clark exposition kiser fred (4 risultati)

Oblong 4to. 12 x 9 in. [24 leaves (unnumbered).], glossy sized paper, printed photo illustrations of Lewis & Clark Exposition throughout. Blue printed & decorated softcovers, gilt & black lettering, gilt decorative borders, ad for Yellowstone Park Line, Lewis & Clark Exposition with the Northern Pacific on back cover (minor sunning, darkening to fore-edges, minor soiling, pencil marks to blank recto back cover), still VG- copy. First edition of this nicely-illustrated souvenir distributed at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, marking the anniversary of the famed exploration over the Louisiana Purchase. These images illustrate the wonders of the Exposition, including views of the Sunken Gardens, European, Forestry & California Buildings, Agriculture, Machinery & Mines Buildings, the view of the Exposition lit up at night, and more. Fred H. Kiser, was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start, and he became well known for his images of National Parks, and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge. Worldcat locates 4 copies (Cal State Fresno, Rutherford Hayes Presidential Centr, RI School of Design, Wash State Lib.).

One large silver gelatin photograph sized 10.25 x 13.5 in. mounted on gray studio board, 17 x 13.75 in., w/ embossed photographer's stamp in lower right corner of the board in white (some scuffing & wear to corners, fore-edges, couple very minor scuffs to the image), still a VG- image w/ bright strong contrast. A very scarce original souvenir intending to promote the Pacific Northwest for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, marking the anniversary of the famed exploration across the North American continent after the Louisiana Purchase. The Kiser Brothers, Fred Kiser (1878-1955) and Oscar Kiser (1883-1905) began shooting photos as a hobby, but very quickly became successful commercial photographers, and one of the best artistic photographers in the country during the first three decades of the 20th century. They sold their images as prints, photo albums, stereoviews, postcards, glass lantern slides, and even later hand-coloured many of them and sold them to tourists and collectors as framed, or unframed art prints.

Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.5 in. [160 (unpaginated) pp.]. Photo-illustrated title page, photo-illustrated throughout, each with facing page of explanatory text. Original embossed dark-blue-green cloth, white lettering on front cover (very minor shelfwear, slight rubbing, minor bumping to couple corners), a VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce photographic souvenir intending to promote the Pacific Northwest for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, marking the anniversary of the famed exploration across the North American continent after the Louisiana Purchase. The Kiser Brothers have included an excellent photographic tour from Mt. Shasta on the south to Mt. Baker on the north, encompassing a number of images of the Columbia River Gorge. Also present are images of salmon fishing, salmon cannery, Northwest Coast Native Americans, the Portland Hotel, Seattle Waterfront, Tacoma, and shipping, as well as views of the Dalles City sternwheeler sailing through the Cascade Locks, Mount Rainier, and more. Fred H. Kiser, was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start, and he became well known for his images of National Parks, and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge.

Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 9.5 in. [24 leaves (unnumbered).], on gray-brown paper. With tipped-in printed Albertype photos of Lewis & Clark Exposition throughout. Dark gray textured softcovers, yapp fore-edges, w/ lozenge photo cover art plate of Exposition grounds, punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ gray silk braid (minor rubbing, edgewear), still VG copy, w/ ownership markings on lozenge illust. indicating that "Earl Sperry was one of the guards at this Fair" -- at the time Sperry (1880-1935) was a young book binder, who would later work for the US Post office until his death in Portland, OR. First edition of this nicely-illustrated souvenir distributed at the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, marking the anniversary of the famed exploration over the Louisiana Purchase. These images illustrate the wonders of the Exposition, including views of the Sunken Gardens, European, Forestry & California Buildings, Agriculture, Machinery & Mines Buildings, the view of the Exposition lit up at night, and more. Fred A. Shogren (b. 1871), longtime artist and photographer for The Oregonian, is perhaps best remembered as the owner/builder of the Mt. Tabor area historic Shogren House where his sisters Mary and Ann Shogren lived while operating their famed dressmaking business from the 1880s through World War I. Fred H. Kiser, was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start, and he became well known for his images of National Parks, and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge.