Northern Pacific Views: The Railroad Photography Of F. Jay Haynes, 1876-1905

EDWARD W. NOLAN NOLAN

Publication: Montana Historical Society Press, 1983, Helena

First edition. Oblong 8vo. Bright red cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, v [blank], 206 pp., preface, introduction, illustrated from photographs, conclusion, notes, bibliographic note, index. First edition of this exceptional documentary history of the famed Northern Pacific Railroad by photographer F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who was the renowned official photographer of Yellowstone National Park, whose photographs fueled the sales of stereographs, postcards, books, articles, and journals on the American West from the 1870s until his retirement in 1916. The Northern Pacific maintained a special railroad car for Haynes equipped as a mobile photography studio. In 1889 Haynes first opened a studio in St. Paul, MN. Fine, bright copy in dust jacket with a few minor nicks to top edges of the front and rear covers.

Inventory Number: 47449