Water Color Photographs Colored from Nature. Yellowstone National Park. The Complete Set in Portfolio
- St. Paul, MN: F. Jay Haynes, 1890
St. Paul, MN: F. Jay Haynes, 1890. 12 boudoir cabinet cards. Albumen photographs [12.5 cm x 20 cm] on tan beveled frame mounts [22.5 cm x 30 cm] with printed backstrips and checklists. Age toning to extremities with a few small discolorations. All have been nicely hand-tinted. Complete set.
The twelve views are: Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs - Jupiter Terrace - East Entrance to Golden Gate - The Punch Bowl, Upper Geyser Basin - Castle Well, Castle Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Lone Star Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Hot Spring Cone, Yellowstone Lake - Great Falls, Canyon, and Point Lookout - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from the Brink - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Inspiration Point. Early Park souvenir from the photographer most closely associated with Yellowstone. This set is rarely seen complete. 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." Rare.
The twelve views are: Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs - Jupiter Terrace - East Entrance to Golden Gate - The Punch Bowl, Upper Geyser Basin - Castle Well, Castle Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Old Faithful Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Lone Star Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin - Hot Spring Cone, Yellowstone Lake - Great Falls, Canyon, and Point Lookout - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from the Brink - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Inspiration Point. Early Park souvenir from the photographer most closely associated with Yellowstone. This set is rarely seen complete. 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." Rare.
Details
Title
Water Color Photographs Colored from Nature. Yellowstone National Park. The Complete Set in Portfolio
Author
Haynes, Frank Jay
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
F. Jay Haynes: St. Paul, MN
Date
1890