F. Jay Haynes 1890s Grand Canyon [of the Yellowstone] from Artist's Point
Carbon print, mammoth plate 18 x 23 3/4 ins (45.7 x 60.3 cm)
Swann Galleries - New York Sale 2466, Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, 15 February 2018, Lot: 22
Haynes' large exhibition prints were made for advertising displays in railroad cars and steamer boats. Interestingly "Artist's Point was originally named by the photographer, who improperly believed that this was the location at which the American painter Thomas Moran sketched his depictions of the falls.