Landscapes -- Montana -- Photographs
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Glass plate negative of an unknown rock formation, 1887
Same rock formation with others, different vantage point.
Glass plate negative of an unknown woman, 1887
Unknown woman with curls on her forehead, 1880s or nineties dress, in either a cracked glass plate, or else emulsion of the photo is sloughing off.
Glass plate negative of an unknown woman with baby in a deciduous forest, 1887
Unknown woman sitting with baby in deciduous forest. This could be in the Gardiner area, below Sepulcher Mountain somewhere near Rainbow Lakes. She looks like Ella Hoppe and the baby looks like Paul Hoppe. If those identifications are correct, this was Walter Hoppe's family. I can't be positive because the woman is in profile here rather than full facial, but I think it is Ella Hoppe and baby Paul.
Glass plate negative of an unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana, 1887
Striking, unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana area, just below Sepulcher Mountain.
Glass plate negative of an unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana, 1887
Same as #19, but at a slightly different vantage point, moved to the northeast. (#19: Striking, unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana area, just below Sepulcher Mountain).
Glass plate negative of an unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana, 1887
Almost the same as 19.
(#19: Striking, unnamed rock outcropping in Gardiner, Montana area, just below Sepulcher Mountain).
Glass plate negative of August "Specimen" Schmidt holding Paul Hoppe, 1887
August "Specimen" Schmidt, Cinnabar resident, holding Paul Hoppe who grew up to be the buffalo keeper in Yelowstone National Park. I've written about Schmidt and Paul Hoppe in Gateway To Yellowstone: The raucous town of Cinnabar on the mountain frontierR (2015). Compare this photo to one in Bill and Doris Whithorn's Photo history of Aldridge, pageg. 171.
Glass plate negative of Billy Hofer and friend on freight wagons near Cinnabar, Montana, 1887
Billy Hofer (driving) and unidentified friend, both on two freight wagons, being pulled by a six-horse team with two more horses tied behind. Background is near Cinnabar, Montana.
Glass plate negative of Billy Hofer and friend on freight wagons near Cinnabar, Montana, 1887
Similar to #6, but with more action.
(#6: Billy Hofer (driving) and unidentified friend, both on two freight wagons, being pulled by a six-horse team with two more horse tied behind. Background is near Cinnabar, Montana).
Hofer has apparently shaken his reins and the entire train is walking forward.
Glass plate negative of Billy Hofer eating a meal in his cabin in Cinnabar, Montana, 1887
Photo of Elwood T. "Uncle Billy" Hofer, in his cabin at Cinnabar (complete with cheesecake pictures on the wall) and eating a meal that makes this entire collection so important, and this image is probably the most important one in the collection, which will be used by Scott Herring in his upcoming (now complete) biography of Billy Hofer.. Identifiable in his meal are buiscuits, corn on the cob, and a bottle of booze.