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Photograph album of a trip from Riverside, Illinois to the west
Title
Photograph album of a trip from Riverside, Illinois to the west.
Published
[ca. 1895]
Physical Description
1 album (98 photographic prints) : sepia ; 28.7 x 39.3 cm.
Notes
Manuscript captions on mounts, and captions of versos of some photographs.
Photographs 16.5 x 11.5 cm.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1999.
Summary
Photograph album recording a trip taken by Albert Kraefft and a man named Hans. Photographs depict A. Herman's collection of Indian artifacts in Dubuque, Iowa, including the skeleton of Peosta, Fox Indian chief, scenes on board a Mississippi steamboat featuring African-Americans boxing, racing to dig money out of a box of flour, and participating in a pie-eating contest. There are scenes from a ranch in Montana, a camping trip in Wyoming, views of Yellowstone National Park, and views from the Columbia River. Views in California include the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, the mission at Santa Barbara, and a football game between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Photograph Album of a Trip from Riverside, Illinois to the West. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Photograph Album of a Trip from Riverside, Illinois to the West. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
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