Yellowstone Falls and Mammoth Hot Springs, "Shinimo Altar from Brink of Marble Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona"; "Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, New Mexico". 1870s. 5 albumen prints. Each circa 33 x 25 cm. 2 with photographer's name (Hillers) and title in the negative in lower corners, each mounted to board (some soiling/ foxing). John K. Hillers began making photographs while exploring the terrain around the Colorado River in 1871. Part of a survey team led by John Wesley Powell, a geologist and ethnologist, Hillers was originally hired as a boatman. He became increasingly interested in the work of the team's photographer, began acting as his assistant, and by 1872 had become the expedition photographer. From the 1870s until about 1900, Hillers continued working for Powell, who became the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology. The emphasis of Hillers's work gradually shifted from geology and geography to archaeology and ethnology. He spent almost twenty years exploring the Indian Territories, California, the Southwest, and the Southeast, eventually producing a sensitive record of Native Americans and their way of life. The Bureau of Ethnology and Geological Survey publications reproduced his work, and examples also appeared at numerous international expositions. – With strong tones and in very good condition.
Yellowstone Falls and Mammoth Hot Springs, "Shinimo Altar from Brink of Marble Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona"; "Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, New Mexico". 1870s. 5 albumen prints. Each circa 33 x 25 cm. 2 with photographer's name (Hillers) and title in the negative in lower corners, each mounted to board (some soiling/ foxing). John K. Hillers began making photographs while exploring the terrain around the Colorado River in 1871. Part of a survey team led by John Wesley Powell, a geologist and ethnologist, Hillers was originally hired as a boatman. He became increasingly interested in the work of the team's photographer, began acting as his assistant, and by 1872 had become the expedition photographer. From the 1870s until about 1900, Hillers continued working for Powell, who became the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology. The emphasis of Hillers's work gradually shifted from geology and geography to archaeology and ethnology. He spent almost twenty years exploring the Indian Territories, California, the Southwest, and the Southeast, eventually producing a sensitive record of Native Americans and their way of life. The Bureau of Ethnology and Geological Survey publications reproduced his work, and examples also appeared at numerous international expositions. – With strong tones and in very good condition.
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