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

Horizontal folio album with flexible boards, "Photographs" in gilt on front cover (surface scuffing and loss to corners and edges, front cover partially detached). Album contains approx. 235 silver gelatin photographs ranging in size from 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. to 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., mounted recto/verso on 15 x 11 in. album pages, with many including manuscript captions below image. Some captions have also been added to the photographs in white ink. Condition generally good, with toning, occasional spotting, and some edge and corner wear to prints. Some photographs are partially or fully detached from album pages and some photographs are no longer present. 

An impressive album containing over 150 photographs documenting the majestic mountain landscapes and lake views of British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, California, Washington State, and Montana. Several images feature Banff and Lake Louise, including landscapes, wildlife, the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel, museums, landmarks, town views, and outdoor activities such as curling and canoeing. Scenic images and panoramic views of mountain ranges and glaciers such as Three Sisters, Illecillewaet Glacier, Mt. Lefroy, Mt. Victoria, Victoria Glacier, Mt. Robson, Temple Mountain, Mt. Aix, Castle Mountain, Mt. Aberdeen, and Valley of the Ten Peaks are included, as well as an interesting group of photos documenting a party climbing a summit and exploring glaciers and ice caves at Wilcox Pass and Mt. Robson.

The album also houses a series of photos of Niagara Falls, including the Maid of the Mist, the suspension bridge, and the Ontario Power Company's Power House. Photographs documenting the development of the Kananaskis Falls, from views of the dam to the investors involved in the project, are enclosed, as well as images of the Elwha Power Plant in Washington State, Seattle's Cedar River Dam, an oil well at Forks, Washington, and Horseshoe Falls. 

Snapshots and real photo postcards of Native American subjects and camps are also featured in the album, such as a view of Stoney's camp at Banff, Sioux Indians posed with white men, a series of views documenting the Stoney Indians celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday on 24 May 1912, and Sarcee Indians at Morley, Alberta. Cowboy life is captured through a small group of images of camp and the Calgary Rodeo of 1912. The album also includes a selection of informal snapshots of friends and family enjoying leisure activities, from gathering together for parties, to fishing, to yachting on San Francisco Bay. 

Three detached or partially detached images bear the verso copyright of Byron Harmon (1876-1942), a pioneering photographer of the Canadian Rockies, including a photograph of Mount Athabasca and 2 real photo postcards of Stoney Indians. However, it is unclear who produced the remaining photographs housed in the album.