Pile of Little Indians [Stereoview]
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- Washington D. C.: U. S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, 1873
Washington D. C.: U. S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, 1873. Very good +. Albumen photograph [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow/salmon mount [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a purple printed paper label on the reverse. Good contrasts. "Number 18" from the "Indians of the Colorado Valley. Kai-vav-its. A Tribe of Pai Utes, living on the Kai-bab Plateau, near the Grand Canon of the Colorado, in Northern Arizona" series. A Hillers image showing a group of children lying on the ground.
Jack Hillers (1840-1882) was working as a teamster in Salt Lake City, where he met John Wesley Powell. The following year, in 1871, he was hired by Powell to be a boatman on his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Over time, he replaced Clements Powell (John's cousin) as the assistant to the photographer (first E. O. Beaman then James Fennemore). Hillers was likable, worked hard, and picked up the art of photography quickly. Soon, he was the main photographer on Powell's trips and would go on to work for B.A.E. for years.
Jack Hillers (1840-1882) was working as a teamster in Salt Lake City, where he met John Wesley Powell. The following year, in 1871, he was hired by Powell to be a boatman on his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Over time, he replaced Clements Powell (John's cousin) as the assistant to the photographer (first E. O. Beaman then James Fennemore). Hillers was likable, worked hard, and picked up the art of photography quickly. Soon, he was the main photographer on Powell's trips and would go on to work for B.A.E. for years.