Photographs. n.p., n.d.
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Personal Photographs
View of back of Wright on horse.
Small faded photograph of two matching framed portraits, one of a man, the other of a woman.
Wright and others sitting on ground in desert on picnic.
Printed copy of desert picnic described above.
Portrait of Wright seated in wooden chair.
Printed card with Wright family portrait on front, and biographical sketch of Wright and family on back. Dated 1914.
Wright sitting with two guests outside arrow-weed study, on his ranch, Tecolote Rancho, near El Centro, California. ca. 1910-1915.
Signed portrait of woman whose first name is Ella, and whose last name begins with a B. May be Bradshaw.
Portrait of Wright with retouched shirt, tie, jacket. This photo is used on front of brochure advertising his 1919 movie, The Shepherd of the Hills.
Duplicate of retouched portrait above.
Unretouched original of above portrait. ok EWR pencilled on back.
Print of unretouched portrait above in folder. Signed, Sincerely yours, Harold Bell Wright.
Striking portrait of Wright with very stylish city clothes and hat.
Portrait of Wright looking very serious.
Wright fishing in stream (Publicity photo).
Wright fishing (duplicate).
Movie Publicity Photographs
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2 Shepherd by sheep corral.
4 Pete and Shepherd (?).
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5 Mr. and Mrs. Matthews bending over dying daughter, Maggie. Mr. Matthews vowing revenge.
6 Artist (Shepherd's son) talking to Maggie.
7 Pete and sheep.
8 Shepherd (?), Pete, Matt, and Sammy.
9 Mr. Matthews talking to Pete and Shepherd.
10 Sammy, Shepherd, Pete, and dog in front of cabin.
11 Mr. Matthews swearing revenge at Maggie's grave.
14 Shepherd reading to Sammy on porch.
15 Shepherd, Pete, Sammy, with injured sheep.
16 Shepherd, Pete, Sammy, with injured sheep. From distance.
18 Sammy and Pete.
20 Matt preparing to draw gun outside Shepherd's cabin.
21 Pete and Shepherd.
22 Shepherd on porch of his cabin.
23 Jim Lane and woman in covered wagon by cabin.
24 Mrs. Matthews in cabin mending socks.
25 Shepherd, Mr. Matthews, Pete.
26 Shepherd showing flowers to Sammy. Pete watches.
26 Shepherd showing... (duplicate of above).
28 Artist painting picture of Maggie at spring by cabin.
28 Artist painting... (duplicate of above).
30 Wash Gibbs and 7 bad friends approaching Matt whom they have just shot and Shepherd who is bending over Matt.
31 Mr. Matthews.
32 Jim Lane and Shepherd attending to Matt after Wash Gibbs and friends tried to hang Matt and Shepherd.
34 Shepherd visiting with Mrs. Matthews on her porch.
38 Wash Gibbs and two bad friends sneaking up to cabin.
40 Old Matt and Shepherd on porch. Shepherd hangs head after Mr. Matthews tells him what Shepherd's son did to Maggie.
43 Pete giving flower to Shepherd.
45 Young Matt standing with Shepherd by sheep corral.
50 Possibly Jed Holland, the first person the Shepherd met. Jed directed Shepherd to Matthews' for lodging.
51 Mr. and Mrs. Matthews looking down trail with smiles.
52 Sammy and Jim Lane.
54 Matt and Sammy.
55 Matt chopping wood.
56 Matt helping Sammy dismount from horse.
56 Matt helping... (duplicate of above).
57 Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, Matt, Sammy, Shepherd at Matthews' house.
58 Matt chopping wood.
59 Maggie breaking stick, unhappy after artist left.
60 Artist putting flower in Maggie's hair.
61 Shepherd praying in Matthews' attic bedroom after being told what his son did to Old Matt's daughter.
63 Artist and Maggie by cabin and sheep corral.
64 Uncle Ike outside Post Office.
65 Sammy setting table for Jim Lane.
66 Shepherd and Dr. Coughlan talking in Shepherds's cabin.
67 Uncle Ike in front of Post office.
68 Jim Lane in cabin with gun drawn.
69 Dr. Coughlan knocking on Shepherd's cabin door.
71 Sammy eating with Jim Lane.
72 Wash Gibbs approaching frightened Sammy in Cabin.
73 Sammy eating with Jim Lane.
74 Shepherd and Dr. Coughlan and Pete in cabin.
75 Pete leads Shepherd and Dr. Coughlan to Howard's cabin in Dewey cave.
77 Shepherd teaching Sammy in cabin while Jim Lane watches.
78 Matt standing over fallen Wash Gibbs.
81 Uncle Ike handing letter to Sammy.
85 Ollie at Matthews' mill with Sammy.
86 Wash Gibbs' friend waiting on wagon. Sammy and Ollie on horses at Matthews' Mill. Wash Gibbs and Matt standing next to horses.
89 Sammy and Pete in Shepherd's cabin with Shepherd.
91 Sammy and well-dressed Ollie in her cabin.
92 Sammy and plain Ollie arguing in cabin.
94 Shepherd, Sammy, Jim Lane.
95 Plain Ollie pleading with unresponsive Sammy in cabin.
96 Ragged Sammy and well-dressed Ollie in her cabin.
98 Jim Lane in cabin playing violin.
100 Jim Lane in cabin.
102 Jim Lane and Sammy in cabin.
103 Sammy leaning on sheep fence by cabin.
104 Jim Lane and Sammy in Texas by grave of Mrs. Lane.
105 Jim Lane and Sammy beside grave of Sammy's mother in Texas.
? Young artist (Howard, Shepherd's son) appealing to Maggie (Matthews' daughter).
? Matt and Mr. Matthews ready to chop wood.
Photographs of Camp Hole-in the Mountain, on the south slope of the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills near Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona desert scenery. Corner fencepost in foreground.
Arizona desert scenery.
Arizona desert scenery.
A desert canyon.
Wright in tent at Camp Hole-in the Mountain.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain with additional tents.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain, three tents.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain, five tents.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain from distance.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain. Close shot showing large shade tarp and several hammocks.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain, showing tents.
Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain desert scenery with saguaro.
Man (possibly Wright) wearing Smokey hat at Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain with two horses.
Close-up of Wright writing at outdoor shaded table at Camp Hole-in-the-Mountain, Arizona. He is dressed in all white clothes including hat and shoes.
Illustrations for Their Yesterdays, n.p., n.d.
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Dreams of Womanhood.
Blessed Yesterdays.
Led by a Little Child.
Giving all that was given.
Ephemera. n.p., n.d.
A permit for a minor (Edward Peil) under the age of 18 to work in the production of motion pictures for Wright.
A copy of a contract (in 6 exhibits) dated September 6, 1922.
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Wright's signature Harold for The Recreation of Brian Kent, p.5:
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A photocopy of that portion of Frank Luther Mott's book, Golden Multitudes, which deals critically with Wright.
Newspaper clippings about Wright.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Democrat, September 7, 1911.
Baltimore News, September 9, 1911.
Birmingham News, September 9, 1911.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 9, 1911.
Anderson Indiana Herald, September 17, 1911.
Ansonia, Connecticut Evening Sentinel, September 12, 1911.
Burlington Iowa Hawkeye, September 13, 1911.
Bismark Herald, September 17, 1911.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Morning Call, n.d.
Indianapolis News, Sept 12, 1914.
Rochester Herald, Sept. 12, 1914.
Riverside, California Press Enterprise, March 3, 1963.
Letters from Harold Bell Wright
1 Letter to E.W. Reynolds. From Redlands, California, May 4, 1910.
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1 letter to H.G. Cory. From California. February 26, 1913.
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1 unused postcard.
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The Uncrowned King. Redlands, California, 1910
1 hardbound copy.
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1 crudely bound volume.
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The Uncrowned King.
Original Ink Drawing By Harold Bell Wright
1 ink drawing of arrow-weed studio at Tecolote Rancho, near El Centro, California. Dated 1916.
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That Printer of Udell's.
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The Shepherd of the Hills. Chicago, 1907.
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The Recreation of Brian Kent. California, 1919.
The Calling of Dan Matthews. Chicago, 1909.
Their Yesterdays. Chicago, 1912.
The Eyes of the World. Chicago, 1914.
Their Yesterdays. Chicago, 1912.
The Winning of Barbara Worth. n.p, n.d.
When a Man's a Man. n.p., 1916.
When a Man's a Man. n.p., 1916.