Rare Circa 1880 Albumen Photograph "Stereograph" ("Stereoview") Featuring Ute Chiefs Titled in the Negative, "331 The Late Ute Chief Ouray & ...

(Native American Interest) (Photographs: Albumen) (Photographs: Native American) RARE CIRCA 1880 ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH "STEREOGRAPH" ("STEREOVIEW") FEATURING FIVE UTE CHIEFS TITLED IN THE NEGATIVE, "331 THE LATE UTE CHIEF OURAY & STAFF." Central City, Colo.: Chas. Weitfle, circa 1880. Two 3" x 3-3/4" albumen photographs on a 7" x 3-15/16" Weitfle's gray card mount; mount verso with "Weitfle's / Stereoscopic Views of Colorado Scenery / Published and for sale wholesale and retail by Chas. Weitfle, Central City Colo. . . ." The history of this photograph is not as straight forward as one might assume appearing here on a Weitfle mount. Although published here by the photographer Chas. Weitfle, this photograph had previously been published by J. Thurlow of Manitou, Colorado. In particular, Thurlow's published stereoview was labeled "From Hayden's Survey - No. 129. Ute Chiefs - Warency, Chavano, Ancatosh, Ouray, Guerro." How Weitfle obtained the photograph is well documented. "According to