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[preprinted] THE HOLLENBECK
THE LEADING HOTEL
COR. SPRING AND SECOND STS. A. C. BILICKE & CO., Proprietors.
Los Angeles, Cal. [end preprinted] Aug 1st [preprinted] 1983. [end preprinted]

Mrs Leland Stanford
San Francisco Cal.
Dear Madam

Ever since the Leland Stanford Jr. University was started it was my idea and desire to do something for it in way of photo collections of the noted South West Indians, including a number of tribes. From 1882 I was on the frontier and made special study of Indian life untill 1890. Was with General Crook on a number of indian campaigns & I have over 200 hundred indian negatives. I have furnished some for the Smithsonian Institute which their records will show. Since collecting these and the information concerning them I have not been able to carry out my intention. I wish to ask if I should forward a few samples that there could be any [illegible/crossed out] chance of my disposing