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Mary Jane Russell Photograph Album, 1921
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Russell, Mary Jane
- Title
- Mary Jane Russell Photograph Album
- Dates
- 1921 (inclusive)19211921
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2444
- Summary
- The Mary Jane Russell Photograph Album chronicles the Harry T. Sanger party's vacation tour beginning in Detroit, Michigan and moving through the Western United States. These pictures cover Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Assorted destinations include Lookout Mountain, Colorado Springs, and Pike's Peak, and Yellowstone Park.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Mary Jane Russell was a Yellowstone National Park tourist in 1921.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This photograph collection, taken by Mary Jane Russell beginning in August 1921, is a chronicle of the Harry T. Sanger party's vacation tour beginning in Detroit, Michigan and moving through the Western United States. These pictures cover Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. Folders One through Four house photographs of Colorado destinations such as Lookout Mountain, Colorado Springs, and Pike's Peak. Folders Five through Twelve contain breathtaking photography of Yellowstone Park during its beginning stages. Famous sites such as the attractions in and around Mammoth Hot Springs, Old Faithful, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone are illustrated. The original album has been disbound, with individual pages placed in numbered folders. Each page bears handwritten identification notations by Russell.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | "Pa Sanger"(1); Lookout Mountain [Colorado] (6) 7 photographic prints
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| 1 | 2 | Bear Creek Canyon Co. (5); Seven Falls at Lookout Mountain (3) 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 3 | Bear Creek Canyon (2); Colorado Springs (1); "Gates of the Gods" (6) 9 photographic prints
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| 1 | 4 | Pike's Peak (7); Salt Lake City (1) 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 5 | Salt Lake City (4); Firehole cascades; Mammoth Paint Pots (2); Castle Geyser 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 6 | Castle Geyser; Grotto; Old Faithful (5); Old Faithful Inn 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 7 | Bear in Upper Basin; Harry Sanger; Mammoth (2); Kepler Cascades (3); Thumb Paint Pots 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 8 | Thumb Paint Pots; Tower Falls; Falls at Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (6) 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 9 | Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (7); Mammoth housing 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 10 | Angel terrace; Jupiter terrace; Mound terrace; Minerva terrace 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 11 | Mammoth Hot Springs (5); Orange Geyser (2); Golden Gate (between Norris & Mammoth) 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 12 | Rustic Falls; Virginia Cascade; Cody road (3); Holy City (2); Shoshone Dam 8 photographic prints
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| 1 | 13 | Lake Michigan (2); Lookout Mt. (2); Shoshone Lake & Reservoir 6 photographic prints
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tourists-West (U.S.)
- Women photographers-West (U.S.)
Personal Names
- Sanger, Harry T
Geographical Names
- Colorado-Photographs
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)-Photographs
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)-Photographs
- Montana--Photographs
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)-Photographs
- Utah-Photographs
- West (U.S.)--Photographs
- Wyoming-Photographs
- Yellowstone National Park--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums-West (U.S.)
Kim Allen Scott, 2009. Updated by Heather Mulliner, 2022.
2022
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