The first page is a presentation written by Randall, saying: "Presented to Claire W. Murphy. Christmas 1888...The Author [Randall]". Part of this presentation note includes a phrase written in Greek. On the reverse side of the page, Randall wrote: "This album is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Captain Emmet Crawford who offered his life as a sarafice [sic] to the Apache race, a brave and noble man, the idol of his friends. Murdered by Mexicans in Mexico January 11th 1886. A. Franklin Randall, artist." A newspaper cutout of Captain Crawford's portrait has been pasted on the dedication page. The majority of Randall's photographs are portraits of men, women, and children from various Apache tribes in Arizona and New Mexico. Among these photographs are images of a fox tamer; a fiddler; a flutist; a well-dressed, possibly high ranking Apache man; medicine men; young girls; mothers and their infant children; and Apache chiefs. Portraits of United States Army officers and scouts include Nelson A. Miles, Leonard Wood, Wilber E. Wilder, Roger Ames, Henry W. Lawton, William A. Thompson, Amos S. Kimball, John A. Dapray, Thomas J. Clay, Frank P. Bennett, Buffalo Jack, an Arizona female scout, and Apache scouts. Randall also included photographs of Rancho Camulos, many of which show people dramatizing scenes from Helen Hunt Jackson's novel "Ramona." Antonio Franco Coronel appears in some scenes. Other images include views of Missions Santa Barbara and San Juan Capistrano, what may be Vasquez Creek and Tujunga Canyon near Los Angeles, and views of Guaymas, Mexico. A. Frank Randall was born March 2, 1854 in Massachusetts. Little is known about his early years, but in 1883, he accompanied General George Crook's expedition as a newspaper correspondent and photographer in the campaign to capture Apache Indians in Mexico. For the next four years, Randall traveled around Arizona and New Mexico photographing various Apache tribes, including the Chiricahua, Warm Springs, Mescalero, and Jicarilla Apaches. In 1887, Randall moved to California and spent his final years in Alameda County, where he died of a heart attack on March 4, 1916. A. Frank Randall Photographs of Apache Indians. Huntington Library. Photo Archives
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123 prints in 1 disbound album; photographs 18 cm. x 11 cm. (7.25 in. x 4.5 in.)
Chato, 1860?-1934 Clay, Thomas Jacob, 1853-1939 Coronel, Antonio Franco, 1817-1894 Crawford, Emmett Geronimo, 1829-1909 Lawton, Henry Ware, 1843-1899 Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925 Naiche, approximately 1857-1921 Randall, A. F. (A. Frank)--Portraits Victorio, Apache chief, -1881 Wilder, Wilbur Elliott, 1856-1952 Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903 Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927 Apache Indians Apache Indians--Wars, 1883-1886 Chiricahua Indians Chiricahua Indians--Wars Fort Bowie (Ariz.) Fort Huachuca (Ariz.) Hotels--Arizona Indians of North America--Southwest, New Indian scouts Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Ramona--Pictorial works Jicarilla Indians Shamans Mescalero Indians Mission San Juan Capistrano Mohave Indians Rancho Camulos (Calif.) Santa Barbara Mission United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Apache Agency United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. San Carlos Agency Warm Spring Apache Indians
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