(Native Americans) Earle R Forrest

picked this up recently. Dealer had it listed as original Earle R Forrest photo. The back is stamped “Earle R Forrest - Washington PA”

There is no year. The only thing I could find about Earle Forrest was that he was an author who wrote books about the Native Americans.

Can anyone help with the age, or provide info on the photographer. Is it of any value?

The paper is thick and feels similar to a cardboard like late 19th early 20th century photos

 

There's a bit of info in this Worthpoint listing:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/earle-forrest-mounted-early-original-1910776570

 

Arizona Archives Online has a collection of Forrest's papers and photographs (http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAMS274.xml), among which are several whose descriptions might fit yours (perhaps "The Vision"?). Unfortunately, they just provide the titles, not the images.

16 2 A Tale of Long Ago, E.R.Forrest; 9 photographs. , circa1926
16 3 The Vanished American, E.R. Forrest; 7 photographs. , circa1926
16 4 To the Gods of the Buffalo, E.R. Forrest; 5 photographs. , circa1929
16 5 The Ancient War Bonnet, E.R. Forrest; 2 photographs. , circa1929
16 6 The Vision, E.R. Forrest; 29 photographs. , circa1929
16 7 The Pioneer's Dream, E.R. Forrest; 4 photographs. , circa1930

The photo you have posted has a pinkish cast to it, at least on my monitor. Is that the actual color? What are the dimensions? Can you tell if it is photographic paper mounted onto a heavier card stock? Are the edges we see in your photo the actual edges, or is there more of a mount around it? Can you please post a photo of the stamp on the back? This might help us determine if it is a period print, or a later reproduction.

 

The Arizona Memory Project has a section on Forrest, including a good biography and many of his photographs.
http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/mnaefc

Among them is this one which shows at least one of the same Indians (the one in the middle) and the same star shield (laying on the ground), dated 1929:

http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/mnaefc/id/254/rec/102

 

like Curtiss , the photo's were staged...

 

Here are the Full front / back photos. The photo does not have a pink tint, but was probably caused by the lighting with my phone camera. The image itself appears to be on the thick paper - Nothing appears mounted. Thanks in advance!

 

According to the Arizona Memory Project, Forrest was still active up until 1968. Based on the paper, I think it may be a later reprint (later then the original 1929 image), but produced by Forrest (based on the stamp on the back).

The double exposure up in the top left corner is of settlers with an ox drawn wagon. Perhaps it is the image he created titled "The Vision" - poor doomed Indians seeing the inevitability of white settlement. Sad!

I am also curious about the number on the back, in the bottom right corner - 2001.93.49a. This is a standard museum accession style number - the 49th object in the 93rd accession received in 2001.

 

Is there a way to search a museum number? I bought it at an antique shop/mall in upstate NY

 

Not really. Many museums now use the same system, and without other markings you can't identify the particular museum.