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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: John Ricks, riding high, wide and "hand"some? State fair Douglas, Wyo.

: John Spain, Stagecoach Race, Round Up, 1913

: Jorge Foreman, 5 Enero de 1881; Full length image of a whiskered Hispanic cowboy, posed in a studio setting with his holster and gun prominently displayed. From the Emory A. Cantey Western Collection. Delicately calligraphed note on verso reads: "A mi querida esposa, recuerdo de carino. Jorge Foreman. Traje de Ranchero. Canada de Negros, 5 Enero de 1881." Foreman reminds his wife of his love for her while he works on a ranch in Guanajuato, Mexico on January 5, 1881.

: Josephine Proctor, roping a calf Iowa's Championship Rodeo at Sidney, Iowa, Aug. 17-20

: Judge Two Guns White Calf (On-sta-pokoha); Business card opens. Front image of Judge Two Guns White Calf shown in image archive. Text beneath image says "Meet me in Galcier National Park this summer." On back of card: "Judge Two Guns White Calf (On-sta-pokoha). From Glacier National Park." When card is opened, on left side is a lithographic image of three men in front of a mountain river. Caption reads, "Glacier National Park is the summer playground of the Blackfeet Indians." On right hand side of opened card is a lithographic image of two tipis near a stream. Caption reads, "Come and spend a vacation with us among the lakes, mountains and glaciers."

: Judges at Tex Austin's Rodeo, Chicago

: Just Out of Range [Duck hunter]; Sportsman's Series stereograph boxed set

: Kansas Potawatomi man in beaded clothing

: Kansas Potawatomi woman in elaborate traditional clothing; Woman was originally identified as Osage by seller. Later identified as Kansas Potawatomi; Photographer Ireland a partner in Oaks & Ireland in Holton ca. 1880s.