EARLY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY

This is is a nice collection of tinted photochromic from the dawn of the 19th century hiding away in the Beinecke rare books and manuscript library. Published by the Detroit Photographic (which no longer exists), the firm’s photographers traveled the country snapping the sights of North America to be printed on postcards and sold to the public.





Ocklawaha River, Florida, 1902

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Gold’s Curio Store, Santa Fe, New Mexico, circa 1897.

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Pulpit Terraces from Yellowstone National Park circa 1898. They may have changed names to the Travertine terraces.



Glacier Point and South Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1898




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The Lobby, Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone Park, ca 1897, still open.

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Navaho Woman Weaving a Blanket, 1902

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Interior of Corridors, Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1906.


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Old Caretaker at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1897


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California grapefruit, 1902

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The Arcade, Cleveland, 1901.

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Glen Afton Spring, near Pen Mar Park, 1903.

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The Old South Church, Boston, 1900.
The second oldest church building in Boston, built in 1729.

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St. Charles Street, New Orleans, 1900

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Old French Courtyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903

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Circular Bridge, Mt. Lowe Railway 1897-1924. It was “the grandest scenic trip on earth - champagne and caviar served."

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Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona, c. 1902.

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The Giant’s Club and Kettle, Green River, Utah, 1898

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Crevasse Formation in Illecillewaet Glacier, Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, circa 1902

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Pack Trail Ready for Mines, Colorado, 1904

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Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, from the Ruins, 1904. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde.


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Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, 1901.

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The Glory of Azaleas, Magnolia-on-the-Ashley, South Carolina, 1901- Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston
  
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Temple Square, Salt Lake, 1898. Built as a Mormon temple in 1847, the Temple is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Salt Air Pavilion, Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1901. Burned down in 1925.

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Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado, 1904.

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Sutro Baths, San Francisco, 1900. Built in 1896. The facility burned down in June 1966.

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Carmel Bay near Monterey, California, 1900.


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South View, Hotel del Coronado, California, 1899. Still open for business by the sea.

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Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California, 1902. The world’s first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory.

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The Cliff House, San Francisco, California. 1899. Boasting the best views in San Francisco.

 
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The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1900

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Home of Rip Van Winkle in Sleepy Hollow, Catskill Mountains, 1902.










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A Monday washing, New York City, 1900

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