Photographic Study Collection

Spanning the history of photography, this collection brings together examples of ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, tintypes, cased photographs, stereographs, photographic postcards, silver gelatin prints, and more. The topics covered in the collection primarily focus on the general history of the American West.

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Beside the Colorado - looking up to Zoroaster Tower from Pipe Creek, Grand Canyon of Arizona
Beside the Colorado - looking up to Zoroaster Tower from Pipe Creek, Grand Canyon of Arizona
Forms part of Grand Canyon of Arizona Through the Stereoscope box set
Big Horn hunting scene #21
Big Horn hunting scene #21
Gelatin silver print
Big Horn hunting scene #22
Big Horn hunting scene #22
Gelatin silver print
Blackfeet Boarding School Main Building
Blackfeet Boarding School Main Building
Nellie May Sherwood is probably the photographer who used a Brownie camera, is probably the wife of a missionary, and is the sister of Lucy Whitten. Postcard postmarked at Browning Mont. on Dec. 1911 to Miss Lucy Whitten, Muzette, Pa. "Thanks for the pretty book-mark I appreciate it very much. I shall keep it in my Bible. Pray much for me. Am not getting along so well spiritually. Write again. Your sister in Jesus, Nellie May Sherwood Browning, Mont."
Blackfeet Boarding School. Browning, Mont.
Blackfeet Boarding School. Browning, Mont.
Nellie May Sherwood is probably the photographer who used a Brownie camera, is probably the wife of a missionary, and is the sister of Lucy Whitten. Brownie Souvenir Cut-down postcard postmarked Mont on 1912 to Miss Lucy Whitten, Muzette, Pa."Glad to get your card. Have been very busy. Have had very little chance to attend church. The Protestant minister has been here once this year. Pray much for my sister and I over, Nellie M. Sherwood"
Blackfeet Indian Dance
Blackfeet Indian Dance
Nellie May Sherwood is probably the photographer who used a Brownie camera, is probably the wife of a missionary, and is the sister of Lucy Whitten. Postcard postmarked at Browning Mont. on 1912 to Miss Lucy Whitten, Muzette, Pa. "I am sorry you have pneumonia. Hope you are better now. 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.' 'Delight thyself in the Lord, trust also in him and He shall bring it to pass.' Your friend Nellie May Sherwood"

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