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Harold F. Hammersley photograph collection, 1907-1927
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Hammersley, Harold F.,1882-1966
- Title
- Harold F. Hammersley photograph collection
- Dates
- 1907-1927 (inclusive)19071927
- Quantity
-
116 nitrate film negatives: black and
white
124 photographic prints: black and white
1 photograph album (106p.,495 photographic prints): black and white and cyanotype
94 Photograph prints: black and white - Collection Number
- Lot 054
- Summary
- Collection of photographic images taken by Harold Hammersley between 1907-1927 of his time spent in Montana and the Western US of his time spent working for the United States Government.
- Repository
-
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research. A digital copy of the album is available and preferred for use due to poor condition.
- Languages
- No textual or other language materials are included in the collection.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Harold Frederick Hammersley was born December 29, 1882, in London, England. In 1906, at the age of 23, he immigrated to the United States and made his way to Montana. By 1907 Harold had begun working as a clerk and special disbursing agent for the US Government’s Indian Irrigation affairs and Allotting Service. Harold took many photos of his life and time spent in Montana, particularly in the Southeast, around the Tongue River area, where he documented the Reclamation Service and their irrigation projects. He also took many photographs of Northern Cheyenne he encountered through his job and travels on the reservation. In 1914 Harold became a fully naturalized citizen and married his wife Anna - who was originally from Sweden and who had immigrated to the US the same year as Harold had. The couple honeymooned in California, visiting Catalina Island and San Francisco. By 1916 the couple was living in Utah and had welcomed their daughter Susie in 1916 and son Frederick in 1919. The family moved to Idaho sometime in the mid-1920s and then back to Salt Lake City, finally settling in California by 1940. Harold passed away September 26th, 1966, in Burlingame, California at the age of 83.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection of photographic images by Harold Hammersley taken between 1907-1927. Images show flume, canal, and head gate construction on Tongue River Irrigation Project in Montana; US Reclamation Service facilities and operations at Ballantine, Montana and Huntley, Montana; US Allotting Service facilities and operations at Kilroy, Montana and Browning, Montana; as well as portraits and scenes of leisure activities of government workers, acquaintances, and friends. Other images include portraits of Native Americans - particularly the Northern Cheyenne; cowboys and cowgirls posed and at work; cattle roundups and dipping; Captain Brown’s Three Circle Ranch in Rosebud County, Montana. Additional scenes comprise travel images of railroad stations, horse-drawn wagon trains and campsites; homesteaders. The collection also includes images of trips to Chiloquin and Portland, Oregon; Meyers Falls and Long Beach, Washington; and San Francisco and Catalina Island, California with scenes of the Hammersley’s honeymoon. Finally, portraits of the Hammersley family and of Harold’s life in Montana can be found in the collection.
Collection is arranged in original negative album order. 99 nitrate negatives in negative album were assigned a number based on the album sleeve number with a “n” for format added. The Modern Prints (mp), Vintage Prints (vp), and Reference Prints (n) that matched the negatives from negative album were assigned the corresponding nitrate negative number plus the respective format code. E.g. 001n, 001mp, or 001vp. 17 loose nitrate negatives from a negative album not received with the collection were assigned non sequential numbers, a “1” was added to the beginning of the numbers to allow them to follow the other negative numbers in sequence. Modern Print Images 138-141 were not matched to nitrate negatives. These images were added to the end of the sequence and assigned an arbitrary sequential number. Loose album pages were assigned the number 100 to 106.
The collection was donated to the Montana Historical Society in 2008 by Harold’s son, Frederick Hammersley, an acclaimed abstract painter. Frederick provided additional written information that aided in the identification of his family members in the photographs.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Photograph Archives collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Photograph Archives before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in its collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Harold F. Hammersley photograph collection, Lot 054. [Image Number], Montana Historical Society Photograph Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series I: Nitrate Negatives
Series II: Reference and Vintage Photographic Prints
Series III: Modern Photographic Prints
Series IV: Album and Loose Pages
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Nitrate NegativesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
001: Thralls W. Wheat's Allotting
Camp
Labeled: Blackfeet Reserve. "Thralls W Wheat's Allotting Camp" Kilroy,
Mont. H.F.H. 1911. Scene shows mostly white tents set up in a line on a
prairie landscape, with a cloudy sky and far off mountains in
background.
|
1911 | |
002: Camp House in Woods
A tree filled scene. There is a light colored building in the lower half,
a road runs across the image. A small shack with a line of bright
laundry hung in front of it can be seen to the left are men with wagon
and horses next to a building with alternating dark and light vertical
slats. In the upper left in the far background is a group of tents.
|
undated | |
003: Camp House in woods [Blurry]
A blurry tree filled scene. There is a light colored building in the
lower half, a dirt road runs across the image. A small shack with a line
of bright laundry hung in front of it can be seen to the left are men
with wagon and horses next to a building with alternating dark and light
vertical slats. In the upper left in the far background is a group of
tents.
|
undated | |
004: Group of Men on Plain
A group of men appear to have stopped for lunch, an empty wagon is off to
the mid right, it's contents are spread around and then men are sitting
or standing around, a small cabin is off a little ways behind them.
|
undated | |
005: Tents on Plain
A view from above of a campsite, tents are set up in two lines next to a
small cabin like structure. The landscape is hilly and barren, there is
a cluster of large rocks to the left side.
|
undated | |
006: Campsite with Pen of Horses between
Trees
A pen full of horses is seen at the bottom of the image. There are a
couple wagons in the mid-ground next to the corral fence. A group of
tents can be seen in amongst the trees and there appears to be snow on
the ground.
|
undated | |
007: Row of Tents in Field
A line of tents stretch across the middle of the image, there is a line
of trees across the image as well. There is a field in the foreground
and low hills in the background. Some small fluffy clouds can be seen in
the sky.
|
undated | |
008: Men with Wagon at Campsite between
Trees
A few tents are set up next to a large tree on the left. Around three men
can be seen in the middle next to a wagon, with a boy crawling on top of
the wagon. There are more trees to the right side.
|
undated | |
009: Campsite, Horses, Snow on
Hills
A distant view of a campsite to the mid-left. There are some horse and
cattle in the mid-ground to the middle and right. The hills in the
background have large patches of melting snowbanks on them.
|
undated | |
010: Scene at Browning, MT
Partly cloudy sky. Lower half of images shows buildings on right with
light siding and dark roof, tents across the left, and water in lower
part.
|
1912 | |
011: Train Tracks Sunset
A sun sets into a cloud bank near the center of the image. There are
electrical lines and tracks going down the bottom center. Dark mark to
the left - either film damage or something caught in camera field.
|
undated | |
012: Trees and Clouds
Party cloudy sunset, there are dark trees throughout the foreground and
blocking out the far right.
|
undated | |
013: Scene with Farm Fields and Passing Train
in Washington
Tree lined road across lower third leads to a square. Light colored house
to the left, pasture with sheep in it to lower right, and grove of tall
trees and a field with harvested grain of some kind set into neat piles.
Across the middle of the image a train passes by billowing white smoke,
the sky looks hazy, and a faint mountain range in the background.
|
undated | |
014: Forest and River in Winter, Big Pine
Center
Looking down on a tree covered valley that's covered in snow. A river
runs down it to the center right. There is a dark tree near the center,
with what appears to be an overcast sky.
|
undated | |
015: Sunset
A flat dark landscape lacking detail takes up the lower third of the
image. Sun rays shoot out of the cloud bank near the center.
|
undated | |
016: Forest, Hills, and River in
Snow
Looking down on a tree covered valley that's covered in snow. A river
runs down the valley to the center right, sky seems overcast.
|
undated | |
017: Landscape of Farm Fields
Blurry shrubs cover the lower left and a bit to the right. Bundles of
wheat or some other kind of grain lay in field to right, with trees to
mid-right. Sky is cloudy and the sun seems to be setting.
|
undated | |
018: Sunset with Wagon
Sunset with clouds cover up the majority of the sky. There are mountains
to the middle and right, with two fence posts to the left. At the right
there is a wagon and edge of a building. The ground in the lower part of
the image looks muddy and has some scattered wheel tracks.
|
undated | |
019: Unidentified River with Tunnel in Mountain
Side
Blurry photo of a rushing river. There are large rocks in foreground and
what looks like a cave or tunnel across the river near the middle of the
image. A steep bank/hillside can be seen in the background.
|
undated | |
020: River Rapids with Small Falls
A river runs across the lower half of the image, the water rushes by
causing white foam. To the left a mini waterfall is created by the
uneven riverbed. On the bank across the river are shrub like plants and
further behind them trees.
|
undated | |
021: Landscape with River, Forest and Train
Tracks
View looking down on a hilly, tree covered valley with a river running
through it. Train tracks cut into the hill to the upper right of the
river.
|
undated | |
022: Stream and Trees
A river with a sandbar on its left. There are large trees and shrubs at
either bank to the right and left sides of the image. In the background
to the mid-left a dark horse and a couple men standing nearby can just
be made out.
|
undated | |
023: Hills, Pines, Snow
Looking up at hills from a tree covered valley, snow covers the ground
and trees.
|
undated | |
024: River with Rocks on Right, Trees
Left
A river runs along the bottom of the image. A stand of bare trees can be
seen to the left, a rocky bank is to the right. There are stumps or
posts close to the camera, and fluffy clouds are scattered in the
sky.
|
undated | |
025: Tree with Shadows, Hill
A raised road of packed dirt with steep sides runs across the image.
There is a tree standing to the left and a single post sticking out of
the mount on the right. A rocky hill with scrubby plants rises behind
the road.
|
undated | |
026: Unknown Falls on Unknown River in
Unidentified City
A wide river across the lower half of the image, and there are rocky
falls across it. On the opposite bank there are a number of buildings,
including a tall one to the left and a large two story one to the
right.
|
undated | |
027: Hillside Onto Road
A raised road of packed dirt runs down the center of the image. There is
standing water on either side and a hill rising off to the right. There
are also trees in the left background.
|
undated | |
028: Valley with River in Winter
Looking down on a tree filled valley where a river curves through in an
"S" like shape. There are bare trees across the lower right, but the
rest are pine trees.
|
undated | |
029: Unknown Body of Water
A wide body of water stretches across the middle of the image far into
the distance. Mountains rise in the background behind it, in the
foreground there are a few scattered plants.
|
undated | |
030: Mountain Side with Natural Rock
Bridge
A rock formation creates a bridge on a rocky hillside near the center of
the image. There are trees all along the top.
|
undated | |
031: Two Women on Horseback
Two women on horseback in front of a light colored building with porch,
surrounded by trees. Both women wear hats and gloves; the one to the
left rides a dark horse, and the one to the right rides a light colored
one.
|
undated | |
032: Chess Game
Three men sit around a table playing chess. Two men sit with backs turned
to the left, the other man sits across the table to the right. Behind
them is a wall full of books and document storage. There is a calendar
and other items on the wall behind the man to the right.
|
1913 | |
033: Surveyor
A man in a hat, light shirt, and pants. He stands behind surveying
equipment. He is holding his hands up. There is a tent and trees in the
background.
|
undated | |
034: Man on White Horse
A man in dark hat and clothing rides a white horse. A tall building with
a covered porch off to the left.
|
undated | |
035: Couple Sitting Indoors
A woman in a white dress and a man in a light shirt sit on chairs on
either side of a dresser. The woman appears to be sewing while the man
reads. There is a large flower pot on the dresser between them; the
doors behind the woman have a painted panel design. While the curtains
behind the man have a line design. There appear to be animal skins on
the floor as rugs.
|
undated | |
036: Man Painting on Skulls
A light haired man paints Native Americans on cattle skulls and other
bones. He sits to the left, with his box of supplies sitting to the
right.
|
undated | |
037: Party
A group of over twenty men and women wearing suits and dresses, sit or
stand together in the center of the image. Its an interior shot and
there are two rugs on the floor. There is a chair to the right, the
windows have checkered drapes, and a circular painting of a woman's face
is sitting on a chair to the left.
|
undated | |
038: Party
A group of over twenty men and women wearing suits and dresses, sit or
stand together in the center of the image. Its an interior shot and
there are two rugs on the floor. There is a chair to the right, the
windows have checkered drapes, and the man sitting in the front row with
the mustache is holding a circular painting with a woman's face on
it.
|
undated | |
039: Xmas Morn
Labeled: U.S.A.S "Xmas Morn" Inchelium, Wash. H.F.H. 1913. A group of
seven men all dressed in coats and boots, most if not all wear stocking
caps, and most hold ice skates. A tent is behind them, with trees in
background. The ground is snow covered.
|
1913/12/25 | |
040: Baseball Game
A group of men in hats and mostly in white shirts seem to be playing a
ball game in a sparse field. To the left a man with a bat swings. Behind
him a man crouches with a catcher's mitt.
|
undated | |
041: Two Heads and Three Skulls
Two dark haired men are crouched behind a table covered in a tarp, with
another tarp set up behind them. There are three human skulls set in
between the men so that it alternates between skull, face, skull, face,
skull.
|
undated | |
042: Harold Getting Dressed Up, Three Men on
Porch
Harold standing on the porch of a light colored building with dark door.
He wears a long dark coat with buttons and a fur collar, as well as a
glossy black top hat. To his right a man is handing him an umbrella. To
his left a man is handing him a doctor's bag.
|
undated | |
043: Two Horses, Man in Wagon, Standing
Boy
A wagon heavily loaded, with tarp tied around it. A man in hat and whip
sits on the wagon, as a boy in a hat stands next to the wheels. Two dark
horses pull the wagon, both with white facial markings. There is a fence
with large wooden slats to the left, and scattered trees in the
background.
|
undated | |
044: Four Teams Horses on Plain
Wagon train of horse-drawn wagons stand on a flat and empty prairie
landscape. There are five wagons, each pulled by two to four horses, and
around eight men.
|
undated | |
045: Five Man Survey Crew by Wagon with One Man
on Horseback
A group of five men. One rides on a wagon pulled by two horses, one dark,
one light. Three men stand next to the wagon and one rides on horseback
next to them. They appear to be in a field. There are low trees and
rolling hills in the background. Six tents sit to the left.
|
undated | |
046: Team of Four Horses with Two Men in Wagon
with One Wagon Following
A caravan of horse-drawn wagons make their way through an empty prairie
landscape. There are a few loose horses and a man on horseback to the
lower left.
|
undated | |
047: Team of Six Horses, One Rider, Two
Wagons
A group of horses pull two wagons across an empty prairie landscape,
there are posts sticking out of the ground every so often beside them. A
man on horseback rides alongside.
|
undated | |
048: Buggy in Forest
A man in hat and light shirt on a wagon pulled by white horse travels
away from the camera. He is framed by trees that dominate the rest of
the image.
|
undated | |
049: Four Teams Horses - Five Wagons on
Plain
A caravan of horse-drawn wagons cross a field. A corner of an
unidentified body of water is seen in the mid-right side. There are five
wagons, each pulled by two to four horses, and around twelve men.
|
undated | |
050: Four Horse Team Pull Wagon
An empty prairie landscape with a wagon pulled by four horses, three dark
and one light. Another dark horse being pulled behind the wagon. The
horses pull the wagon up a hill. The two men both wear hats and one has
a dark shirt on.
|
undated | |
051: Man on Small Wagon with Two
Horses
A wagon heavily loaded, with tarp as a man sits on it wearing a hat and
holding a whip. Two dark horses, one with white blaze, pull the wagon
through sagebrush covered landscape. There are hills with scrubby trees
in the background.
|
undated | |
052: Wagon with Two Horses
An empty prairie landscape. Two dark horses, one with blaze, pull a wagon
loaded with all sorts of equipment at center of image. Farther off to
the right side more horse-drawn wagons can be seen.
|
undated | |
053: Two Indian Horseman on Plain
Two men, likely Northern Cheyenne, on horseback riding across a field
with low hills in the background. They both wear tall hats, the one to
the left rides a horse with a white blaze and the one to the right rides
a white horse with dark tail and face markings.
|
undated | |
054: Mountain Side, Saddled Horse
A dark riderless horse with saddle stands in the foreground. The
landscape is full of trees and rocky hills/low mountains.
|
undated | |
055: Cattle in River
A view looking down at a river where a heard of cattle are, a couple of
men on horseback can be seen amongst them. There are trees to the right
and in the background there are rounded hills of sedimentary rock.
|
undated | |
056: Herd of Cattle in River
A view looking down at a river at a herd of cattle. Some stand on the
banks to the left while most are in the river. There are trees to the
right and in the background there are rounded hills of sedimentary
rock.
|
undated | |
057: Horses on Sand Bars in River
A group of horses spread across a river and its banks. There are
sedimentary looking mountains in the far background and deciduous trees
around the river.
|
undated | |
058: Cattle Dip with Two Men #1
A view inside a wooden structure that has water in the bottom. Three cows
are being moved through the plunge dip by men on either side holding
large paddles. They both wear hats, but the man on the left has a dark
shirt while the one to the right has a light shirt.
|
undated | |
059: Cattle Dip with Two Men #2
A view inside a wooden structure that has water in the bottom. A couple
cows are being moved through the plunge dip by men on either side
holding large paddles. They both wear hats, but the man on the left has
a dark shirt while the one to the right has a light shirt.
|
undated | |
060: Cows on Plain
View of a relatively flat expanse of sagebrush. A herd of cattle stand in
mid-foreground, the black one nearest the camera to the right looks
directly at the photographer.
|
undated | |
061: Suspension Bridge and Stream -
Winter
Ground and trees covered with snow, with hill/mountain in the background.
A little ice on the water/river across the lower half. A possible
bridge, train tracks, or canal in the center.
|
undated | |
062: Wooden Flume and Stream and
Men
View from slightly above looking down on an irrigation project
construction. Three men pause in their work digging the area around the
wooden canal to the lower left to look up at camera on the left. To the
top right across the canal there are two men with a couple horses,
possibly using them to pull a plow.
|
undated | |
063: Construction Across Stream
A seemingly completed head gate with three gates stands in the center of
the image above the river. There are barren muddy banks to either side
and trees in the background to the middle and right. There are no
workers present.
|
undated | |
064: Structure Over Water, Trees,
Blurry
Blurry photo of some sort of structure over a body of water near the
center of image. The structure has a fence like top. Bare tree branches
stretch across the scene.
|
undated | |
065: Irrigation Project Construction, Trees to
Right, Hills on Left
A seemingly completed head gate with three gates stands in the center of
the image above the river. The gates are down/covered. There are muddy
banks to either side and trees in the background to the middle and
right. There are no workers present.
|
undated | |
066: Irrigation Project
Construction
A seemingly completed head gate with its gates down in a "L" shape to the
left and center of the image. Water to the lower center, with trees in
background. There are no workers present.
|
undated | |
067: Small Irrigation Project
Construction
A small head gate that only looks a few feet tall stands in "L" shape
across the middle of the image. Fence posts and trees can be seen in the
background.
|
undated | |
068: Construction, Bridge with Triangular
Sections, One Man
A wooden structure over water that has three triangular frames on top. A
man stands in between the two to the left.
|
undated | |
069: Man on Flume - Dam
Irrigation project construction with a man wearing a hat, light shirt,
and dark pants walks along top of a wooden frame, likely for a canal.
There is a line of rocks to the bottom left and a wooden wall to the
upper left. The landscape has bare trees in the background.
|
undated | |
070: Small Irrigation Project Construction,
River in Background
A small head gate stands closed near the center of the image. There are
muddy banks in the foreground, and in the background is the river.
|
undated | |
071: Men Work on Flume - Trees Center
Top
Irrigation project construction, men can be seen building the sides of a
canal. To the mid-left of image, the area around has large deciduous
trees. A building can be seen in the distance between them to the upper
right.
|
undated | |
072: View of Unknown Town Roof Front
Center
Image of a town, below the camera there is a dark structure next to a
rocky hill to the right. A street is seen starting from middle left
side, there are several cars parked on it. In the background there is a
large crest of a hill starting from near the center to the right.
|
undated | |
073: Log Cabin 1, Wheel Left, One
Man
Blurry image of a building made of large logs to the right. A man in
white shirt and dark hat leans against the fence to the left, behind him
further to the left is a large pile of hay. There are scattered trees
throughout the background.
|
undated | |
074: Log Cabin 2, One Man
A building made of large logs sit to the right. A man in white shirt and
dark hat leans against the fence to the left. Behind him further to the
left is a large pile of hay. There are scattered trees throughout the
background.
|
undated | |
075: Building in Trees - Winter
A building with light siding and dark trim and a raised porch without
railing sits amongst snow covered trees. The building appears to have a
sliding door to the left of the regular door and snow covers ground
around.
|
undated | |
076: Log Cabin Building, Tent to
Left
A log cabin with a large triangle hanging off the roof to the back right.
There's a large white tent off to the left side and fence posts to the
far right. Trees are seen in the background.
|
undated | |
077: Four Tents by River, Trees in
Distance
Four white tents stand in a row facing away from the camera towards the
river which is in the background. There's some sandbars in the river.
There's a grassy hill to the right side. In the very right bottom corner
part of a black and white dog can be seen.
|
undated | |
078: Three Log Cabin Buildings, Horses, Wagons,
Trees in Back
Three log cabin buildings, the one to the right has a wrap around covered
porch. There are two wagons to the left each pulled by two horses. Trees
can be seen across image in background.
|
undated | |
079: Portrait of Anna Snowbird
Portrait of an older Northern Cheyenne woman. She has a heavily lined
face and dark hair that's pulled back into two braids. Snowbird wears a
spotted dress that has a pin on it. Bare dark tree branches from the top
left curl over her in the background.
|
1911 | |
080: Portrait of Sophie
Medicinebear
Blurry portrait of an older Northern Cheyenne woman. She has a heavily
lined face and dark hair worn loose around her face. Medicinebear wears
a checkered/gingham dress, and appears to be glancing downward. Bare
dark tree branches from the top left curl over her in the
background.
|
1911 | |
081: Portrait of Sophie
Medicinebear
Portrait of an older Northern Cheyenne woman. She has a heavily lined
face and dark hair worn loose around her face. Medicinebear wears a
checkered/gingham dress and a blanket, and appears to be glancing
downward. Bare dark tree branches from the top left curl over her in the
background.
|
1911 | |
082: Portrait of Anna Snowbird
Portrait of an older Northern Cheyenne woman. She has a heavily lined
face and dark hair that's pulled back. Snowbird wears a white blanket
with a spotted dress underneath. Bare dark tree branches from the top
left curl over her in the background.
|
1911 | |
083: Portrait of Unidentified Man
Portrait of an older Native man, likely Northern Cheyenne. He has long
dark hair that's worn loose, and has some scarves tied around his neck
with a blanket on his shoulders. There seems to be a string of large
black beads down his chest. The photo is out of focus.
|
undated | |
084: Portrait of Unidentified Man
Portrait of an older Native man, likelyt Northern Cheyenne. He has short
dark hair, a faint mustache, and seems to have some small scars on his
jaw and cheek. His dark coat is buttoned and he wears a scarf around his
throat. The background is blurry, but there appears to be trees.
|
undated | |
085: Portrait of Native Boy with
Headdress
Close up individual portrait of a Native American youth, likely Northern
Cheyenne. He wears a headdress and has a light colored cloth over his
shoulder.
|
undated | |
086: Portrait of Unidentified Man
Portrait of an older man, likely Northern Cheyenne. He has a light
mustache, goatee, and short dark hair. He is wearing a dark coat and
sweater with large light buttons. The background is blurry, but there
seems to be trees.
|
undated | |
087: Portrait of Anna Snowbird
Portrait of an older Northern Cheyenne woman. She has a heavily lined
face and dark hair that's pulled back into two braids. Sbowbird wears a
spotted dress and a light colored stripped blanket.
|
1911 | |
089: Standing Man Holding Stick
Picture of a man holding a large tree branch in one hand and a dark hat
in the other. He wears a long coat and his greying hair appears
windswept. The building behind him alternates with dark and light
vertical slats. A couple trees and a light colored building with a stone
chimney stand behind it. A dog is visible in the middle left looking off
to the left.
|
undated | |
090: Portrait of Native Boy with
Headdress
Individual portrait of a Native American boy, likely Northern Cheyenne.
He wears a headdress, stripped scarf, patterned pants, and belt with
metal discs. He holds a light cloth in his hands. He stands in front of
bare trees.
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undated | |
091: Portrait of Native Boy with Headdress and
Rifle in Snow
A likely Northern Cheyenne man stands holding a rile. He wears a
headdress and a beaded chest piece. There is snow on the ground and bare
trees in the background behind him.
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undated | |
092: Portrait of Native Boy with
Headdress
Individual portrait of a likely Northern Cheyenne boy. He holds a light
cloth, wears a checkered shirt, headdress, patterned pants, and belt
with metal discs. He stands in front of bare trees.
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undated | |
093: Two Native Men with Headdresses on a Black
Horse
Two men, likely Northern Cheyenne, ride bareback on a black horse. They
both wear headdresses and patterned pants. Both hold rifles; the one in
the back wears a dark shirt, while the one in front holding the reins
wears a beaded chest piece. There is snow on the ground and bare trees
in the background.
|
undated | |
094: Sophie Medicinebear and Anna
Snowbird
Two Northern Cheyenne women stand next to a bare tree. To the left
Medicinebear wears a checkered/gingham dress and blanket with floral
design. To the right Snowbird wears a dress with small dots and blankets
with line designs.
|
1911 | |
095: Two Standing Native Women
Two women, likely Northern Cheyenne, with dark hair that is pulled back.
The one to the right has large circular earrings and a plaid blanket and
dress. The one to the left has a dark blanket with light designs. Behind
them there are several light colored buildings and a fence.
|
undated | |
096: Four Native Men, One Seated with
Fan
Four men, likely Northern Cheyenne. One sits in the foreground to the
mid-right, he holds a fan and wears a dark hat with a light band. There
are three men standing behind him all wearing headdresses. They all also
wear the same design of pants and buckles with metal discs. There is a
light cloth in front of the boy on the far left. They stand in front of
bare trees.
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undated | |
097: Group of Native Women with a Child in
Cradleboard
Four women, likely Northern Cheyenne, all wearing braids. Two are
crouching in the foreground next to the child in the cradleboard, the
other two stand behind them. They all wear plaid blankets. There are
trees taking up the background.
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undated | |
098: Portrait of Native Boy in
Headdress
A young boy, likely Northern Cheyenne, stands in a barren field. There
are bare trees in the background. The child wears a headdress and rather
shabby looking clothes that are patched at the knees.
|
undated | |
099: Portrait of Native Girl in Dress by Log
Cabin
A small girl, likely Northern Cheyenne, with braids that have large
ribbons tied at the ends. She wears a dress with bells on it and three
stripes at the bottom and her shoes have designs on them. She stands on
the porch of a cabin next to a window.
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undated | |
100: Teepee
A tipi stands to the mid-left of the image, and some sort of animal skin
is hung up on a wooden frame to the right. There is a tall tree to the
right and more trees in the far background.
|
undated | |
101: Native Americans by Barn, Long View
1
Over a dozen Native Americans stand or sit around a windowless wooden
building (likely a slaughterhouse), most are wrapped in blankets. To the
left side the back of a wagon faces the camera with a dog nearby. There
are more horse-drawn wagons in the background.
|
undated | |
102: Native Americans by Barn, Close View
2
Over a dozen Native Americans, most appearing to be women with their
children. Many wear patterned blankets and appear to be waiting outside
a windowless wooden building (likely a slaughterhouse). There is a tiny
entrance that someone is ducking to get under near the middle of the
image. A hill can be seen in the left background that has four trees on
it.
|
undated | |
103: Native American Gathering
A large group of Native Americans stretches across the middle of the
image. A few are in ceremonial dress, while two men in suits stand
nearer to the camera watching the group. The smallest corner of a
building can be seen in the far right.
|
undated | |
104: Group of Men with Buggy
A group of six men; a black man wearing an apron stands next to the
horses at the left, four white men stand to the left wearing hats, and
one more man sits in the wagon. There appears to be rope for tent stakes
off to the right. A dog is approaching the camera in the bottom, one
horse has two stars branded on it.
|
undated | |
105: Cattle in Pens, Smoke
Two wooden pens with tall fences can be seen full of cattle; one in the
foreground, and one farther in the background. Men on horseback can be
seen to the left and standing on the wooden structure in between the two
pens near the center. The landscape appears relatively flat and barren,
small pile of extra fence logs to the right, and some sort of furnace is
kicking out smoke which billows off to the left side.
|
undated | |
106: Train Tracks Between Portland, OR and
Weed, CA
Ground is covered in snow with mountains in background. A hill can be
seen to the right with train tracks in center. A small shed like
structure to the left of the tracks in background, with smoke over the
top left.
|
1912 | |
107: Man on Wagon in Trees
A man with a hat and white shirt with suspenders rides a wagon pulled by
two white horses facing towards the camera down a dirt road with other
wagon tracks on it. Trees surround the area.
|
undated | |
108: Hammersleys with Friends at
Thanksgiving
Harold stands to the left in a dark suit holding a cigar, seated to his
right is a Anna, in front of them is a child in white seated on a barrel
holding a large doll that stands on the ground. The doll has an "A" on
it's outfit. Seated to their right is a woman in a light-colored top and
skirt, and a man with a mustache and dark suit stands to the far right.
Behind them is a house with trees visible through the porch to the upper
left.
|
undated | |
126: Harold on Horse
Harold in light campaign hat with dark strip. He is wearing a dark
sweater with lighter cuff and front section and bright buttons sits on
dark colored horse. Bare trees in distance in background.
|
undated | |
127: Harold Stands by Doorway of
Cabin
Harold standing next to a log cabin with one hand on his hip the other
rests on the door frame. He wears a dark suit and bow-tie and dark
gloves and a campaign hat.
|
undated | |
128: Harold on Steps
Harold stands on stairs outside, to the right are some shrubs running
parallel to the stairs. There is a wooden fence in the background. A
tree sits behind Harold in the background. Harold wears a light colored
suit with dark tie and shoes. He has what appears to be a ribbon hanging
off his vest to the right as he holds a light hat with dark ribbon in
one hand. Harold has written: "Scene" at Astoria, Oregon. 1913.
|
1913 | |
129: Harold Sitting on Rocks by
Water
Harold sitting on a rocky coastline. The ocean is to the left. He wears a
newsboy cap and a light colored suit with a dark tie with a dark tie and
shoes. He has a glove on one hand and is holding the other.
|
undated | |
131: Man in Top Hat on Porch
A man standing on the porch of a light colored building with dark door;
he wears a long dark coat with buttons, a fur collar, and a glossy black
top hat. He holds a doctor's bag. The image is taken at an angle so that
the porch can be seen, as well as some other buildings in the
background. The ground appears to be covered in snow. [Allotting Agent]
can be seen written on a sign above the entryway.
|
undated | |
133: Harold Standing by Campfire
Blurry photo of Harold standing with one hand on his hip and another
holding an unidentified item - [looks to be some sort of dead bird.] He
has on dark pants, a light shirt, and cap on. A pipe is in his mouth,
and there is cooking equipment behind him. Chopped wood is stacked in
pallets behind and to the right of the man, trees fill the
background.
|
undated | |
135: Harold and Two Unidentified Women at
Station
Harold stands at the left. He appears to be putting on a glove, while
wearing a long dark coat, bow-tie, and bowler hat. To the middle of the
picture, behind a pile of luggage and wrapped packages, is a woman with
a dark frilly hat and long dark coat. She holds a white handkerchief in
her hand and some other items in her arms. To the right there is another
woman with a furry hat with spiral design on the front, she has a long
furry scarf and wears a long light coat. They stand on a train platform.
The building has dark panels and a slated wooden porch, [-mbia Falls]
can be seen at top [this could be station 8 at Columbia Falls, MT.]
|
undated | |
136: Group, Wagon Right Side
A group of thirteen men appear to have stopped for lunch. A few are
sitting or crouching, most are standing, and a wagon is barely in frame
off to the right.
|
undated | |
137: Harold Standing Outdoors
A man who appears to be an older Harold stands outdoors wearing a suit
with his arms crossed. There's some scattered snow piles on the ground
and bare trees to the left, behind him and across the street is a light
colored store with a sign partially blocked by the man. [Wood's Go- -
old] is the first line [Quality Meats -eries] is the second.
|
undated |
Series II: Reference and Vintage Photographic PrintsReturn to Top
The description found above with the nitrate negatives from both the negative album and loose nitrate negatives from the negative album not received with the collection correspond to their respective Vintage Prints (vp) and Reference Prints (n).
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1 | 001-030; Reference Prints and Vintage
Prints.
Scenes include Thralls W. Wheats Allotting Camp, campsites, Browning, MT,
sunsets. Other items include winter scenes in Oregon, rivers, and rock
formations.
|
1911, 1912, mostly undated |
| 2/2 | 031-070; Reference Prints and Vintage
Prints.
Scenes include people on horseback, irrigation project construction,
cattle ranching scenes, wagon trains. Other items include Christmas in
Washington and scenes of government employees at leisure.
|
1913, mostly undated |
| 2/3 | 071-100; Reference Prints and
Vintage Prints.
Scenes include irrigation project construction, log cabin buildings,
town, portraits of Native Americans - Northern Cheyenne, and tipi.
|
1911, mostly undated |
| 2/4 | 101-145; Reference Prints and
Vintage Prints.
Scenes include portraits and other views of Native Americans, cattle
ranch, train tracks, and train. Other items include Oregon, Washington,
various images of Harold Hammersley, Harold and Anna Hammersley with
friends, sunset, and Tongue River.
|
1912, 1913, mostly undated |
| 2/5 | 146-157; Vintage
Prints.
Scenes include prairie dog, Washington, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA,
and Catalina Island, CA. Other images include images of Harold
Hammersley and his family.
|
1911, 1912, mostly undated |
Series III: Modern Photographic PrintsReturn to Top
The description found above with the nitrate negatives from both the negative album and loose nitrate negatives from book not received correspond to their respective Modern print (mp). Modern Prints 054.138-054.141 do not have matching nitrate negatives or additional description.
Modern Photographic Prints possibly produced by Frederick Hammersley.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/6 | 001-030; Modern Prints |
1911, 1912, mostly undated |
| 2/7 | 031-080; Modern Prints |
1911, 1913, mostly undated |
| 2/8 | 081-141; Modern Prints |
1911, 1912, mostly undated |
Series IV: Album and Loose PagesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| box-item | ||
| A1 | Album and Loose Pages
Pages 1 through 99 in bound album. Album in poor condition with separated
cover and crumbling spine, many prints are silvered. Includes scenes and
portraits of Harold Hammersley and other government employees,
facilities at Ballantine, MT and Huntley, MT, portraits the Northern
Cheyenne on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Lame Deer, MT, Crow
Indians. Other items include irrigation project construction, Montana
wildlife and livestock, landscapes of Montana and other Western states,
Three Circle Ranch, people on horseback, Washington, tipis, as well as
cowboys posed and at work. There are also wagon trains, campsites,
Sheridan Inn in Sheridan, WY, baseball teams, and Great Falls, MT.
Pages 100 through 106 are loose. The pages include scenes and portraits
of government employees, campsites, wagon trains, Montana landscapes and
people, portraits of Native Americans, cattle ranching, and pictures of
children.
|
1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, mostly undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Allotting agents (Indian allotments).
- Cattle -- Montana.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.
- Horses -- Montana.
- Irrigation projects.
- Native Americans.
- Ranching -- Montana.
- Rodeos -- Montana.
Personal Names
- Hammersley, Frederick, 1919-2009.
- Hammersley, Harold F., 1882-1966.
Corporate Names
- Sheridan Inn (Sheridan, Wyo.)
- United States Reclamation Service.
Geographical Names
- Ballantine (Mont.)
- Billings (Mont.)
- Birney (Mont.)
- Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)
- Browning (Mont.)
- Ferry County (Wash.)
- Great Falls (Mont.)
- Klamath Indian Reservation (Or.)
- Lame Deer (Mont.)
- Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)
- Sheridan (Wyo.)
- Three Circle Ranch (Mont.)
- Tongue River Project (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
Finding aid prepared by Emma Brandt
2023
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