Before Barbed Wire; L. A. Huffman, Photographer on Horseback Author: Brown, Mark H. and W. R. Felton Place: New York, NY Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Date: 1956 Description: 256 pp. Illustrations, notes on photographs, notes on text, bibliography, acknowledgments, index. (8vo) 11¼x8¾", black cloth binding, spine and front cover stamped in green, illustrated endpapers, illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Laton A. Huffman was born on October 31, 1854 on the family farm near Castalia, Iowa. In the spring of 1878, he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota to apprentice with Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who received acclaim as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Huffman was hired in 1879 as the official photographer of Fort Keogh, near Miles City to replace Stanley J. Morrow (1843-1921). Morrow was one of the first to extensively photograph the Custer Battlefield. By 1883, Huffman was a well-known and respected regional photographer when he published his newest catalogue titled Huffman’s Latest Yellowstone Park Views, Indian Portraits, Miscellaneous Mountain Views and the Only Choice Hunting Scenes Published. The catalog listed 160 subjects taken from more than 300 negatives that he had acquired. Huffman’s photographs caught the eye of many famous painters including Frederic Remington Charles M. Russell, and Ed Borein. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Remington visited with Huffman in Miles City when they passed through town. It is worth comparing Russell’s artistic expression with the early photographers such as Huffman. Russell, the romantic, presented an idealized West in full color filled with noble Indians and heroic cowboys living harmoniously under the “Big Sky.” On the other hand, the early photographer’s most important works were recorded within the first few years after they arrived out West. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket with 1" tear on front, overall jacket wear; else near fine in mylar protected Very good dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317161
Before Barbed Wire; L. A. Huffman, Photographer on Horseback Author: Brown, Mark H. and W. R. Felton Place: New York, NY Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Date: 1956 Description: 256 pp. Illustrations, notes on photographs, notes on text, bibliography, acknowledgments, index. (8vo) 11¼x8¾", black cloth binding, spine and front cover stamped in green, illustrated endpapers, illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Laton A. Huffman was born on October 31, 1854 on the family farm near Castalia, Iowa. In the spring of 1878, he moved to Moorhead, Minnesota to apprentice with Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) who received acclaim as the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park. Huffman was hired in 1879 as the official photographer of Fort Keogh, near Miles City to replace Stanley J. Morrow (1843-1921). Morrow was one of the first to extensively photograph the Custer Battlefield. By 1883, Huffman was a well-known and respected regional photographer when he published his newest catalogue titled Huffman’s Latest Yellowstone Park Views, Indian Portraits, Miscellaneous Mountain Views and the Only Choice Hunting Scenes Published. The catalog listed 160 subjects taken from more than 300 negatives that he had acquired. Huffman’s photographs caught the eye of many famous painters including Frederic Remington Charles M. Russell, and Ed Borein. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Remington visited with Huffman in Miles City when they passed through town. It is worth comparing Russell’s artistic expression with the early photographers such as Huffman. Russell, the romantic, presented an idealized West in full color filled with noble Indians and heroic cowboys living harmoniously under the “Big Sky.” On the other hand, the early photographer’s most important works were recorded within the first few years after they arrived out West. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping and/or handling charges may apply. Lot Amendments Condition: Jacket with 1" tear on front, overall jacket wear; else near fine in mylar protected Very good dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317161
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