Item: Henry F. Keyes Diary and Photograph Album, 1899
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Finding Aid Title: Henry F. Keyes Diary and Photograph Album, 1899
Finding Aid Collection Number: 2577
Date Range of Collection: 1899-00-00
Creator of Materials: Keyes, Henry F. (Henry Francis), 1879-1933
Content Description: The Keyes photograph album contains snapshots taken by Keyes and perhaps a few of his friends during their hike through southwest Montana. The album contains images of the steamship North Land, Mackinac Island, the North Dakota Badlands, Bozeman, Bridger Canyon, Gallatin Canyon, Lone Peak, Virginia City, the Red Rock valley, Sawtell's Ranch at Henry's Lake, Upper Geyser Basin, and Lake Yellowstone. People pictured are Keyes and his companions, Edward C. Alderson, Jack Bean, and Felix G. White. Two photographs of Yellowstone bears are also included. Many of the photographs are captioned. The diary contains entries created by Keyes simultaneously with the photographs he took in the album, starting on July 3, 1899 when he and the student party left on the train to Buffalo and ends with his entry of August 19, 1899. His notations are incredibly detailed, noting the scenery, the content of his meals, and even the time of day when certain described events occurred. Many of his fellow students are mentioned, and geographic details and wildlife sightings recorded. Particularly poignant are his entries from August 5, when he had his accident, through the end as he bravely faces the fact he will be unable to complete the journey with his fellow expedition members. In addition to the detailed diary entries, Keyes kept a table of distances covered by the expedition on each day, given in miles covered and with notations identifying camping spots. He also devotes several separate pages to trip expenses, various contact addresses, and even a few hand-drawn sketches of wildlife and camping sites
Finding Aid URL: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83587
Keywords: montana, hiking, yellowstone national park
Subjects: Montana and Histories of the American West Yellowstone National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
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