Between the Covers

Hardcover. Quarto. Measuring 10" x 12". Red cloth over paper boards with gilt stamped decorations. Contains 32 sepia toned gelatin silver photographs with some duplicates and three cyanotype prints each measuring around 4" x 7", without captions. Good only lacking the spine, with front board detached and chips with very good photographs, some faded.

A collection of photographs featuring farm life and hunting in the American West around 1890. While unidentified, the location appears to be where the Great Plains meet the mountains, probably in Colorado. The photos depict the owners of the land posing near their cabin and a larger farm house in a variety of seasons: one photo shows a group of men enjoying some recreation under a tree after a summer picnic (with one holding a tennis racket) and the three cyanotype prints show the men outside the house after a snowstorm.

Hunting is the predominant subject depicted throughout the album with men posing with dogs, guns, and with kills. Photos including a man posed holding a gun, with pelts attached to his belt and his dog sitting in front of him. Another shows a man on horseback holding the head of a deer, while several others showcase a hunting encampment. Also featured are the animals from the area including beautiful photos of a mountain lion by a river, a group of deer laying in a field, and cattle fenced in with a mountain range visible in the distance. While men are predominately featured throughout the album there is an image of a lone woman on horseback, which suggests that her absence from the other photos may be due to her being the photographer of the group.

A terrific collection of images depicting late 19th Century farm life on the plains with an emphasis on hunting.

Item #403660