Indian Lodge
Washington DC: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, 1873. Albumen stereoview [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow Jackson/Hayden mount (?) [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a printed Powell survey paper label on the reverse. Nice contrasts. Gentle wear to extremities. Item #11054
View of three Uinta Indians standing in front of a teepee. This is 'Number 75' from the 'Indians of the Colorado Valley. U-in-tats. Jack Hillers (1840-1882) was working as a teamster in Salt Lake City when he met John Wesley Powell, the following year (1871) he was hired by Powell as a boatman for his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. He slowly replaced Clements Powell (John's cousin) as the assistant to the photographer (first E.O. Beaman then James Fennemore). Hillers worked hard and was likable and he picked up the art of photography quickly, soon he was the main photographer on Powell's trips and would go on to work for the B.A.E. for years.
Price: $300.00