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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs , New York · 15 October 2004
- Dimensions
- 14 x 11 inches (35.5 x 28cm.), an original Curtis Studio frame with descriptive label
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5885189
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward S. Curtis, Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods, 1909. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 404. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885189.
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Edward S. Curtis, Signal Fire to the Mountain Gods, 1909. Christie's, 15 Oct 2004, lot 404. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5885189.
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