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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4504814, member: 8267"]The proper definition of an orotone is that it is printed on glass, but the Goodwill description may have been using the term simply to mean a sepia toned image.</p><p>Here is an interesting account of Edward Curtis' development of the process, - which he renamed "Curt-Tones":</p><p><a href="https://www.curtislegacyfoundation.org/post/the-orotones-of-edward-s-curtis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.curtislegacyfoundation.org/post/the-orotones-of-edward-s-curtis" rel="nofollow">https://www.curtislegacyfoundation.org/post/the-orotones-of-edward-s-curtis</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have been trying to find the original photographer for the image of Two Guns, with no luck yet. I have searched collections of Curtis photos, and cannot find this image (or any of Two Guns White Calf) in his work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did find this interesting article about Two Guns White Calf:</p><p><a href="https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/05/21/john-two-guns-white-calf/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/05/21/john-two-guns-white-calf/" rel="nofollow">https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/05/21/john-two-guns-white-calf/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you scroll down to the comments, you will find several posts by Ray Djuff, who is (still, apparently) working on a biography of Two Guns. He seems quite knowledgeable about photos of the Chief, and their value. Perhaps he would recognize the image and be able to tell you more, if you are still curious. He includes his contact info in one of the posts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4504814, member: 8267"]The proper definition of an orotone is that it is printed on glass, but the Goodwill description may have been using the term simply to mean a sepia toned image. Here is an interesting account of Edward Curtis' development of the process, - which he renamed "Curt-Tones": [URL]https://www.curtislegacyfoundation.org/post/the-orotones-of-edward-s-curtis[/URL] I have been trying to find the original photographer for the image of Two Guns, with no luck yet. I have searched collections of Curtis photos, and cannot find this image (or any of Two Guns White Calf) in his work. I did find this interesting article about Two Guns White Calf: [URL]https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/05/21/john-two-guns-white-calf/[/URL] If you scroll down to the comments, you will find several posts by Ray Djuff, who is (still, apparently) working on a biography of Two Guns. He seems quite knowledgeable about photos of the Chief, and their value. Perhaps he would recognize the image and be able to tell you more, if you are still curious. He includes his contact info in one of the posts.[/QUOTE]
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