Liberty Cap, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Park

Detroit: Detroit Photographic Company, 1902. 53444. Photochrom [17.5 cm x 23 cm] / [7" x 9"] Image is bright and sharp. Not mounted. Small bump at the head, otherwise very good. Vibrant image of the Liberty Cap formation in Yellowstone with the National Hotel in the background, by the famed pioneer western photographer, F. Jay Haynes.

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.