Photographs document President Chester A. Arthurs excursion through Northwestern Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park in August of 1883. Images of Yellowstone show geysers; waterfalls; Yellowstone Lake; Mammoth Hot Springs; and the Grand Canyon of the Yel
Description:
Inscription on front flyleaf: "Limited to 12 copies for Pres. Arthur and party. Versos blank. This copy is from Senator Vest's library." From title page: "The party: Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States; Robert T. Lincoln, Secretary of War; P
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Washakie (Wyo.), Gros Ventre River Valley (Wyo.), Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.), Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho), Wind River Valley (Wyo.), and Yellowstone National Park.
Subject (Name):
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886., Clark, W. P. (William Philo), 1845?-1884., Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914., Forwood, William Henry, 1838-1915., Gregory, James F., Hayes, Edward M., Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921., Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926., and Roll
Subject (Topic):
Camp sites, facilities, etc, Landscape photography., and Shoshoni Indians.
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Published / Created:
1873
Call Number:
WA Photos Folio 53
Container / Volume:
Copy 1
Image Count:
93
Abstract:
Two copies of a viewbook distributed by the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories in 1873 with mounted photographic prints created by William Henry Jackson of camps, geothermal features, and landscape primarily in Yellowstone
Description:
Both volumes have the same contents of photographic prints with variations in the orientation of prints in the binding. Photographs accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letter-press and attached to U.S.G.S. mounts.
Publisher:
Govt. Print. Off.
Subject (Geographic):
Montana., Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho), Utah., Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), West (U.S.), Wyoming., Yellowstone National Park., and Yellowstone River Valley.
Subject (Name):
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
Subject (Topic):
Camp sites, facilities, etc., Landscape photography., and Rock formations
Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887. Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Published / Created:
1873
Call Number:
WA Photos Folio 53
Image Count:
94
Description:
Copy 2 possesses slightly more gilded ornamentation on its boards as well as gilded edges to the individual mounts. Both volumes have the same contents of photographic prints with variations in the orientation of prints on the binding.
Publisher:
Govt. Print. Off.
Subject (Geographic):
Idaho., Montana., Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho), Utah., Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Wyoming., Yellowstone National Park., and Yellowstone River Valley.
Subject (Name):
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) and Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
