Clark exposition merrick frank (1 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.).…