Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921), Formation of Grotto Geyser

Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921)Formation of Grotto GeyserYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKNumber 28 penciled lower left-hand cornerFine albumen print, mounted on archival mattePhotograph size: 5 x 8 in.Matte board size: 11 x14 in.   Provenance: from the library of William E. Hofman, his sale Christie's 3rd December, 2010, lot 343 A magnificent view of the Grand Canyon from Inspiration Point in Yellowstone National Park by the park's official photographer Frank Jay Haynes.  The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. Charles W. Cook first viewed the canyon after traveling west from the Lamar Valley on September 20, 1869: "I was riding ahead, the two pack animals following, and then Mr. Folsom and Mr. Peterson on their saddle horses. I remembered seeing what appeared to be an opening in the forest ahead, which I presumed to be a park, or open country. While my attention was attracted by the pa