Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Falls
F. Jay Haynes
ca. 1885
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1993.77.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MontanaWyomingGrand Canyon of the YellowstoneYellowstone National ParkYellowstone Falls
About the Artist
F. Jay Haynes · 1853–1921
**Frank Jay Haynes (1853–1921)**, professionally known as F. Jay Haynes, was an American photographer, publisher, and entrepreneur renowned for his extensive documentation of the American West. Born on October 28, 1853, in Saline, Michigan, he developed an early interest in photography while growing up in Detroit. He secured an apprenticeship in Wisconsin and opened his first studio in Moorhead, M...