April 17, 2024
NATIVE AMERICANS KIVA CEREMONIAL CAVE Frijoles Canyon NM 1910 Tibbitts Negative
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Original Glass Plate NegativeAlcove House - Ceremonial Cave - Frijoles CanyonNow Bandelier National MonumentLos Alamos, New MexicoPhotographed by H. C. TibbittsVintage dry glass plate negative, photographer's #1733, c.1910. I n good condition, detailed as shown; some light emulsion fading visible around the edges ; plate has no chips or cracks; about 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". The overall positive and negative scans in this listing are at a low resolution; the details are shown from a higher resolution look at the image. There is no print with this negative. For reference, I've shown the photographer's entry for this image in his field log book - not included in the auction.Howard Clinton Tibbitts (1863-1937) was a San Francisco based photographer. Starting in 1892, he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad for 40 years. He photographed extensively in the American West, Canada, and Mexico, documenting landscapes, towns, industry, agriculture, parks, public buildings, and other local scenes to help promote Southern Pacific's passenger service. His work was showcased in the railroad's magazine SUNSET starting with first publication in 1898.Tibbitts' photographs are in the col lections of the University of California's Bancroft Library, the California State Railroad Museum, the California Historical Society, and many other museums and institutions.
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