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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)
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
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

This collection is open for research.

Languages
Collection materials are in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

Mary Jane Russell was a Yellowstone National Park tourist in 1921.

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Content Description

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Photograph album created by Mary Jane Russell, likely a resident of Detroit, Michigan, was purchased from Jordan Antiquarian Books, Cody, Wyoming, on February 23, 2003.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 28

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: "Pa Sanger"(1); Lookout Mountain [Colorado] (6)
    7 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Bear Creek Canyon Co. (5); Seven Falls at Lookout Mountain (3)
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Bear Creek Canyon (2); Colorado Springs (1); "Gates of the Gods" (6)
    9 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Pike's Peak (7); Salt Lake City (1)
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Salt Lake City (4); Firehole cascades; Mammoth Paint Pots (2); Castle Geyser
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Castle Geyser; Grotto; Old Faithful (5); Old Faithful Inn
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Bear in Upper Basin; Harry Sanger; Mammoth (2); Kepler Cascades (3); Thumb Paint Pots
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Thumb Paint Pots; Tower Falls; Falls at Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (6)
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (7); Mammoth housing
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Angel terrace; Jupiter terrace; Mound terrace; Minerva terrace
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Mammoth Hot Springs (5); Orange Geyser (2); Golden Gate (between Norris & Mammoth)
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Rustic Falls; Virginia Cascade; Cody road (3); Holy City (2); Shoshone Dam
    8 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Lake Michigan (2); Lookout Mt. (2); Shoshone Lake & Reservoir
    6 photographic prints
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13

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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.)
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