![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](http://cdn1.retronaut.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
“Between 1887 and 1892, John C.H. Grabill sent 188 photographs to the Library of Congress for copyright protection. Grabill is known as a western photographer, documenting many aspects of frontier life — hunting, mining, western town landscapes and white settlers’ relationships with Native Americans. Most of his work is centered on Deadwood in the late 1880s and 1890s.”
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Thank you to John Pollock
Extremely handy reference material and an interesting view. Thanks, Retronaut.
It’s looking at these photos and seeing that it is only just over 100 years ago and how much it has all changed in such a short time. Amazing photos
Wow..just wow…I’ve always been a fan of Wild West Films and stories…this is just amazing. Thank you.
Nev
Yes, they are extraordinary.
Interesting stuff – even from my UK viewpoint. Old photographs fascinate me, especially when you can relate the scene’s appearance to what it looks like today.
This is pretty cool. Im a born resident of Deadwood and its always great to see our past!
Oh come on, isn’t it obvious these are actually stills from a lost John Ford movie?
Apart from the one with the levitating logs, of course. That’s early Spielberg.
a history of men a history of epic
Levitating logs? I think you see way too many movies….
I feel bad for the chief named Lame in picture #12.
Fantastic photos, thanks for sharing!
Superbes Indiens et leurs bâtards de conquérants.
amazing pictures. i have really enjoyed the show deadwood and am starting to read the earlier novel by pete dexter. however, it’s upsetting to see the civilizations white people have decimated in north america.
Thank you for posting these cards. Amazing. How soon we forget.