About the Photographer - L.A. Huffman
L.A. Huffman (1854 - 1931)
Photographs of the American West
On a bitterly cold December morning in 1878, 24 year old Laton A. Huffman arrived by open buckboard at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory to become post photographer. Using a 50- pound camera rig, cumbersome chemicals and photographic skills learned from his father back in Iowa, Huffman spent the next 25 years photographing in extraordinary detail the last frontier of the American West. Today Huffman's body of work offers us an intimate glimpse into what the photographer himself called "a chapter forever closed."
Eventually, Huffman opened a studio in Miles City where he remained for the majority of his life. After the passing of the buffalo and the Indian, Huffman's interest was captured by the huge herds of cattle brought to the Montana Territory from Texas and by the cowboys who came with them. Huffman frequently joined roundups on the open range before the time of fences. He went on his last roundup just after the turn of the century, before the flood of settlers, who brought plows and barbed wire. By 1905, Huffman closed his studio and spent his remaining days reprinting and selling earlier images of the West.
His collection of Indian portraits was taken from 1879 to around 1901. Most of the images were shot in a crude log cabin with natural window light. Huffman befriended many of the Indians who passed through the area and convinced them to sit for a portrait in front of a simple muslin backdrop. Members of various tribes he photographed include Sioux, Crow, and Cheyenne. These images of Northern Plains tribes are unparalleled in quality and rich heritage. Most of these images have been held in private collections and are very rare. Many have not been seen for 100 years.
Modern reproductions have been created from original contact prints made by the photographer himself from the glass plate negatives. Photo Craft Imaging created this series of cards from a limited number of portraits. Along with these images are many more portraits of Native Americans, but also there is a large collection of pioneer life. All of these images are available as limited edition giclee prints by contacting Ron Brown at Photo Craft 800-441-3873 or email ron@pcraft.com
American West Galleries - Frontier Collection Ron Brown 303.442.6410 / 800.441.3873
Photographs of the American West
On a bitterly cold December morning in 1878, 24 year old Laton A. Huffman arrived by open buckboard at Fort Keogh in the Montana Territory to become post photographer. Using a 50- pound camera rig, cumbersome chemicals and photographic skills learned from his father back in Iowa, Huffman spent the next 25 years photographing in extraordinary detail the last frontier of the American West. Today Huffman's body of work offers us an intimate glimpse into what the photographer himself called "a chapter forever closed."
Eventually, Huffman opened a studio in Miles City where he remained for the majority of his life. After the passing of the buffalo and the Indian, Huffman's interest was captured by the huge herds of cattle brought to the Montana Territory from Texas and by the cowboys who came with them. Huffman frequently joined roundups on the open range before the time of fences. He went on his last roundup just after the turn of the century, before the flood of settlers, who brought plows and barbed wire. By 1905, Huffman closed his studio and spent his remaining days reprinting and selling earlier images of the West.
His collection of Indian portraits was taken from 1879 to around 1901. Most of the images were shot in a crude log cabin with natural window light. Huffman befriended many of the Indians who passed through the area and convinced them to sit for a portrait in front of a simple muslin backdrop. Members of various tribes he photographed include Sioux, Crow, and Cheyenne. These images of Northern Plains tribes are unparalleled in quality and rich heritage. Most of these images have been held in private collections and are very rare. Many have not been seen for 100 years.
Modern reproductions have been created from original contact prints made by the photographer himself from the glass plate negatives. Photo Craft Imaging created this series of cards from a limited number of portraits. Along with these images are many more portraits of Native Americans, but also there is a large collection of pioneer life. All of these images are available as limited edition giclee prints by contacting Ron Brown at Photo Craft 800-441-3873 or email ron@pcraft.com
American West Galleries - Frontier Collection Ron Brown 303.442.6410 / 800.441.3873