Yellowstone Stereoview, Haynes #4586 Type 4, "OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER"

Description: Yellowstone Stereoview, Haynes #4586 Type 4, "OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER" - 1880s This antique stereoview by Frank Jay Haynes of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park during the 1880s. The image is a black and white gelatin-silver print on cardboard and paper. The subject of the photograph is the Northern Pacific Scenery and Yellowstone Park Scenery, and the theme includes nature, travel, railroadiana, natural history, and history. The vintage stereoview is an original production technique and was manufactured in the United States. It is a single piece collectible item that would be a great addition to any collection. The title of the item is "4586 OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER" and be cataloged as Haynes 4000 (St. Paul, Minn. - Northern Pacific Scenery / Yellowstone Park Scenery) Series 1 Type 4 - 1889-1890. This item is in GOOD condition. The photo has faded and there is some discoloration and wear to the card. The images in this listing were taken with a smartphone camera under only natural light and have not been enhanced. If you purchase more than one photo or card, A discount of 15% of the total purchase amount for 2 items purchased at the same time will be credited at the time of purchase.A discount of 20% of the total purchase amount for 3-4 items purchased at the same time will be credited at the time of purchase.A discount of 25% of the total purchase amount for 5+ items purchased at the same time will be credited at the time of purchase. About the artist from yellowstonestereoviews.com:A member of the second generation of photographers of western American landscape and railroads, Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) is often grouped with those who came to the West much earlier. Stylistically and technically, however, as well as in terms of his approach to his subject, he is closer in outlook to the 20th century than to the19th. His lasting claim to fame lies in his almost 2,400 stereoviews of the northwest and the single-image photographs made from halves of views. The coverage ranged from St. Paul, Minnesota in the east through Brainerd, Red River, Bismarck, Ft. Assiniboine, the Missouri River, the Black Hills and Bad Lands, Yellowstone, on through Montanaro Spokane, the Columbia River, Portland, and the Pacific at Astoria, Oregon. He was fortunate in striking a deal with the Northern Pacific Railroad to be their "Official Photographer." It’s not entirely clear what this entailed, but it appears to have been completely symbiotic. Haynes mentioned at one time that he received "an annual emolument" from the railroad which probably gave him a sound financial foundation. In return, he certainly thoroughly covered the railroad's facilities such as bridges, yards, rollingstock, and company buildings and they used his images liberally in their advertising brochures. Haynes traveled through Oregon and Washington for the Northern Pacific and Yellowstone in the 1882-1883taking a large number of views. He covered special events such as the tour of President Chester A. Arthur in 1883, and the formal completion of the railroad in the same year. He probably also had a similar deal with the Canadian Pacific Railroad and issued a large group of images of the scenery along their western route.Beginning in the early 1880s, Haynes worked in Yellowstone National Park, whereafter 1884 he was its official, though self-employed, photographer. He obtained a license to operate a photographic concession in Yellowstone at Mammoth Hot Springs. Haynes opened The Log Cabin Studio which served Yellowstone for many years selling photos to visiting tourists. He operated a railroad car gallery called Haynes Studio from 1885-1905. He moved his studio to St. Paul, Minnesota in1889 and traveled throughout the West and Alaska earning the reputation as one of the West's finest early photographers.In1891 the Puget Sound & Alaska Steamship Co. commissioned Haynes to photograph the sea journey from Tacoma, Washington, to Glacier Bay, Alaska. These views are extremely rare. Haynes retired in 1916; his son Jack Ellis Haynes, also a photographer, eventually continued the family business.

Price: 18.95 USD

Location: Fallston, Maryland

End Time: 2024-11-26T13:53:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.29 USD