Granite Silver Mine, Montana
c. 1880
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
image: 42.7 × 54.5 cm (16 13/16 × 21 7/16 in.) sheet: 43 × 54.9 cm (16 15/16 × 21 5/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the UBS Art Collection
Accession Number
2023.30.80
Art Historical Context
Step into the rugged world of the American West with *Granite Silver Mine, Montana a stunning albumen print by F. Jay Haynes, captured around 1880. This large-format photograph (image: 42.7 × 54.5 cm) vividly documents one of Montana's most prolific silver mines during the height of the mining boom. Haynes, a pioneering photographer known for his expeditions across the frontier, masterfully frames the industrial scale of the operation—likely showcasing towering structures, bustling workers, and the stark Montana landscape that fueled America's Gilded Age economy. The albumen print medium, pop...