Teton Mts. Jackson Lake
St. Paul, MN: Haynes Picture Shops, [1917]. 17302. Silver print photograph [7.5 cm x 23 cm] that has been hand-tinted on a gray mount [14.5 cm x 34 cm] with a gilt stamped border. Nice condition. Item #8886
Lovely hand-colored panorama of Jackson Lake, which is located in Grand Teton National Park. 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."
Price: $150.00