Photographs created by F. Jay Haynes that document an excursion by President Chester A. Arthur through northwestern Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park in August 1883. Published dispatches distributed by the Associated Press about the journey are interleaved between the photographic prints on separate mounts, The party included Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States; Robert T. Lincoln, Secretary of War; Philip H. Sheridan, Lieutenant General; George G. Vest, United States Senator; Daniel G. Rollins, Surrogate of New York County, New York; Anson Stager, Brigadier General, United States Volunteers; John Schuyler Crosby, Governor of Montana; Michael V. Sheridan, Lieutenant Colonel and Military Secretary; James F. Gregory, Lieutenant Colonel and Aide-de-Camp; William P. Clark, Captain, Second Cavalry, Acting Aide-de-Camp; William Henry Forwood, Surgeon, United States Army; George G. Vest, Jr., Saint Louis, Missouri; and escorts from Troop G of the Fifth Cavalry, consisting of Captain Edward M. Hayes and Lieutenant Henry De H. Waite, Views along the route include Fort Washakie, the Wind River Valley, the Snake River Valley, Gros Ventre River, the Grand Tetons, and the Gros Ventre range, Images of Yellowstone show geysers; waterfalls; Yellowstone Lake; Mammoth Hot Springs; and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and Images depict camp sites along the route, some portraits of Shoshoni and Arapaho Indians, and two group portraits of Arthur with members of his party
Description:
Photographic prints 16 x 22 cm. and 10 x 7.5 cm. mounted on card stock., Captions in negatives., and Inscription on flyleaf states that the album was "Limited to 12 copies for [President] Arthur and party. This copy is from Senator [George G.] Vest's library."
Subject (Geographic):
Yellowstone National Park., Fort Washakie (Wyo.), Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.), Gros Ventre Range (Wyo.), Gros Ventre River (Wyo.), Gros Ventre River Valley (Wyo.), Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.), Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.), Wind River Valley (Wyo.), Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.), Yellowstone National Park, and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Clark, W. P. 1845?-1884. (William Philo),, Crosby, John Schuyler, 1839-1914., Forwood, William Henry, 1838-1915., Gregory, James F., Hayes, Edward M., Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926., Rollins, Daniel Gustavus, 1842-1897., Sheridan, Michael V. 1840-1918 (Michael Vincent),, Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888., Stager, Anson., Vest, George Graham, Jr., Vest, George Graham, 1830-1904., Waite, Henry De H., and Associated Press.
Subject (Topic):
Journeys, Indians of North America, Shoshoni Indians, and Description and travel
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.
Yellowstone National Park : park season June 15 to Sept. 15 and Wylie Permanent Camping Co.
Description:
BEIN Zc47 909ye: Imperfect: Columns 6 and 10 mutilated, with some loss of text. Stamp: Salt Lake office, 307 S. Main St. and Brochure folds in half, with unnumbered columns 1-2 on final page creating a double title page.
Publisher:
Wylie Permanent Camping Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
Subject (Name):
Wylie Permanent Camping Co.
Subject (Topic):
Descriptiong and travel, Tourist camps, hostels, etc, and Camping
