Upton, Benjamin F. (1818-1910), attrib. Ferry at Fort Snelling.
Upton, Benjamin F. (1818-1910), attrib. Ferry at Fort Snelling.
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 10 x 12 in. cardstock mount, displayed under mat with typed caption affixed to lower margin, "Ferry at Fort Snelling--1860" (toning and occasional soiling to print and mount). Uncredited, but attributed to Benjamin F. Upton, and possibly produced during the late 1860s.
A view of Fort Snelling atop a butte, taken from the ferry landing across the Mississippi River. A ferryman is visible at left, sitting on the railing of the rope ferry.
Benjamin Franklin Upton began as a daguerreotypist in Maine between 1844-1851, then started working around the Minneapolis, St. Anthony, and Saint Paul areas of Minnesota, during the 1850s-1860s. He is best known for his portraits of the Dakota Indians imprisoned at Fort Snelling after the 1862 conflict.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Upton, Benjamin F. (1818-1910), attrib. Ferry at Fort Snelling.
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. albumen photograph on 10 x 12 in. cardstock mount, displayed under mat with typed caption affixed to lower margin, "Ferry at Fort Snelling--1860" (toning and occasional soiling to print and mount). Uncredited, but attributed to Benjamin F. Upton, and possibly produced during the late 1860s.
A view of Fort Snelling atop a butte, taken from the ferry landing across the Mississippi River. A ferryman is visible at left, sitting on the railing of the rope ferry.
Benjamin Franklin Upton began as a daguerreotypist in Maine between 1844-1851, then started working around the Minneapolis, St. Anthony, and Saint Paul areas of Minnesota, during the 1850s-1860s. He is best known for his portraits of the Dakota Indians imprisoned at Fort Snelling after the 1862 conflict.
This lot is located in Chicago.
