Jun 27, 2024 - Sale 2675

Sale 2675 - Lot 302

Price Realized: $ 3,000
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(WEST--KANSAS.) Charles T. Smith, photographer. Carte-de-visite of legendary interpreter and scout William Comstock. Albumen photograph, 2 x 1½ inches oval, on original photographer's mount with gilt border, inscribed on border "Wm Comstock, killed by Indians Aug 16 1868"; minimal wear. [Topeka, KS], circa 1868
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William A. Comstock (1842-1868) was a renowned interpreter and Pony Express rider who spent his final years at Fort Wallace, Kansas as chief of scouts for the Army. He was shot in 1868 while leaving a Cheyenne camp.