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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: Bringing a Toboggan Load Into Camp; Sportsman's Series stereograph boxed set

: Broncho Riding Contest at A Century of Progress Rodeo-A Bad One Tries the "Corkscrew"

: Broncho busting- A typical Western scene; Caption on back of card: "On the road of a thousand wonders (Oregon)."

: Broncho-Busting A Common Scene in North Dakota

: Buckboard wagon with Native Americn boys & girls; 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 Sabula, PA on July 5, 1912 to Miss Lucy Whitten, Muzette, Pa."Sabula, Pa. Am at home now. Mother is quite poorly. Seems good to be back with the Pilgrims. Lovingly Nellie Sherwood"

: Buckskin Pinto Woman Blackfeet Indian Nation Glacier National Park in Montana; From Original Portrait by Winold Reiss New York December 1955, "Great Domes on the World-Famous Empire Builder"