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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Waiting to Welcome the Pale-Face "Big Chief"
Waiting to Welcome the Pale-Face "Big Chief"
"Fine feathers may not make fine birds but they certainly help make this fine set of Blackfeet Indian Chiefs who are lined up at the railroad station where they will meet President Hoover as he arrives to spend his vacation at Glacier Park, Montana. It is said the redskin dignitaries have a few matters of state to put before the Paleface Chief during his sojourn."
Watching Ceremony of Raising Sun Lodge
Watching Ceremony of Raising Sun Lodge
Forsyth was active in Butte, ca. 1890-1910 and issued a range of stereoviews and postcards depicting buffalo, Blackfeet tribal members, mining, and Montana towns.
Where copper is king, Clifton, Arizona
Where copper is king, Clifton, Arizona
Forms part of Grand Canyon of Arizona Through the Stereoscope box set

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