Hillers, John Karl (Jack); [John Wesley Powell]

Cedars. Views on Aquarius Plateau [Utah]

Photograph. Albumen stereoview [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow mount [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a printed paper label on the reverse (No. 154). Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. J. W. Powell, Geologist in charge. 2" crease to bottom left corner. Dampstaining along right side of mount. Second image peeling away from mount at the foot. Good. Item #67274

This is one of the series of great plateaus in southeastern Utah; it has an area of one thousand square miles and an average elevation of 11,500 feet. It is heavily timbered with pine and spruce forests, and has numerous beautiful lakes.

Jack Hillers (1840-1882) was working as a teamster when he made the acquaintance of John Wesley Powell. The following year, 1871, Powell hired him as a boatman for his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Over time, he replaced Clements Powell (John's cousin) as the assistant to the photographer (first succeeding E. O. Beaman then James Fennemore). Hillers was a hard worker, highly regarded by his peers, and a fast learner when it came to the art of photography. After serving as the main photographer on Powell's trips, Hillers would go on to work for the Bureau of American Ethnology for many years.

Price: $50.00