Oct 15, 2015 - Sale 2393

Sale 2393 - Lot 35

Price Realized: $ 4,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,800 - $ 2,200
HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925)
Hillers in the field with his photographic equipment, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory. Oversized stereoview of Hillers, who is incorrectly identified as William Henry Jackson below the image area. Albumen prints, each measuring 4 3/8x3 inches (11.1x7.6 cm.), on the original U.S. Geological Powell Survey mount measuring 4 1/2x7 inches (11.4x17.8 cm.), and a secondary later mount, with the incorrect caption on that mount recto, and with various notations, labels, and stamps on mount verso. Circa 1872
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Originally from the Jay Culver Family Collection.

A scarce view of Hillers working in the field for the John Wesley Powell Geological Survey. He appears to be handling a negative, and has blackened hands. This image is held in the National Archives.