Three stereographs of farm laborers operating horse-drawn threshers and binders on "The Great Wheat Farms of the Red River Valley, Owned by Gen. Geo. W. Cass, Philadelphi; Benj. P. Cheney, Esq. Boston, "etc.
Moorhead, Minn: ca. 1879.
Price: $300.00
About the item
Albumen print stereographs, titled in negatives, on slightly curved mounts, rounded corners; verso with long legend giving description of Red River Vally farms. 3 vols. Image: 3 3/4 x 3 in., mount: 3 7/8 x 7 in. Images toned and lightly spotted, one image soiled, mounts edgeworn and stained, contemporary owner's signature to verso, "E. Gold"
Item #38059
Haynes was located in Moorhead, MN from 1877 to 1879, when he moved his studio to Fargo and became official photographer to the Northern Pacific Railroad and Yellowstone Park, to great success. His early Red River Valley series documented the beginings large-scale "bonanza" farms. George Cass, who owned the first bonanza farm with Benjamin Cheney, was also president of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
