[NATIVE AMERICANS]. ROTHROCK, G.H. (1843-1924), photographer. Stereoview of Apache scouts and officers in front of quarters, Camp Verde. [Phoenix, AZ].

6 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. stereoview on cardstock mount (left print lightly toned; mount with surface soiling and wear to edges and corners). Rothrock's imprint and series title "Arizona Scenery" featured on mount recto, along with penciled caption beneath image, "Camp Verde, Arizona." Verso bears multiple modern paper labels designating ownership of the photograph.

No. 89 from Rothrock's stereoview title listing, this view shows Apache scouts and officers in front of quarters at Camp Verde. One of the scouts crouched at front appears to be held at rifle point.
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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.