F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views. Photographs from the Haynes Collection, Montana Historical Society

Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society, 1981. 32pp. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 28 cm] Gray illustrated wrappers. Very good. Monograph printed in conjunction with a Haynes photography exhibit. "The Montana Historical Society is pleased to share this sampling of F. Jay Haynes photography through the traveling exhibition 'F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views.' It displays an exciting blend of historical documents that are also aesthetically pleasing, revealing both the west that Haynes witnessed and his growth as an artist with the camera."

Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was employed by the Northern Pacific RR in 1875 to take pictures along their route from Minnesota to the West Coast for advertising and promotional purposes. From 1884 through 1915 Haynes operated a lucrative service industry in Yellowstone National Park making and selling souvenir photographs, taking pictures of tour parties, and publishing graphic souvenirs. F. Jay Haynes was known as the "Official Park Photographer.