American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann

6 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (few scattered spots to prints; light soiling and wear to mount edges and corners). Verso with image title and number inscribed in ink: Es-Koiw-in-tate Apach[e] Indian / 165." An Apache scout crouches in front of an elaborately painted studio backdrop, holding and pointing his rifle off camera as if to shoot. Part of the rifle rests on a studio prop covered by a blanket.
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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.