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Haynes (F. Jay) Photographs of Yellowstone National Park
photCL 213  
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  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington LibraryPhoto Archives
    Title: F. Jay Haynes photographs of Yellowstone National Park
    Creator: Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921
    Identifier/Call Number: photCL 213
    Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): approximately 1880s
    Abstract: Over 200 photographs of Yellowstone National Park, approximately 1880s, depicting scenery, hotels, and visitors, by photographer F. Jay Haynes.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. F. Jay Haynes photographs of Yellowstone National Park, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, 1976.

    Biographical / Historical

    F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was a prolific photographer who traveled extensively in the West and was best known for his early photographs of Yellowstone National Park. He was also the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and for a time operated a special railroad car equipped as a mobile photography studio, which he called "Haynes Palace Studio."

    Scope and Contents

    A collection of over 200 photographs of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, chiefly of natural scenery such as geysers, hot springs, and waterfalls, as well as images of the earliest hotels built in the park. The mounted prints are 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches and were taken by photographer F. Jay Haynes in the 1880s, when he operated as an official photographer in the park. One image shows his studio with a sign reading "Haynes Park Views" and there are exterior and interior views of his traveling railroad car photography studio. Other subjects are: tourists camping and riding in stagecoaches; a group posed by the Yellowstone River; a sternwheeler ferry on the lake; and a portrait of Shoshone chief Washakie and other Shoshone Indians at Fort Washakie, Wyoming Territory. In 1887, Haynes joined an expedition with explorer Frederick Schwatka and took some of the earliest photographs of Yellowstone in winter. Scenes include the expedition party on skis in front of Norris Hotel, and Schwatka at Obsidian Cliff. There are a few views of two other locations: harbor scenes in Portland, Oregon, and mills and logging activity in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2020, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Indians of North America -- Wyoming
    Lumbering -- Minnesota
    Photography--Studios and dark rooms
    Shoshoni Indians
    Tourists
    Portland (Or.)
    Yellowstone National Park
    Yellowstone National Park -- Discovery and exploration
    Photographs
    Schwatka, Frederick, 1849-1892
    Washakie, approximately 1804-1900