Cabinet Card Photo - 2 Native American Cavalry Troopers with Sabers - Circa 1893

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Cabinet Card Photo - 2 Native American Cavalry Troopers with Sabers - Circa 1893

Cabinet card photograph of two Native American soldiers assigned to Troop L, 7th Cavalry Regiment. Photographed by David Rodocker. Winfield, Kansas: circa 1891.

The photograph is approximately 3 7/8” x 5 5/8”; the card is 4 1/4\" x 6 1/2\". The image shows Native American cavalry troopers in uniform with sabers. Both wear kepis with Troop L, 7th Cavalry Regiment cap devices. The reverse of the card is annotated in pencil, “The Indians attended college and were members of the U.S. Army.” Nice image. Minor soiling.

Recognizing the success of Indian Scouts that had been formally assigned to U.S. Army units since the 1860s, in 1891 Native Americans were allowed to enlist as full-fledged, regular cavalry troopers. Initial training was conducted at Fort Riley, Kansas, and three units were formed: one at Fort Custer in Montana, one at Fort Wingate in Arizona, and one (Troop L, 7th Cavalry) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Troop L was manned with Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches, and Arapahos. Although the units never engaged in any combat actions, all participated in security missions to include the escort of paymasters. The Army Inspector General noted in one report that the commander of Troop L, “1st Lieutenant H. L. Scott . . . is an expert in all that pertains to Indians, and through his familiarity with their character, and his ability to deal with them without the aid of an interpreter he has attained the most satisfactory results.”

David Rodocker first opened a studio in Winfield, Kansas in 1871 and traveled throughout thewest taking photos in 1877, 1880, and from 1887 to 1894.

Very scarce. As of 2017, only one other image of a uniformed Native American cavalry trooper is found in sale records (Cowan Western & Historic Americana, 6-7 Dec 2007). No others are for sale in the trade; none are listed at OCLC.

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