84 Vintage HAYNES YELLOWSTONE PARK LANTERN SLIDE SET w/ WOOD TRAVEL CASE -1910's

Description: This listing is for a rare vintage set of 84 MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES showing YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, produced by the renowned National Park Photographer Frank Jay Haynes. Also included is the Original Wood Travel Case, which was used for traveling presentations to promote Yellowstone National Park. I have included photographs of the 84 SLIDES which are shown in pictures number 2 through 11. The subsequent slides are close-ups. I did not see any cracks on the slides. Not every slide has a description on it. I believe that almost all slides are showing Yellowstone National Park. Includes: Old Faithful Emerald Pool Giant Geyser ConeAdminiostrative Headquarters Sullivan LakeUpper Geyser BasinMorning Glory Springs Ranger Station Mammoth CampGolden Gate CanyonMammoth HotelSleeping Giant Yellowstone LakeThey are photographic images which appear to be later hand-colored. The slides are produced by Haynes Photo Studios in St. Paul Minnesota. The carrying case measures approximately: 12" x 9" x 5" and weighs about 20 pounds with the slides. Details: It has nice hardware, including a beautiful alternating wood color dovetail pattern. The box shows some wear from age. Inside the top cover of the box is a paper for with detailed information (See picture). The box is slotted to hold approximately 100 slides and has inserts to separate the slides. Information on Mr. Haynes: Official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad Shortly after his move to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1876 F. Jay began doing photographic work for elements of the Northern Pacific Railway as the railway expanded operations west. By October 1876, he had a contract with the railway for work in the 1877 season. His job was to supply publicity photos and stereoscopic views of rolling stock, depots, sights along the railway and construction activities from St. Paul, Minnesota to Bismarck, North Dakota. F. Jay was a good businessman and had arranged with the railroad to supply a fixed number of prints (or views) from each negative while he retained the rights to the negatives from which he could print and sell views for his own benefit. The railroad provided F. Jay with a free pass on all the railway trains from St. Paul to Bismarck. This allowed F. Jay access to all the railroad's territory from which he could photograph anything he wanted to. From his Moorhead studio, F. Jay could hardly keep up with the demand for his Northern Pacific Views and local portrait work. In 1879, F. Jay met Charles S. Fee, the private secretary to the railroad's General Manager, H.E. Sargent. In 1883, Fee became the railroad's general passenger and ticket agent responsible for marketing the railroad. It was a position Fee held until 1904. Fee became F. Jay's biggest supporter within the railroad and they became lifelong friends. Official photographer and concessionaire - Yellowstone National Park In 1877, F. Jay made the acquaintance of Philetus Norris, then superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. At the time, Norris encouraged F. Jay to visit the park with him and photograph its wonders. Because of his railroad work, F. Jay was unable to make the trip until 1881. By 1881, Northern Pacific Railroad tracks had reached Glendive, Montana. Even before visiting the park, F. Jay's knack for business prompted him in early 1881 to apply to the Secretary of the Interior for the position of Official Photographer of Yellowstone National Park. The Secretary was unable to confer that position, but did, with Norris's backing, grant F. Jay a lease for a small photographic studio within the park along that was not made official until 1884. In September, 1881, traveling overland from Glendive, and with explicit support from Charles Fee, F. Jay made his first visit to Yellowstone National Park. In close to two months in the park, he was able to visit all the major attractions and take over 200 photographs. F. Jay returned to Yellowstone every year after that first visit until his death in 1921. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS IN MY STORE FOR SIMILAR ITEMS AND COMBINE FOR THE LOWEST POSTAGE. Please feel free to message any questions to me.

Price: 1495 USD

Location: Lake Zurich, Illinois

End Time: 2024-11-26T22:39:35.000Z

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