Wr cross (6 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. pictorial covers. with 160 pages.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: Very Good. Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. Landscape 8vo. 6'' x 7½''. Contains 64 pp with splendid full-page colour illustrations to every right hand leaf with aircraft details and silhouettes opposite. Name inside and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. AEROPLANES.…

Photograph. Mounted albumen photograph measures 9" x 7" with W. R. Cross imprint on verso. Mount measures 10" x 8". This photograph depicts an exterior view of Evan's Plunge Bath with several horse-drawn carriages parked in front of the large structure. Cross' studio imprint on verso reads: "W. R. Cross, Portrait & View Photographer, Gallery two blocks south of Minnekahta Hotel on Chicago Ave. Hot Springs, S. Dak. Views and Indian Scenes constantly on hand. Pictures copied & enlarged. Black Hills and Hot Springs Views, Bad Lands Scenery." Photograph taken circa 1900. Photograph is in very good condition with light soiling and minor scratching affecting content; mount has moderate soiling, toning and wear to all edges, dampstaining along bottom edge and a pinhole on top edge; light marginalia and dampstaining on verso. Evan's Plunge Bath was built by philanthropist Fred Evans in 1890 and is still in operation today. The largest mineral springs plunge bath in the United States, many tourists flocked to the springs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries for its healing qualities. William Richard Cross (1839-1907) , photographer of the Nebraska and South Dakota frontier, acquired a gallery from J. W. Pike in Hot Springs around 1888, and opened another studio on the Minnekahta Block in 1900. Cross was kept busy photographing the growing town, Native Americans living at the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and the spectacular scenery of the Black Hills. …

Photograph. Albumen photograph measures 9 ¾" x 6 ½" on buff mount with title in the negative. Mount measures 10" x 6 ¾". This photograph was acquired with others credited to the frontier photographer W. R. Cross, but does not have his imprint. Photo taken circa 1891. This image depicts the Minnekahta Block viewed from atop a nearby hill, with a view of the Gillespie Hotel which burned in 1932, a large building located where the historic Hotel Evans still stands, and smaller store fronts. Photograph is in very good condition with light rubbing, light soiling and very light blue ink affecting photo; mount has light wear to all edges and a pinhole on top edge, and light soiling on verso. With good contrast this image shows the growing town Hot Springs. Detailed, one can distinguish that some of buildings were constructed of Lakota sandstone obtained from quarries outside of town. A train is also visible telling of the town's growing popularity for its scenery and mineral springs. "In 1890, the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad extended a branch from its main line running through Buffalo Gap to Hot Springs. The next year, the Burlington constructed a branch into Hot Springs from its main line, which ran through Edgemont to Deadwood" (City of Hot Springs). By 1892, Hot Springs, the "City of Healing Waters", was accessible from all directions by rail. William Richard Cross (1839-1907) was a photographer of the Nebraska and South Dakota frontier. He acquired a gallery in Hot Springs around 1888, photographing the growing town, Native Americans living at the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and the spectacular scenery of the Black Hills.…