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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: 108. "Here's Meat that'll put Leather on Ye."

: 12272 - King elk by a single bullet slain, proves the trueness of the cowboy's aim, Elk Hunt, Montana, U.S.A.; On the back: "Game Laws of Montana. It is unlawful at all times to shoot or kill any moose, buffalo, caribou, female elk, mountain sheep, antelope, beaver, quail, or Chinese pheasant. It is unlawful to kill the male elk during September and October. No person may kill more than two male elk in one season. Hunting with dogs is forbidden. The sale of elk is prohibited at all times. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment, to catch or trap, for sale, domestication, or any other purpose, any buffalo, elk, moose, or mountain sheep. It is unlawful to kill deer and Rocky Mountain goats between September 1 and January 1. No person may shoot or kill more than six deer or Rocky Mountain goats in the same open season. The open season for grouse, prairie chicken, fool hen, pheasant or partridge, is from September 1 to December 1. A license must be taken out by non-residents - for game animals .00; for game birds .00."

: 12282--Up a tree--The final chapter of an elk hunt in Montana, U.S.A.

: 12309. Treed at last; "Photographed and published by B. W. Kilburn, - Littleton, N.H."

: 12475--Round-up on the Sherman Ranch, Geneseo, Kansas, U. S. A.; On display in Eldridge 3/03-7/2/04; on back: "The herds roam at will over the vast areas, but twice a year they are 'rounded up,' once for branding, and once to take out those ready for market."

: 13641--Cowboy, Broncho Corral and Camps, Banks of the Yellowstone, Montana.; On display in Eldridge 3/03-7/2/04; on back: "The bronchos you see here may be a cross between these wild ponies and American breeds, or they may be mostly the blood of the wild ponies. They are raised on great horse ranches and lead a half-wild existence."

: 13756 T The Round-up--On Paloduro Ranch, Paloduro, Texas.; On display in Eldridge 3/03-7/2/04; on back: "This is a typical scene on a great cattle ranch in the Southwest. The cowboys, mounted on their swift and well trained ponies, are engaged in dividing the cattle.

: 13882--Indian Basket Weaving, Prince Edward Island, Canada.; on back: "These Indians, living in the eastern part of Canada, are using splints made from spruce and other trees growing in that section."