LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 Feb Americana Grand Format Auction #659  / 

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1883 Albumen Prints Chester A. Arthur

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
1883 Albumen Prints Chester A. Arthur
<B>Series of Five Albumen Imperial Cabinet Cards From Chester A. Arthur's 1883 Trip to Yellowstone.</B></I> A rare set of five sepia octavo (6.75" x 9.75") photographs taken by Professor F. J. Haynes. The photographs feature President Chester A. Arthur (1830-1886) and his mounted party in beautiful western settings (mountains, lakes, trees) and some taken on the plains. One photograph depicts a long line of mounted Indians who came to greet Arthur, many of whom are holding umbrellas over their heads. Forty-four enlisted men and four officers of the U.S. Army were detailed to protect Arthur on his trip. A photograph of the mounted detachment is included in the series. All photographs are mounted on the photographer's mounting board. On the left margin of each card is printed "<I>National Pacific Views</B></I>", on the right side "<I>Haynes Photo Fargo</B></I>" and at the bottom is printed "<I>President Arthur's Journey Through Wyoming</B></I>". There are profuse notes written in pencil on the verso of each photograph. The photographs are in good to very good condition with liberal amounts of foxing to the images.<BR>Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was a prolific photographer who traveled throughout North and South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Western Canada. He was a photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Black Hills Stage Company, and the Puget Sound and Alaska Steam Ship Line. He operated studios out of Fargo, North Dakota; Yellowstone Naional Park; St. Paul, Minnesota; and a traveling railroad studio along the Northern Pacific line. In 1883, he was named the official photographer for President Chester A. Arthur's trip to Yellowstone.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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