James D. Hutton drawings mssHM 63328
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The Huntington Library
Title: James D. Hutton drawings
Creator:
Hutton, James D.
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 63328
Physical Description:
.04 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1847-1860
Date (bulk): 1859-1860
Abstract: Sixteen drawings prepared by artist James D. Hutton (died 1868) while with United States Army Captain W. F. Raynolds' expedition
of the Yellowstone River Valley in 1859-1860, as well as one ca. 1847 drawing of Costa Rica.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James D. Hutton drawings, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
The drawings were a gift from the Friends of the Huntington Library, July 1940.
Biography
James D. Hutton, artist, photographer, topographer, and younger brother of the notable topographical artist William Rich Hutton,
was born in Washington D.C. around 1828. When James' uncle, William Rich, was assigned duty in California as a U.S. Army Paymaster,
both James and his brother William went with him. After traveling through Central and South America, they arrived in San Francisco
in April 1847. James was the artist for the 1855 expedition of Lt. R. S. Williamson and Lt. Henry L. Abbott to find a route
for a railroad from San Francisco to the Columbia River, as well as, Capt. William F. Raynolds' exploration of the Yellowstone
River Valley in 1859-1860 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Hutton joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and saw
action at the Battle of Pilot Knob. After the Civil War, he moved to Mexico where he died in 1868.
Scope and Content
The drawings, which artist James D. Hutton prepared while with U.S. Army Captain W. F. Raynolds' expedition of the Yellowstone
River Valley in 1859-1860, include landscape scenes throughout Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, including Bear Butte,
the Bighorn River and Mountain Range, the Little Missouri River, the Powder River, the Teton Range, the Wind River, and various
locations in the Yellowstone River Valley. There is one drawing not from the expedition, and it is of Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica.
It was probably drawn in 1847, and has on its verso: "W R Hutton" and a New York City address. Also included is a photostat
of a daguerreotype of James D. Hutton (FAC 1402).
Existence and Location of Copies
Related materials in the Huntington Library
General
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 63328 (1-16), FAC 1402.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists -- United States
Bear Butte (S.D. : Mountain)--Pictorial works
Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.)--Pictorial works
Little Missouri River (Wyo.-N.D.)--Pictorial works
Powder River (Wyo. and Mont.)--Pictorial works
Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--Pictorial works
United States -- Discovery and exploration.
West (U.S.)--Pictorial works
Yellowstone River Valley -- Pictorial works
Drawings -- United States -- 19th century
Hutton, Wm. R. (William Rich), 1826-1901
Box 1
James D. Hutton drawings
1847-1860
"W Extremity of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica] from SE," and "High Land S of Cape Blanco [Costa Rica]." HM63328(1)
[1847]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pen-and-ink over pencil on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm. Drawings have the following descriptions written on them: "gray brown
rock" and "very white sand." On verso: "W R Hutton 35 Broadway NYC Mexican."
"Head of Wind River." HM 63328(2)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Bad Lands of Powder River." HM 63328(3)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Mouth of the Big Horn." HM 63328(4)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Canon of Clear Fork of Powder River, Big Horn Mts." HM 63328(5)
[1859 or 1860]
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Lower End of Big Horn Canon." HM 63328(6)
[1859 or 1860]
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Scope and Contents
Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Yellowstone Valley Looking up Big Porcupine Creek." HM 63328(7)
[1859 or 1860]
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Scope and Contents
Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Below Mouth of Eagle Cr. Upper Missouri R." HM 63328(8)
1860
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On verso: "1860." Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Great Teton from Pass No Pass, June 1860." HM 63328(9)
1860, June
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Citadel Rock Upper Missouri R." HM 63328(10)
[1859 or 1860]
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Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Our House." HM 63328(11)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pen-and-ink on paper drawing, 14 x 22 cm.
"Winter Quarters on Deer Cr. N[ebraska] T[erritory] 1859-60." HM 63328(12)
[1860]
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Scope and Contents
Pencil on paper drawing, 7 x 16 cm. Title is on verso.
"Bad Lands of Powder R." HM 63328(13)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pencil on paper drawing, 7 x 16 cm. Title is on verso.
"Inyan Kara Peak - Mato-tipi or Bear Lodge - Little Missouri Buttes from Ridge between L[ittle] Missouri and Belle Fourche
of Shyenne."
HM 63328(14)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pencil on paper drawing, 7 x 16 cm. Title is on verso.
"Ah-pake emat-abe or Cloud Peak, North-eastern extremity of the Big Horn Range from Clear Fork of Powder R. 56 miles distant." HM 63328(15)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pencil on paper drawing, 7 x 16 cm. Title is on verso.
"Bear Butte." HM 63328(16)
[1859 or 1860]
Online items
Scope and Contents
Pencil on paper drawing, 7 x 16 cm. Title is on verso.
Photostat of daguerreotype of James D. Hutton. FAC 1402
[1847]
Scope and Contents
18 x 14 cm.
