Lot 272B: Two 1880’s Photographs, Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Colorado

Two 1880’s Photographs, Denver & Rio Grande Railway, Colorado
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942); notable photographer and painter of the American West, originally from New York, took up photography shortly before serving in the Civil War. In 1866 he traveled to California to drive 150 horses from there to Omaha, where he set up a photography studio. In the 1870's Jackson was the official photographer for the Hayden Survey of Territories, in which capacity he traveled to and photographed Yellowstone with Thomas Moran and William H. Holmes, before it was a national park. From 1879 to 1894, Jackson operated out of Denver, where these beautiful and historic prints were made.
1. Chipeta Falls - Black Canon of the Gunnison, 1883. Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Mammoth plate, Albumen silver print 21” x 17”, mounted to 30” x 25”. “1052. CHIPETA FALLS-BLACK CANON OF THE GUNNISON” printed in the negative. See similar example in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas (P1971.94.23). Extensive staining to the surface, see photos for condition.

2. Silverton (Baker’s Park) Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Mammoth plate, Albumen silver print 21” x 17”, mounted to 30” x 25” “1076 SULTAN MOUNTAIN BAKER'S PARK” and “WHJackson & Co. Phot Denver” in the negative. Scuffs and surface wear, see photos for condition.

Price Realized: $200

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