Guide to the Frank Jay Haynes Photographs
circa 1879-1891

Two women and a man standing before Old Faithful, Yellowstone, ca.1879-1888. Special Collections, UW Libraries. UW27766z

Biographical Note

F. Jay Haynes was a photographer who traveled extensively in the West and who was best known for his early photographs of Yellowstone National Park. He was also the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and for a time he even maintained a special railroad car equipped as a mobile photography studio which was called the "Haynes Palace Studio." He opened his first studio in 1876 in Moorhead, Minnesota, and in 1879 opened a larger studio in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1889 he began operating out of St. Paul, Minnesota. In the period just before the Yukon gold rush, when tourist travel to Alaska was increasing, Haynes traveled to Alaska in 1891. The trip was a financial success as Haynes was able to tap into the high demand for stereoscopic prints and other photographs, although the most valuable photographs were those he took of glaciers.

Scope and Content

Photographs of the landscape in Yellowstone National Park and in Southeast Alaska.

Alternate Forms Available

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Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Processing Info

Processed by Marion Brown, 2008

Related Material

F. Jay Haynes & Bro. Photograph Album Collection, PH Collection No. 614

Inventory

Box/Folder

Item

Date

Yellowstone views

circa 1879-1888

Fargo, North Dakota Studio, "Boudoir Views"

1/1

1-2

Mammoth hot spring terrace

circa 1879-1888

3

Aerial view of Morning Glory Spring

circa 1879-1888

1/2

4

Eruption of Old Faithful Geyser (3521)

circa 1879-1888

5

Eruption of Fan Geyser (3597)

circa 1879-1888

6

Two women and a man standing before a Old Faithful (3626)

circa 1879-1888

1/3

7

Great Falls of the Yellowstone (3660)

circa 1879-1888

8

Eruption of Castle Geyser (3808)

circa 1879-1888

Box/Folder

Item

Date

Alaska Views

circa 1889-1891

St. Paul, Minnesota Studio, "Boudoir Views"

1/4

9

Entrance to Wrangell Narrows (5401)

circa 1889-1891

10

Steamer landing at Fort Wrangell. Totem poles in front of the building (5403)

circa 1889-1891

11

Two totem poles at Fort Wrangell (5405)

circa 1889-1891

12

View of Taku Glacier from the water (5414)

circa 1889-1891

1/5

13

Treadwell Mine viewed from the deck of the steam ship (5418)

circa 1889-1891

14

Chilkat Peaks viewed from the water (5425)

circa 1889-1891

On the reverse is a listing of the Alaska Views from 5401-5460.

15

Glacier Bay and steamer viewed from Muir Glacier (5444)

circa 1889-1891

16

Ocean view from Sitka

circa 1889-1891

Box/Folder

Item

Date

Yellowstone Views

St. Paul, Minnesota Studio

1/6

17

Chittenden Bridge over the Yellowstone River (12573)

undated

18

Yellowstone Lake at West Thumb (12766)

undated

19

Man standing on the fishing cone (16306)

undated

20

Female bear and her two cubs (16343)

undated

21

Shoshone Canyon and tunnel (17236)

undated

22

Beaver dam and huts on lake (20027)

undated

Subject Terms

Geographic Names:

Alaska, Southeast--Photographs.

Yellowstone National Park--Photographs.

Subjects:

Glaciers--Alaska, Southeast--Photographs.

Genre Headings:

Cabinet photographs.

Photographic prints.

Photographs.