Frank Jay Haynes photographs

Frank Jay Haynes photographs, approximately 1879-1891

Overview of the Collection

Photographer

Haynes, F. Jay (Frank Jay), 1853-1921

Title

Frank Jay Haynes photographs

Dates

approximately 1879-1891 (inclusive)

Quantity

44 photographic prints (1 box,) ; various sizes

Collection Number

PH0320

Summary

Photographs of the landscape in Yellowstone National Park, Southeast Alaska, and the North Cascades, as well as views of cities and towns in Washington, circa 1879-1891

Repository

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu

Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

F. Jay Haynes was a photographer who traveled extensively in the West and who was best known for his early photographs of Yellowstone National Park. He was also the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and for a time he even maintained a special railroad car equipped as a mobile photography studio which was called the "Haynes Palace Studio." He opened his first studio in 1876 in Moorhead, Minnesota, and in 1879 opened a larger studio in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1889 he began operating out of St. Paul, Minnesota. In the period just before the Yukon gold rush, when tourist travel to Alaska was increasing, Haynes traveled to Alaska in 1891. The trip was a financial success as Haynes was able to tap into the high demand for stereoscopic prints and other photographs, although the most valuable photographs were those he took of glaciers.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of the landscape in Yellowstone National Park, Southeast Alaska, and the North Cascades, and views of cities and towns in Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

View entire collection in digital format.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

22 photographs transferred from Subject Files, 2019.

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown, 2008. Processed by Michael Lowry Lamble, March 2019.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Yellowstone views, circa 1879-1888Return to Top

Fargo, North Dakota Studio, "Boudoir Views"

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/1	1-2	Mammoth hot spring terrace	circa 1879-1888
1/1	3	Aerial view of Morning Glory Spring	circa 1879-1888
1/2	4	Eruption of Old Faithful Geyser (3521)	circa 1879-1888
1/2	5	Eruption of Fan Geyser (3597)	circa 1879-1888
1/2	6	Two women and a man standing before a Old Faithful (3626)	circa 1879-1888
1/3	7	Great Falls of the Yellowstone (3660)	circa 1879-1888
1/3	8	Eruption of Castle Geyser (3808)	circa 1879-1888

Alaska Views , circa 1889-1891Return to Top

St. Paul, Minnesota Studio, "Boudoir Views"

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/4	9	Entrance to Wrangell Narrows (5401)	circa 1889-1891
1/4	10	Steamer landing at Fort Wrangell. Totem poles in front of the building (5403)	circa 1889-1891
1/4	11	Two totem poles at Fort Wrangell (5405)	circa 1889-1891
1/4	12	View of Taku Glacier from the water (5414)	circa 1889-1891
1/5	13	Treadwell Mine viewed from the deck of the steam ship (5418)	circa 1889-1891
1/5	14	Chilkat Peaks viewed from the water (5425) On the reverse is a listing of the Alaska Views from 5401-5460.	circa 1889-1891
1/5	15	Glacier Bay and steamer viewed from Muir Glacier (5444)	circa 1889-1891
1/5	16	Ocean view from Sitka	circa 1889-1891

Yellowstone ViewsReturn to Top

St. Paul, Minnesota Studio

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/6	17	Chittenden Bridge over the Yellowstone River (12573)	undated
1/6	18	Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb (12766)	undated
1/6	19	Man standing on the fishing cone (16306)	undated
1/6	20	Female bear and her two cubs (16343)	undated
1/6	21	Shoshone Canyon and tunnel (17236)	undated
1/6	22	Beaver dam and huts on lake (20027)	undated

North Cascades ViewsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	item
1/7	23	Northern Pacific Railway tunnel at Stampede Pass in the Cascade Mountains	Between 1880 and 1891
1/7	24	Northern Pacific Railway switchback in the Cascade Mountains	Between 1880 and 1891
1/7	25	Northern Pacific Railway switchback and trestle in the Cascade Mountains	Between 1880 and 1891
1/7	26	Northern Pacific Railway switchback and partially logged forest in the Cascade Mountains	Between 1880 and 1891
1/7	27	Northern Pacific Railway passing through the summits of the Cascade Mountains with workers on the tracks	Between 1880 and 1891
1/7	28	Northern Pacific Railway switchback in the Cascade Mountains with man on tracks and trestle in the background	Between 1880 and 1891

Washington Cities and TownsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Seattle, WA
Box/Folder	item
1/8	29	The Seagrave House at 224 Virginia St.	1890
1/8	30	The Seattle waterfront as seen from Madison St.	1890
		Tacoma
Box/Folder	item
1/8	31-32	The Tacoma Hotel	1890
1/8	33	The Tacoma Hotel from the Northwest Pacific Railway bridge	Spring, 1890
1/8	34	The Northern Pacific dock	1890
1/8	35	Pacific Avenue	Spring, 1890
1/8	36	Ninth Avenue	Spring, 1890
1/8	37	North facing view of Tacoma	1890
		Centralia
Box/Folder	item
1/8	38	Park Hotel	August 1890
1/8	39	Centralia High School	August 1890
1/8	40	The home of George N. Ellsburg	August 1890
1/8	41	Grace Seminary	August 1890
		Ellensburg
Box/Folder	item
1/8	42-43	The town of Ellensburg	August 1890
1/8	44	Main Street	August 1890

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