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F. Jay Haynes

Twenty [20] 19th century albumen 'boudoir' photographs of Yellowstone Park / Muir Glacier Alaska

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Fargo / St. Paul, F. Jay Haynes, 1895-99

1st, Fine

Twenty 19th century albumen photographs of Yellowstone Park/Muir Glacier Alaska.  ]

Mountains, Glaciers, Lakes, Geysers

7-3/4x5”, in original printed envelopes labeled: “Unmounted Boudoir Views 5x8 // Yellowstone Park Scenery, / Published by / F. Jay Haynes, / Fargo, D.T.”  Envelopes sized at 8.5x5.5”.  [Five of the sleeves show the studio address as Fargo D.T. – indicating these were produced between 1885 and 1889 when Haynes moved to St. Paul Mn.  The remainder bear the St. Paul Address.

14 photos of Yellowstone; 6 of Alaskan glaciers. These are the only copies we have seen with their original studio-printed sleeves.

CONDITION: Near Fine; printed on very thin paper with occasional surface imperfections.  One photo has a small closed tear.   The envelopes are Good to very good, with toning to margins; the identity of each photo written in pencil. Three of the envelopes are plain, without printing. 

Frank Jay Haynes (1853 –1921) was a professional photographer, publisher, and entrepreneur who played a major role in documenting the settlement and early history of the Northwestern United States. He became both the official photographer of the Northern Pacific Railway and of Yellowstone National Park His photographs were some of the earliest mass circulated images of the park and gained iconic status, shaping and supporting the public opinion of the park during its formative years.

Commissioned in 1876 to make views along the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad, Hayes traveled throughout the West until 1905, working in a railroad car equipped as both gallery and darkroom. During an 1881 rail trip to the newly established Yellowstone National Park, Haynes applied for a commercial concession as park photographer. Three years later, he opened a formal studio and photography gallery inside the park, selling prints of the park's natural wonders to tourists. His photographs were also widely published in articles, journals, and books, and turned into stereographs, cabinet cards, and postcards as well as larger mounted images up to 20x24”. 

Hayes published in a variety of formats including large albumen prints, silver gelatin prints, and plain paper “boudoir” sized prints as here.  Collections are in numerous western museums and galleries as well as the Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, and Getty Museum.  Prints occasionally appear at auction and dealer catalogs, but rarely an assortment of this size.

CONTENTS: 

No. 3546 Jupiter Terrace

No. 3555 West Entrance to Golden Gate

No. 3566 Virginia Cascades

No. 3569 Paint Pots

No. 3577 Prismatic Lake

No. 3579 Grotto Geyser Cone

No. 3583 Morning Glory Sprint

No. 3627 Old Faithful

No. 3636 Upper Falls

No. 3645  Grand Canyon from Point Lookout

No. 3659 Great Falls Red Rock

No. 3670 Lone Star

No 3672 Excelsior Geyser

No. 3687 Yellowstone Lake

No. 5012 Taku Glacier [Alaska]

No. 5016 Taku Glacier [Alaska]

No. 5029 Str. Queen approaching Muir Glacier [Alaska]

No. 5034 Face of Muir Glacier [Alaska]

No. 5042 Ice ? on Muir Glacier [Alaska]

No.  5017 Treadwell Mine Douglas Inlet [ Alaska]

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