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Thursday, March 18, 1999
1. (Alaska) Indian Town, Sitka, Alaska. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
Ramshackle settlement on the inlet. Slight fading, tiny flaw in the negative at right, else near fine. (200/300)
2. (Alaska) Juneau City, Alaska, 1882. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
Small community spread out along the shore of an inlet with a large mountain behind; visible is rooftop with large lettering, "N.W.T. Co." On the reverse is pencil notation, "Joe Juneau & Dick Harris discovered gold here in 1880." Two 1" diameter tarnished spots, in sky and mountainside, light faded streak at center (looks like plume of smoke), else very good.
(300/500)
3. (Alaska) Russian Church, Sitka, Alaska, 1882. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin.
Alaska: 1882
White clapboard Russian Orthodox Church with belfry and steeple, and a clock, a dozen men and children standing nearby. On the verso is pencil notation, "Completed in 1816. Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel." Some foxing, else very good. (200/300)
4. (Alaska) Sitka, Alaska, 1882. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin.
Alaska: 1882
The Russian capital of Alaska from across the inlet, large building on a hill at left, a church to its right. The sky has a light blue tinting. Near fine. (300/500)
5. (Alaska) Sitka, Alaska, 1882. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
Again viewed from across the inlet, the large building is at the right, a ship is docked in front of a warehouse. Slight fading at right edge, a spot in the sky portion, else near fine.
(200/300)
6. (Alaska) Sitka, Alaska, 1882. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
View of the street leading to the Russian Church, with large buildings along right side, the inlet at left. A few tiny flaws in the negative; near fine. (200/300)
7. (Alaska) Sitka Blockhouse. Albumen photograph. 9-1/4x7-1/2, on period plain mount, with pencil caption in reverse. Alaska: [1882]
A few faint fox marks; near fine. (200/300)
8. (Alaska) Untitled view of an Indian settlement near Sitka. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
Ramshackle buildings along an inlet at low tide, with several canoes visible; the steeple of a church can just be seen peeking over a hill in the background. Top right corner of image nicked off, else near fine. (200/300)
9. (Alaska) Untitled view of Sitka. Albumen photograph. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on period plain mount with pencil caption in lower margin. Alaska: 1882
Community huddled along an inlet, wooded hill behind, a church visible. Near fine to fine.
(300/500)
10. (Alaska) Mrs. Mary E. Hart. Browntone silver photograph of a woman in heavy Eskimo sealskin parka, hat, mittens, etc. With imprint of Surry's Studio, 69-1/2 1st Ave, Seattle, in the negative. Image 5-1/2x4, on original mount with printed caption and description. Seattle: c.1905
Mrs. Hart is described as "Alaska Lecturer and Guide with Pacific Steamship Company...." Minor wear to the mount, some silvering to the image, else very good. (80/120)
11. (Arizona) San Miguel Church. Cabinet card photograph of the crumbling edifice, with printed description mounted on reverse, with imprint of F.A. Nims, Colorado Springs. (Some foxing to image.) c.1875. * Mission San Zavier, Arizona. Stereo view, with imprint of Payne, Stanton & Co., Los Angeles. c.1885. Together, 2 albumen photographs. Colorado Springs & Los Angeles:
c.1875 & c.1885
Good to very good. (80/120)
12. (Arizona & New Mexico) Jackson, W.H. Santa Fe. Adobe bulding surrounded by mud fence, other adobes in background. Imprint in lower margin, descriptive text on reverse. 4-1/4x6-1/4. (Mount worn around edges.) * Church Near Maiden Lane. (holograph title on reverse.) Solid-looking church surrounded by less impressive buildings, mountains in background. With imprint of Buehman & Co., Tucson, on reverse. 4x6-1/2. c.1880 Together, 2 albumen photographs.
Denver & Tucson: c.1880
Very good condition. (80/120)
13. (Big Tree) Silver photograph of a carriage drawn by six horses on top of a fallen giant Sequoia, loaded with men, women, and children. 13-1/2x18-3/4, on board mount.
Calaveras Co.: negative 1878, printed later
On the back of the mount is written in pencil, "Photo taken on September 25 - 1878. Pop Jackson driving the team on top of "Fallen Giant." The photograph is retouched with white, evidently for publication purposes. Some edge wear, else very good. (100/150)
14. Billington, W[illiam] C. Presidio Reservation, San Francisco, Cal. Albumen photograph. 4-1/2x7-1/2 on original mount, captioned & with imprint in the negative. San Francisco: c.1890
Striking view of the Presidio hillsides covered with white conical tents where the soldiers are bivouaced, the Marin headlands across the bay. Fine. (80/120)
15. Billington, W[illiam] C. The Chronicle, Examiner, Call Buildings, San Francisco, Cal. * Cliff House and Seal Rocks from Parapet, Sutro Heights. (Corners of muont chipped, image crased.) * Palm Avenue, Sutro Heights, San Francisco, Cal. * Beach, Seal Rocks, and Cliff House. (Mount with some staining, 1 corner chipped.) Together, 4 photographs, on cabinet card size mounts; captioned in the negatives, 3 with Billington's imprint in the negative, the last with his Sutro Heights Gallery rubberstamp on the reverse.
San Francisco: c.1895
Good to fine condition. (100/150)
16. Bonine, E[lias] A. Yuma, Arizona. Albumen photograph on cabinet card mount, titled with Bonine's imprint in the margin.
Yuma, AZ: c.1880
Bird's eye view of the sprawling settlement of adobe shacks and single-story buildings. Near fine. (100/150)
17. (Cliff House) The Beach and Cliff House, S.F. Albumen photograph of the multi-story Victorian-style Cliff House with numerous people on the beach in the foreground. 5x7, on original mount.
San Francisco: c.1896
Exellent photograph of the Cliff House made even more notable by the numerous beach-goers, dressed in their Sunday finest. A little wear to the mount corners, image near fine.
(60/90)
18. (Cliff House) Three photographs of the three Cliff Houses: Cliff House, San Francisco, Cal'a showing the original perched on the edge of the cliff, surrounded by its added wings and "Cliff House" boldly lettered below the roof line, with gothic cornices; imprint of R.J. Waters of Gold Hill, Nevada. On original mount. 4-1/2x7-3/4. c.1880. * The large, ornate Victorian-style Cliff House which opened in 1896, and which burned down in 1907, seen from across a crowded beach. On original mount. 5x7. * The modern Cliff House, built in 1909, taken c.1915, with several fabulous vintage cars on the road out front. 6-1/2x8-1/4. Plus a circuit camera panorama (2 images glued together) of the second Cliff House and Ocean Beach. 3x21-1/2. (Worn with several tears). Together, 4 images. San Francisco: various dates
Very good or better condition. (100/150)
19. Cunningham, Imogen. Portrait of Nata Piaskowski, 1952. Vintage silver print. 7-1/4x5-3/4, on original board mount. San Francisco: 1952
Signed and dated 1952 in pencil by Cunningham beneath the image; studio label with her 1331 Green Street address on the reverse of the mount, with captioned penciled in. Rare vintage silver print by Cunningham, of the noted photographer who documented the San Francisco Bohemian literary and art community. Fine condition. (700/1000)
20. Curtis, C.C. Albumen photograph of eight men working over the carcass of a giant Sequoia, with oxen present for dragging the pieces away. 5-1/2x9-1/4, on original mount with photographer's rubberstamp on the reverse.
Hanford, CA: c.1890
This is undoubtedly the giant Sequoia "General Noble," the dismantling of which for reconstruction and exhibit at the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition was recorded by Curtis. Curtis was a member of the socialist Kaweah Colony in Tulare County, California. Near fine. (100/150)
21. Ericson, A[ugustus] W[illiam]. Logging at Freshwater, Humboldt Co. California. Excelsior Redwood Co., Eureka, Cal. Albumen photograph of a train carrying huge logs, 1 per flatcar, each about eight or nine feet in diameter; a portion of the engine is visible at the front of the train. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on original mount with title & imprint printed in the lower margin, imprint of A.W. & R. Ericson on the reverse.
Arcata, Humboldt County, CA: c.1890
A grim reminder of the fate of so much of California's old growth forests. Top right corner of mount chipped off, darkened streak at upper left of image, else very good. (200/300)
22. Ericson, A[ugustus] W[illiam]. Three browntone silver photographs, each captioned "Scene in the California Redwoods": A huge log being towed by chains, with legend Excelsior Redwood Co., Eureka, Cal., 10 ft. Dia. on the end of the log; a train of about 16 oxen pulling logs through a partially levelled forest; and several loggers grouped around a power winch, felled logs, and a rather decrepit forest. Images approx. 7-1/2x9-1/2, on original printed mounts.
Arcata, Humboldt County, CA: c.1900
Some minor fading to images, else very good.
(150/250)
23. Ericson, A[ugustus] W[illiam]. Train of 55 Mules for Hoopa Valley, Humboldt Co., California. Albumen photograph of a caravan of burdened mules in not very orderly fashion. 7-1/2x9-1/4, on original mount with title & imprint printed in the lower margin, imprint of A.W. & R. Ericson on the reverse.
Arcata, Humboldt County, CA: c.1890
Top right corner of mount chipped off with a few other chips, else very good. (150/250)
24. (Golden Gate) Golden Gate & Fort Point. Albumen photograph. 4-1/2x7-1/2, on original mount.
San Francisco: c.1885
Fort Point in the foreground, the Marin Headlands in the background, a schooner on the bay. With rubberstamp of C. Beach, Bookseller and Stationer, S.F., on reverse. Lower left corner of mount knocked off and repaired, some fading, else very good.
(50/80)
25. (Grant, Ulysses S.) Gen. Grant and [Family?] July 28, 1868, Fort Saunders, U.P.R.R. Albumen photograph. 7-3/4x11-3/4, on original mount, captioned in ink on the reverse.
No place: 1868
Nice view of the President and his entourage, consisting of several army officers, a few stout politicos, a scattering of women and children, and a dog, all standing or sitting before a building which could easily be a small train station in Colorado. A large American flag flutters at the right. Soiling to mount with a short marginal tear; some fading to image, else very good. (400/700)
26. (Hawaii - Album) Album with 87 albumen photographs, 21 of them approx. 7x9, 66 of them approx. 3-1/2x4-1/2; mounted on both sides of heavy album leaves 9-3/4x12, morocco & cloth.
Hawaii: c.1890's
Nice selection, the large ones mostly stock views incl. bird's-eye view of Honolulu; the Honolulu harbor; Nuuanu Avenue; a village amid palm trees; Diamond Head; etc. The small photographs are most likely amateur in origin, and incl. ship-board scenes; street scenes; buildings and fine residences; swimming cattle alongside a small boat to a larger boat upon which they were loaded; outrigger canoes, grass huts, lava flows, etc. Covers detached, worn, portion of spine leather lacking; fading to some images, 1 creased, a few with slight ripples from mounting; else very good. (1000/1500)
27. (Hawaii) Eight albumen photographs, on both sides of four loose album leaves, captioned in ink beneath images: Masonic Building, 6-1/2x9; Residence of Mrs. S.G. Dickson, 6-1/2x9; Residence of Dr. John S. McGrew, 6-1/2x9; Residence of Alfong, 6-1/2x9; Residence of Mr. Waterhouse, 6-1/2x9; First Mission Building with a crowd of converts gathered in front, 6-1/2x9; Residence of W.G. Irvin, 6-1/2x9; and Residence of Hon. C.R. Bishop, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
Nice selection of views of some of the more elegant homes in the Sandwich Islands. Some wear to mounts, a bit warped; images very good or better. (400/700)
28. (Hawaii) Four albumen photographs, on both sides of two loose album leaves, captioned in ink beneath images: Rainbow Falls, Hawaii, 6-1/2x9; Road to the Volcano, 6-1/2x9; Kapena Falls with native about to jump into pool off cliff, 9x6-1/2; and Hawaiians Eating Poi, 3 women and 1 man seated on floor with bowls, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
Some wear to mounts, a bit warped; images very good or better. (200/300)
29. (Hawaii) Four albumen photographs, on both sides of two loose album leaves, captioned in ink beneath images: Wailua Falls, Kauai, 6-1/2x9; Lava Cone, Hawaii, 6-1/2x9; Lava Flow, Hawaii, 6-1/2x9; and Koahiki Falls, Hawaii, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
Large chip to one of the mounts, both with some soiling & a few tears, a bit warped; images with some edge fading, very good or better condition. (250/350)
30. (Hawaii) Four albumen photographs, on both sides of two loose album leaves, captioned in ink beneath images: Banana Tree, 9x6-1/2; Hawaiian Style of Riding of a primitive painting of Hawaiian woman on horseback, 6-1/2x9; Traveler Plant, 9x6-1/2; and Date Palm Tree, 9x6-1/2. Hawaii: c.1880
Some wear & chipping to mounts, a bit warped; images very good or better with some edge fading. (150/250)
31. (Hawaii) Six albumen photographs, on both sides of three loose album leaves, captioned in ink beneath images: Date Palm Avenue, 6-1/2x9; View from the Top of the Pali, 6-1/2x9; View on Numann Avenue, 6-1/2x9; Royal Palm Avenue, 6-1/2x9; Road at the Top of the Pali, 6-1/2x9; and View on the Pali, 9x6-1/2. Hawaii: c.1880
Some wear to mounts, a bit warped; images very good or better. (250/350)
32. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Royal Group with portrait of 8 members of Hawaiian royal family headed by Kalakauia and Kapiolani, 9-1/4x6-1/4, and View in Honolulu, Diamond Head in the Background with several outriggers on bay in foreground, 6-1/2x9.
Hawaii: c.1880
Chipping & soiling to the mount, a bit warped, some fading to images, else very good.
(200/300)
33. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Native Hawaiian Grass Hut with 4 Hawaiians & a dog in front, 6-1/2x9, and Coconut Grove, Waikiki with the windswept palms rising over a thatch-roofed hut, 6-1/2x9.
Hawaii: c.1880
Mount with some wear & corner chips, a bit warped; images very good or better with some fading at edges. (200/300)
34. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Princeville Plantation, Kauai showing the plantation buildings along a river, surrounded by fields, 6-1/2x9, and View on Maui with 12 Hawaiian men, women & children seated on fence in front of a grass hut, 6-1/2x9.
Hawaii: c.1880
Album leaf a bit chipped & soiled, some warping; 2nd image faded, 1st with just slight marginal fading, else 2nd very good, 1st better.
(200/300)
35. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Hilo, Hawaii showing the town with palm trees and a field in foreground, a church visible, 6-1/2x9, and Hawaiian Idol, a carved statue, 9x6-1/2. Hawaii: c.1880
Mount with a little soiling & wear, a bit warped; images with fading around the edges, else very good.
(150/250)
36. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Diamond Head, 6-1/2x9, and View on the Pali, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
Some soiling to the mount, a bit warped, images near fine, the first a striking view.
(200/300)
37. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Hawaiian Hotel, 6-1/2x9, and View of Honolulu from the Steamer Wharf, 6-1/2x9.
Hawaii: c.1880
Album leaf well chipped, somewhat warped; images very good or better with just a little rubbing & fading. (200/300)
38. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Fort St. Church, 9-1/4x6-1/2, and Government Building, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
The album leaf is quite chipped at 1 margin, somewhat warped; 2nd image with flaw at upper right corner, else very good. (200/300)
39. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: Beilul Church, 6-1/2x9-1/4, and Native Stone Church, 6-1/2x9-1/4. Hawaii: c.1880
One margin detached, another well chipped, a split to image edge, mount somewhat warped; images both very good or better. (200/300)
40. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: View of Honolulu from the Prison, 6-1/2x9, and View of Honolulu from Punchbowl, 6-1/2x9 (this last with some foxing & fading).
Hawaii: c.1880
Two striking images of Honolulu, the first in nearly fine condition, the second very good. Mount corners worn, a few marginal tears, somewhat warped. (300/500)
41. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: View of the Harbor Front, 6-3/4x8-3/4, and View of Honolulu from the Prison, 6-1/2x9-1/4 (this last with some rubbing & a scuff).
Hawaii: c.1880
The first is a detailed view of the harbor with several sailing ships docked, with building of J.M. Oat & Son, Sail Maker, visible. A few chips to the mount margins, somewhat warped, else 1st image near fine, 2nd good. (200/300)
42. (Hawaii) Two albumen photographs, on both sides of a loose album leaf, captioned in ink beneath images: C.R. Bishop & Co. Bank, 9-1/4x6-1/4, and Queen's Hospital, 6-1/2x9. Hawaii: c.1880
Solid stone bank on the corner, a horse and carriage parked out front for the getaway; the second shows several men and women standing on the balcony, a few in the garden below. Mount well chipped, somewhat warped; images very good or better. (250/350)
43. Haynes, F. Jay or J.E. Riverside Geyser. Browntone silver photograph of a geyser. 13-1/4x10-1/4.
St. Paul: printed c.1920's
Striking view of the spewing geyser, from a negative either by F. Jay Haynes or his son who followed in his footsteps and reprinted many of his father's negatives. With the original mounting hooks on the reverse, along with Haynes' title and copyright rubberstamp. Fine. (200/300)
44. Haynes, F. Jay or J.E. Lower Fall from Below, Yellowstone Pk. Silver photograph. 13-1/4x10-1/4.
St. Paul: printed c.1930's
Dramative view of the fall. With Haynes' title and copyright rubberstamp on the reverse. Fine. (150/250)
45. Haynes, J.E. Old Faithful Geyser. 150 Ft. Yellowstone Park. Color halftone reproduction of the photograph by Haynes. 17x12, matted in period frame under glass.
St. Paul: c.1920's
Dramatic view of the erupting geyser. Jack E. Haynes was the son of pioneer photographer J. Frank Haynes, and took over from his father as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Very good or better condition.
(100/150)
46. Hook, W.E. Group of 13 albumen photographs on cabinet-card mounts. Most captioned in the negative. All but 1 with Hook's Colorado Springs imprint stamped in blind in the left margin. Images 4-1/2x7-1/4 or reverse.
Colorado Springs, CO: c.1891-97
Images include General view Garden of the Gods; Gateway Garden of the Gods; Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods; Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon; Narrows, Cheyenne Canon; etc. Also, untitled photograph of heavily laden burro on which there is a sign, "I Helped to build Pikes Peak rail'd." This last has no photographer's imprint, but does have rubberstamp of Barkelow Bros., Railroad Agent, Denver, Colo., on reverse. Very good or better condition. (400/600)
47. Houseworth, Thomas. Photographic trade card for Houseworth, with caption Compliments of Thomas Houseworth, the Leading Photographer, 12 Montgomery St., San Francisco. The albumen photograph is a montage of 16 small images, ranging from portraits to views of the Cliff House to views of Yosemite; with printed description of Houseworth's products on reverse. 5-1/2x3.
San Francisco: c.1880
Thomas Houseworth was the leading retailer and publisher of photographs in San Francisco during the latter half of the nineteenth century, often employing or purchasing negatives from other photographers and selling their prints under the Houseworth imprint. Very good or better condition. (300/500)
48. Huffman, Laton A. #362 The Yellowstone from Pompey's Pillar, Photo Print & Copyright by Huffman, Miles City, Mont. 06. Browntone collotype from a photograph by Huffman. Titled and signed in the negative at bottom of image. 8x10. Miles City, MT: printed c.1906
View of the Yellowstone River from the top of the famous sandstone pillar landmark mentioned and named by Lewis and Clark in their journals, and on which Captain Clarke carved his name, a feature which is still visible today. L.A. Huffman, born in Iowa in 1854, apprenticed with F. Jay Haynes, replaced S.J. Morrow as post photographer in 1878, and opened a studio of his own in Miles City in 1880. He is best known for his photographs of the Indians, cowboys, buffalo herds and northern plains life. He moved to Chicago in 1890, but returned to Montana in 1896. He closed his last studio in 1905, but continued to publish from his negatives, including collotype reproductions like the present image and those following. Though probably printed after he closed his studio, they are from negatives which were mostly taken during the 1880's or 1890's. Fine. (500/800)
49. Huffman, Laton A. #450 Cutting out a Steer. Browntone collotype from a photograph by Huffman. Signed in ink in lower right of image. 6x12. Miles City, MT: printed c.1910
Gripping view of an African-American cowboy on his quarter horse charging after a fleeing steer. Fine condition. (600/900)
50. Huffman, Laton A. 457, Stump Horn Bull-Absorokee Scout. Browntone collotype from a photograph by Huffman. Signed in ink in lower right of image. 12-1/2x7.
Miles City, MT: printed c.1910
Portrait of a Crow Indian scout with hair in braids, showing his scalp lock, wearing a fancy cloth shirt with a scarf draped around his neck, holding a cigaret in one hand. An excellent image of a Crow warrior in his prime. Fine condition. (800/1200)
51. Huffman, Laton A. After the Battle, Custer Battlefield, 1879. Collotype from a photograph by Huffman. Signed by Huffman in negative with copyright date 1913. 7-1/4x7-1/4.
Miles City, MT: printed c.1913
Haunting photograph of the dried bones of fallen 7th Cavalry horses on Last Stand Hill, along with remnants of saddes and tack. A vivid demonstration of the grim realities of Plains Indians warfare, showing where horses went down in battle and were used as revements by the troopers. Fine condition.
(300/500)
52. Huffman, Laton A. Cheyenne Chief Two Moons talking with George Bird Grinnell. Collotype from a photograph by Huffman. 8-1/4x9-3/4 plus margins. Miles City, MT: 1913
Two Moons seated next to his lodge, under a canvas fly, drawing and describing to Grinnell events in his life and Cheyenne history. Two Moons' pipe is seen in the foreground; Grinnell has his back to the camera. Signed and dated by Huffman in the negative. Left edge trimmed; near fine. (500/800)
53. Huffman, Laton A. Hot Noon. Browntone collotype from a photograph by Huffman. Signed in ink by Huffman in lower right of image. 7x10. Miles City, MT: printed c.1910
Huffman's classic view of saddle horses cooling off in the Powder River at noon among the longhorn steers that they have rounded up and are on the trail to market with. Fine.
(200/300)
54. Jackson, William Henry. The Colorado or Front Range from Near Gold Hill. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative & numbered 51. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1874]
View of the snow-covered mountains across a tree-lined lake. A little darkening/soiling to mount edges; a few spots to image sky portion, some fading, else very good. (300/500)
55. Jackson, William Henry. Crater of the Grand Geyser. Albumen photograph. Captioned & numbered 108 in the negative. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image. [Washington: c.1871]
Jackson became the official Hayden Survey photographer in 1870, and his famous views of the Yellowstone region contributed to the establishment of the Yellowstone National Park. In 1871 he sold his Denver studio and moved to Washington, D.C., to work on survey publications. Mount with some soiling, darkening & edge wear; image with small hole in upper right sky portion, very good with some fading. (300/500)
56. Jackson, William Henry. Eroded Sandstones, Monument Park, Colorado. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative & numbered 72. 12-3/4x9, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin.
[Washington: c.1875]
Mount splitting & worn with some soiling & darkening; image very good. (200/300)
57. Jackson, William Henry. Gateway to the Garden of the Gods, Colorado. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative & numbered 74. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1875]
Mount worn, splitting at top corners, with some soiling, darkening & edge wear; image very good with some fading & rubbing, a few spots. (200/300)
58. Jackson, William Henry. Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1871]
Dramatic view of the rugged canyon. Mount with some soiling, darkening & edge wear; image near fine with some minor fading around the edges. (400/700)
59. Jackson, William Henry. In the Canon of the Mancos. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative & numbered 74. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1874]
Superb image of a cliff dwelling on which are perched two men, reproduced in Jackson's autobiography Time Exposure, with the following description: "In 1874, Ernest Ingersoll and I, with John Moss, our guide, and several packers, discovered this two-story cliff dwelling of the Mesa Verde. This photograph of it is the first one ever published. John Moss, whom I have sketched on another page, is the standing figure. The other is Cooper." Mount with some light foxing & soiling; image a bit faded around edges, top left corner lifted from the mount, tiny chips at lower left corner, else near fine.
(1000/1500)
60. Jackson, William Henry. Mammoth Hot Springs, Gardiner's River. Albumen photograph. Captioned & numbered 26 in the negative. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1871]
A lone man with a beard, holding a small pick, stands upon the steaming, bubbling springs. This man is likely the artist Thomas Moran, who was in the famous "oldest existing photograph of Mammoth Hot Springs" pictured in Jackson's autobiography, Time Exposure. Both men are wearing the same rounded hat, but the subject in the latter photograph has his back to the camera. In the present photograph, he is standing with one hand on the side of the spring, gazing into the distance. Some soiling to mount; image very good with a little fading. (600/900)
61. Jackson, William Henry. Near Mount Blackmore, M.T. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 12-3/4x9, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin.
[Washington: c.1875]
Nice image of a rocky stream beyond which lie a meadow, wooded hillsides and a looming mountain. Mount splitting & worn with some soiling & darkening; image lifting at lower corners, but still near fine, with just minor fading at the edges. (300/500)
62. Jackson, William Henry. The Three Tetons. Albumen photograph. Captioned in the negative. 9x12-3/4, on original mount, with lithographed imprint "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Prof. F.V. Hayden in Charge" in top margin, "W.H. Jackson, Photo." below left edge of image.
[Washington: c.1871]
The mountain peaks rise in the distance, with with some fading to image so they are indistinct, with partially wooded mountainside in foreground. Mount with some soiling, darkening & edge wear, image with tiny spot at center, else very good save for the fading.
(200/300)
Lots 1. ALASKA through 62. JACKSON