Description
Offered here are two stunning original pages from the 1887 Allen & Ginter Celebrated American Indian Chiefs tobacco card album. These richly colored chromolithograph pages feature eight Native American leaders, including notable figures such as Red Shirt, Black Hawk, Big Bear, and Noon Day.
Each page contains four highly detailed portraits with vivid color and sharp detail, making them perfect for framing. Despite minor wear to the original binding holes, the pages remain in remarkable condition with no foxing, excellent paper quality, and vibrant ink tones.
This rare album was produced as a premium collectible by Allen & Ginter, one of the earliest companies to popularize trading cards in the United States. The artwork reflects both the fascination and romanticism of 19th-century America toward Native culture, and the album as a whole is considered one of the most beautiful ever printed by a tobacco company.
These pages are original-not reproductions-and are over 135 years old. Their historical value, artistic quality, and rarity make them ideal for collectors of tobacco ephemera, Americana, or Native American art.
Chiefs featured:
* Page 1: Black Hawk, Mad Bear, Red Shirt, Hairy Bear
* Page 2: Big Bear, Noon Day, Big Chief, Bull Head
Whether you’re adding to a collection or looking for a striking display piece with deep historical roots, these original 1887 album pages are exceptional examples of 19th-century American lithography and culture.
Authentic. Historic. Ready to frame.
