[NATIVE AMERICANS]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Apache Scout Es-kun-il-je-ha. [Pheonix, AZ].

6 1/16 x 3 3/16 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (toning and some light spotting; wear to mount edges and corners). Rothrock's imprint and series title "Arizona Scenery" featured on mount recto. Image number and title inscribed in ink on verso, "52 / Apache Scout Es-kun-il-ja (sic)." Subject stands in a studio, surrounded by desert flora, holding the barrel of a rifle pointed upward and wearing a pair of boots.
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George H. Rothrock was born in Missouri but grew up mostly in California after his family settled on a ranch near Marysville. He operated his first photography studio with fellow photographer William Houghton in Bakersfield, California from 1870-1875, and he opened Phoenix's first photography studio in the fall of 1877 after his photographic exploration of the territory including stops at Fort Bowie, Solomonville, the San Carlos reservation, Fort Apache, Fort Verde, and other fascinating locales in the region. Rothrock moved to Tempe in 1893 and largely gave up the photography business soon after that. His body of work is immense, capturing and telling the story of Arizona Territory and its inhabitants as the century and its long-fought Indian Wars drew near a close.

Rowe, Jeremy. Arizona Stereographs 1865 to 1930. Nevada City: Carl Mautz Publishing, 2014.

[NATIVE AMERICANS]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Apache Scout Es-kun-il-je-ha. [Pheonix, AZ].