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Title
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Hoofs, Claws and Antlers of the Rocky Mountains by the Camera
Creator
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A. G. Wallihan (photographer)
Date
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1894
29.5 x 26.0 cm
QL 706 W21 1890
Description
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<em>Hoofs, Claws and Antlers of the Rocky Mountains by the Camera</em> documents a trip through the Rocky Mountains, with an emphasis on the animals encountered (and hunted) along the way. The publication provides a good example of an early use of the <a href="https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/exhibits/show/photograpies/item/3044">halftone process</a>, which allowed photographs to be easily printed side by side with text, bringing about what historian Gerry Beegan has called “the mass image.” <br /><br />In its approach to photographic illustration, this publication is firmly rooted in nineteenth-century practices. This can be seen in the photograph captioned “Mr. Wallihan and his Camera,” where Mr Wallihan stands next to a large camera mounted on an even larger tripod in order to illustrate the photographer’s care and expertise. <br /><br />The publisher’s note informs us of the “extreme difficulty of securing first-class negatives under these conditions,” where “the photographer was rarely able to obtain the most favorable position or sunlight advantage.” As a result, not all of the photographs published here are by Mr and Mrs Wallihan: “In order to make the collection of wild animals found in the Rocky Mountains more complete, it has been necessary to use several photographs obtained by others.” <br /><br />These notes, as well as an introduction entitled “How We Made the Photographs,” and a title that announces the camera’s authorship (“by the Camera”), present photography as a remarkable mode of representation that requires specialized knowledge.<br /><br />A full scan of this item is available through the <a href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924024575205/page/n3/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internet Archive</a>.
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halftone
Rockies