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Lot 1104:Cabinet Card of Tzoe "Peaches", Apache Scout by Wittick

May 18th, 2024|Bedford, TX
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Lot 1104:Cabinet Card of Tzoe "Peaches", Apache Scout by Wittick

May 18th, 2024|Bedford, TX
Estimated Price$1,600 - $2,500
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Colorized Cabinet Card of Tzoe "Peaches", Apache Scout for General Crooks by Ben Wittick

This cabinet card features Tzoe (also Tso-ay or Panayotishn), more commonly known as "Peaches". Tzoe is pictured holding an unidentified long gun (possibly a prop) and appears to be wearing a holstered Remington revolver and a fringed buckskin shirt. Tzoe was born around 1860 as part of the Canyon Creek clan of the Apache, near modern day Cibecue, Arizona. In 1881, he joined an uprising of the Chiricahua Apaches (some stories claim his family was forced to join by the rebel clans), who fled into the mountains of northern Mexico. The raid covered approximately 400 miles and resulted in the deaths of 26 settlers, with some stories claiming Tzoe's wives and child were also killed. Eventually he became disillusioned with the raid and left. He was captured by the U.S. army and convinced to serve as a scout, taking part in General George Crook's 1883 campaign against the rebel Apaches. The photo was taken by Ben Wittick (1845-1903), a famous photographer of the American West. Like many of his contemporaries, Wittick photographed the landscape, wildlife, and people of the West, particularly in the Southwest. He died at Fort Wingate in 1903. The card stock backing of this print bears the Wittick studio marking with his earlier Albuquerque, New Mexico address. The print itself has been lightly colored with watercolors and has a small caption in the lower right marked in white ink. The print including the backing measures approximately 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. Includes a magazine page featuring an article about Tzoe written by Tom Augherton. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection

ConditionFine with some very light fading of the color, some scattered light spotting (mostly on the backing), and some mild edge wear on the backing card. This print would be a nice addition to any collection of "Wild West" memorabilia!
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Item LocationBedford, TX
Views1934
Catalog page86
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