Louis Heller Stereoview Of The Modoc War 1873 – Lava Bed Looking Northwest
Item History & Price
Here is a wonderful Louis Heller stereoview from the Modoc War in Northern California 1872. View# 2520 View of Lava Bed looking North-West. Some experts call Louis Heller "the indefatigable photographer of the Modoc War". Born in Germany, Heller immigrated to the United States in the mid-1850s, and was an assistant to lithographer Julius Bien. In the early 1860s, Heller went to California and established himself as a photographer in Yreka in 1863. He moved to Fort ...Jones in 1869 and worked there for the rest of the century. When the Modoc War broke out in 1872, Heller became one of its primary photographic chroniclers, and was in direct competition with Eadweard Muybridge. The main Modoc grievance was over forced resettlement on reservations, and hostilities lasted into 1873. Heller made stereoscopic views of significant sights in the conflict, and produced a series of twenty-four portraits of Modoc protagonists, which he published under his own imprint in May 1873. Muybridge, however, did a better job of marketing his photographs nationally, so Heller turned to Carleton Watkins to market his own photographs. When Heller's images were published in July, 1873 in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, they were attributed to Watkins, thus obscuring Heller's contribution. Heller eventually sold his negatives to Watkins. Clean sharp images. Very light edge wear on the mount. Rare image.
Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
00840
Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
00840
