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      • John Karl Hillers, Method of Transportation and Pack Animals, Zuni Pueblo, ca. 1879sold
        Mar. 15, 2023

        John Karl Hillers, Method of Transportation and Pack Animals, Zuni Pueblo, ca. 1879

        Est: $400 - $600

        John Karl Hillers (1843 - 1925) Method of Transportation and Pack Animals, Zuni Pueblo, ca. 1879 silver gelatin photograph

        Santa Fe Art Auction
      • John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beamansold
        Mar. 04, 2023

        John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beaman

        Est: $2,200 - $3,200

        Featured in this lot is this framed photograph for the John K. Hillers Expedition of the Unitah Utah Camp photographed by E.O. Beaman circa 1871. The photograph features a Ute family, Sal-ar and his family to be exact, in Utah standing outside of their home a tee pee displaying their all their belongings outside of the tent. The photograph features its original tag from its last sale. This photograph was taken by E.O. Beaman on an expedition he was embarking on with a Major Powell and also employing Jack Hiller as they embarked on a journey up through the Arizona Territory and up into Utah. John Karl Hillers was an American government photographer. Hillers came to the United States in 1852. He was a policeman and then a soldier in the American Civil War, first with the New York Naval Brigade, then in the army, he re-enlisted after the war and served with the Western garrisons until 1870. The condition of this framed photograph is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this framed photograph is 14 3/4" x 11 3/4". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery.

        North American Auction Company
      • John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beamansold
        Jan. 28, 2023

        John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beaman

        Est: $2,200 - $3,200

        Featured in this lot is this framed photograph for the John K. Hillers Expedition of the Unitah Utah Camp photographed by E.O. Beaman circa 1871. The photograph features a Ute family, Sal-ar and his family to be exact, in Utah standing outside of their home a tee pee displaying their all their belongings outside of the tent. The photograph features its original tag from its last sale. This photograph was taken by E.O. Beaman on an expedition he was embarking on with a Major Powell and also employing Jack Hiller as they embarked on a journey up through the Arizona Territory and up into Utah. John Karl Hillers was an American government photographer. Hillers came to the United States in 1852. He was a policeman and then a soldier in the American Civil War, first with the New York Naval Brigade, then in the army, he re-enlisted after the war and served with the Western garrisons until 1870. The condition of this framed photograph is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this framed photograph is 14 3/4" x 11 3/4". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery.

        North American Auction Company
      • John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beamansold
        Oct. 22, 2022

        John K. Hillers Expedition Photograph E. O Beaman

        Est: $2,200 - $3,200

        Featured in this lot is this framed photograph for the John K. Hillers Expedition of the Unitah Utah Camp photographed by E.O. Beaman circa 1871. The photograph features a Ute family, Sal-ar and his family to be exact, in Utah standing outside of their home a tee pee displaying their all their belongings outside of the tent. The photograph features its original tag from its last sale. This photograph was taken by E.O. Beaman on an expedition he was embarking on with a Major Powell and also employing Jack Hiller as they embarked on a journey up through the Arizona Territory and up into Utah. John Karl Hillers was an American government photographer. Hillers came to the United States in 1852. He was a policeman and then a soldier in the American Civil War, first with the New York Naval Brigade, then in the army, he re-enlisted after the war and served with the Western garrisons until 1870. The condition of this framed photograph is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of this framed photograph is 14 3/4" x 11 3/4". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery.

        North American Auction Company
      • [NATIVE AMERICANS]. HILLERS, John Karl. (1843-1925), photographer. Governor of Santa Clara. Ca 1879-1880. sold
        Jun. 21, 2022

        [NATIVE AMERICANS]. HILLERS, John Karl. (1843-1925), photographer. Governor of Santa Clara. Ca 1879-1880. 

        Est: $500 - $700

        [NATIVE AMERICANS]. HILLERS, John Karl. (1843-1925), photographer. Governor of Santa Clara. Ca 1879-1880.  7 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. albumen photograph on 8 x 10 in. mount (some toning, light soiling to print and mount; some corner wear to mount). Titled in the negative, lower left, and manuscript credit to Hillers on mount verso. 

        Hindman
      • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874.sold
        Jun. 21, 2022

        [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874.

        Est: $5,000 - $7,000

        [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874. A collection of 55 ethnographic stereoviews from a series Indians of the Colorado River from the J.W. Powell Surveys for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley. All images by John "Jack" Hillers, with the exception of #39-40, & 75 by Elias Ocott Beaman. Various publishers: Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis (#2-5, 11, 13, 18-21, 23, 28, 34, 39-41, 46, 53, 57, 60, 70-72, 75, 77, 82, 85); New York: William B. Holmes (43, 58); New York: H. Robes & Co. (69); others without publisher statement. Each mounted on yellow cardstock mount with "U.S. Topographic and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson" printed on the recto in red, except for #14, 32, 90, 104, & 105 on blank yellow mounts, and #9 & 17 on yellow mounts from a different series ("Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado."). Three (#7, 14, 80) without printed labels to versos. Six with verso labels marked "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J.W. Powell, Geologist in charge," (#9, 17, 32, 90, 104, 105), corresponding largely to those with alternate mounts. Many with exceptional tonality, occasional fading, wear to mounts. Provenance: Iroquois Indian Variety Store, Niagra Falls, NY: 27, 48, 54, 73. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) and his assistant Almon Harris Thompson (1839-1906) conducted several geographic surveys down the Green and Colorado rivers in Wyoming, and Utah from 1871 through 1874. Though the project was geologic in scope, the researchers had frequent interactions with the local Native Americans captured in these images. Most were taken by John Karl Hillers who was originally hired as a boathand for Powell's second expedition in 1871. He began to assist survey photographers E.O. Beaman (#39-40, 75) and later James Fennemore. By the next season in 1872, Hillers had become the expedition's chief photographer. He continued to explore the West working for the Bureau of Ethnology, the Geological Survey, and the USGS, assembling nearly 23,000 negatives until his retirement in 1900.  Complete list of sub-series and stereoviews:  Kai-vav-its, a tribe of the Pai Utes living on the Kaibab Plateau near the Grand Canon of the Colorado in Northern Arizona: 2 Group of Men in Full Dress. -- 3 Chu-ar-ru-um-peak and his Friends. -- 4 Chu-ar-ru-um-peak Shooting a Rabbit. -- 5 U-wa, Wife of Chu-ar-ru-um-peak, Chief of the Kai-vav-its. -- 6 U-wa on a Rock. -- [7 Woman Grinding]. (Lacking printed label, period inscription "indian lodge grinding meal"). -- 8 Ku-ra-tu. (Period inscription "John S. Davis.") -- 9 The Empty Cradle. -- 11 Ta-vo-kok-i, or The Circle Dance. (Summer Costume). -- 13 The Basket Maker. -- [14 Group of Women in Full Dress]. (Lacking printed label, title from period ink inscription to verso; additional inscription "A.S. Hooker No. 545"). -- 17 Ka-ni-ga, The Camp Ground. -- 18 Pile of Little Indians. -- 19 Game of Wolf and Deer. -- 20 "One-little Two-little Three-little Injuns." -- 21 The Water Carriers. -- 23 The Mother. -- 25 Mounted Indians. -- 27 Won-si-vu, or Young Antelope. -- 28 Won-si-vu and Ku-ra-tu. -- 30 Ku-ra-tu at Rest. -- 32 The Necklace. -- 34 The Game of Ni-aung-pi-kai. -- 39 In Council. -- 40 "At Home." U-ai Nu-ints, a tribe of Indians living on the Rio Virgen, a tributary of the Colorado in Southern Utah: 41 Moak Shin-au-av, Chief of the U-ai Nu-ints. -- 43 Nu-nu-shi-unt, The Dreamer. -- 46 Mo-kwi-uk and his Daughter. -- 48 Mon-su and Su-vu-it. Mo-a-pa-ri-ats, a tribe of Indians inhabiting the Valley of the Mo-a-pa, a tributary of the Rio Virgen in Southern Nevada: 53 Wu-nav-ai Gathering Seeds -- 54 Tau-um-pu-gaip, Sub-Chief of the Mo-a-pa-ri-ats. -- 57 "Five and Three are Eight." -- 58 Met on the Road. -- 60 Cutting Fringe. Nu-a-gun-tits, a tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas or Meadows in Southwestern Nevada: 69 E-nu-ints-i-gaip, or One of the Ancients. -- 70 Two "Old Boys." -- 71 The Old Gamblers -- 72 Ka-ni -- 73 Ka-ni sleeping (Printed label from Kai-vav-its, title in contemporary ink inscription). U-in-ta Utes, a tribe of Indians living in U-in-ta Valley on the Western Slope of the Wasatch Mountains, in Utah: 75 Indian Lodge. -- 77 Breaking Up Camp. Shi-ni-mos: [80 Terraced Houses in Oraibi]. (Modern pencil inscription with title to verso). -- 82 The Chiefs House, in the Town of Oraibi. -- 85 House of Tal-ti, Chief of the Council, in the town of Oraibi. U-in-tats, Living in the U-in-ta Valley, on the Western Slope of the Wasatch Mountains, in Utah:  90 Home of Ta-vah-puts. -- 92 Nau-no-kwits and Ku-ri-en. -- 93 Tau-ruv (wife of Won-ro-an) in Full Dress. -- 94 Tau-ruv sitting. -- 100 Indian Boy and his Dog. -- 104 The Maiden. -- 105 Indian Girl on Horseback. -- 106 Babe in Cradle. -- 111 The Watch-Tower. -- 115 Met at the Spring. -- 116 The present of a Necklace.

        Hindman
      • [NATIVE AMERICANS] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John K. (1843-1925), photographer. Ma-nu-ni, All of the tribe; with Mormon and Gentile Spectators. Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis, ca 1871-1874.  sold
        Nov. 15, 2021

        [NATIVE AMERICANS] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John K. (1843-1925), photographer. Ma-nu-ni, All of the tribe; with Mormon and Gentile Spectators. Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis, ca 1871-1874.  

        Est: $800 - $1,000

        [NATIVE AMERICANS] -- [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John K. (1843-1925), photographer. Ma-nu-ni, All of the tribe; with Mormon and Gentile Spectators. Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis, ca 1871-1874.   6 1/16 x 3 15/16 in. albumen stereoview on yellow cardstock mount (light scuff to lower edge; mount corners docked and top edge trimmed). Series title printed to mount recto. Paper labels with image title, subseries, photographer, publisher, and additional information affixed to verso. Red ink inscriptions form a later hand on recto and verso.   An outdoor group portrait of a large congregation of Native Americans seated and standing among a few trees, bluffs visible in the background. A few white subjects, identified in the title as both Mormons and Gentiles, are included in the crowd.   John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) and his assistant Almon Harris Thompson (1839-1906) conducted several geographic surveys down the Green and Colorado rivers in Wyoming, and Utah from 1871 through 1874. Though the project was geologic in scope, the researchers had frequent interactions with the local Native Americans captured in these images. Most were taken by John Karl Hillers who was originally hired as a boathand for Powell's second expedition in 1871. He began to assist survey photographers E.O. Beaman and later James Fennemore. By the next season in 1872, Hillers had become the expedition's chief photographer. He continued to explore the West working for the Bureau of Ethnology, the Geological Survey, and the USGS, assembling nearly 23,000 negatives until his retirement in 1900.  

        Hindman
      • [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874.sold
        Nov. 15, 2021

        [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874.

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        [WESTERN AMERICANA]. HILLERS, John Karl (1843-1925) & BEAMAN, Elias Ocott (active 1870s), photographers. A set of 55 Powell Survey stereoviews from the series Indians of the Colorado Valley. Various publishers, ca 1874. A collection of 55 ethnographic stereoviews from a series Indians of the Colorado River from the J.W. Powell Surveys for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley. All images by John "Jack" Hillers, with the exception of #39-40, & 75 by Elias Ocott Beaman. Various publishers: Washington DC: J.F. Jarvis (#2-5, 11, 13, 18-21, 23, 28, 34, 39-41, 46, 53, 57, 60, 70-72, 75, 77, 82, 85); New York: William B. Holmes (43, 58); New York: H. Robes & Co. (69); others without publisher statement. Each mounted on yellow cardstock mount with "U.S. Topographic and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West by J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson" printed on the recto in red, except for #14, 32, 90, 104, & 105 on blank yellow mounts, and #9 & 17 on yellow mounts from a different series ("Views among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado."). Three (#7, 14, 80) without printed labels to versos. Six with verso labels marked "Department of the Interior, U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, J.W. Powell, Geologist in charge," (#9, 17, 32, 90, 104, 105), corresponding largely to those with alternate mounts. Many with exceptional tonality, occasional fading, wear to mounts. Provenance: Iroquois Indian Variety Store, Niagra Falls, NY: 27, 48, 54, 73. John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) and his assistant Almon Harris Thompson (1839-1906) conducted several geographic surveys down the Green and Colorado rivers in Wyoming, and Utah from 1871 through 1874. Though the project was geologic in scope, the researchers had frequent interactions with the local Native Americans captured in these images. Most were taken by John Karl Hillers who was originally hired as a boathand for Powell's second expedition in 1871. He began to assist survey photographers E.O. Beaman (#39-40, 75) and later James Fennemore. By the next season in 1872, Hillers had become the expedition's chief photographer. He continued to explore the West working for the Bureau of Ethnology, the Geological Survey, and the USGS, assembling nearly 23,000 negatives until his retirement in 1900.   Complete list of sub-series and stereoviews:   Kai-vav-its, a tribe of the Pai Utes living on the Kaibab Plateau near the Grand Canon of the Colorado in Northern Arizona: 2 Group of Men in Full Dress. -- 3 Chu-ar-ru-um-peak and his Friends. -- 4 Chu-ar-ru-um-peak Shooting a Rabbit. -- 5 U-wa, Wife of Chu-ar-ru-um-peak, Chief of the Kai-vav-its. -- 6 U-wa on a Rock. -- [7 Woman Grinding]. (Lacking printed label, period inscription "indian lodge grinding meal"). -- 8 Ku-ra-tu. (Period inscription "John S. Davis.") -- 9 The Empty Cradle. -- 11 Ta-vo-kok-i, or The Circle Dance. (Summer Costume). -- 13 The Basket Maker. -- [14 Group of Women in Full Dress]. (Lacking printed label, title from period ink inscription to verso; additional inscription "A.S. Hooker No. 545"). -- 17 Ka-ni-ga, The Camp Ground. -- 18 Pile of Little Indians. -- 19 Game of Wolf and Deer. -- 20 "One-little Two-little Three-little Injuns." -- 21 The Water Carriers. -- 23 The Mother. -- 25 Mounted Indians. -- 27 Won-si-vu, or Young Antelope. -- 28 Won-si-vu and Ku-ra-tu. -- 30 Ku-ra-tu at Rest. -- 32 The Necklace. -- 34 The Game of Ni-aung-pi-kai. -- 39 In Council. -- 40 "At Home." U-ai Nu-ints, a tribe of Indians living on the Rio Virgen, a tributary of the Colorado in Southern Utah: 41 Moak Shin-au-av, Chief of the U-ai Nu-ints. -- 43 Nu-nu-shi-unt, The Dreamer. -- 46 Mo-kwi-uk and his Daughter. -- 48 Mon-su and Su-vu-it. Mo-a-pa-ri-ats, a tribe of Indians inhabiting the Valley of the Mo-a-pa, a tributary of the Rio Virgen in Southern Nevada: 53 Wu-nav-ai Gathering Seeds -- 54 Tau-um-pu-gaip, Sub-Chief of the Mo-a-pa-ri-ats. -- 57 "Five and Three are Eight." -- 58 Met on the Road. -- 60 Cutting Fringe. Nu-a-gun-tits, a tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas or Meadows in Southwestern Nevada: 69 E-nu-ints-i-gaip, or One of the Ancients. -- 70 Two "Old Boys." -- 71 The Old Gamblers -- 72 Ka-ni -- 73 Ka-ni sleeping (Printed label from Kai-vav-its, title in contemporary ink inscription). U-in-ta Utes, a tribe of Indians living in U-in-ta Valley on the Western Slope of the Wasatch Mountains, in Utah: 75 Indian Lodge. -- 77 Breaking Up Camp. Shi-ni-mos: [80 Terraced Houses in Oraibi]. (Modern pencil inscription with title to verso). -- 82 The Chiefs House, in the Town of Oraibi. -- 85 House of Tal-ti, Chief of the Council, in the town of Oraibi. U-in-tats, Living in the U-in-ta Valley, on the Western Slope of the Wasatch Mountains, in Utah:  90 Home of Ta-vah-puts. -- 92 Nau-no-kwits and Ku-ri-en. -- 93 Tau-ruv (wife of Won-ro-an) in Full Dress. -- 94 Tau-ruv sitting. -- 100 Indian Boy and his Dog. -- 104 The Maiden. -- 105 Indian Girl on Horseback. -- 106 Babe in Cradle. -- 111 The Watch-Tower. -- 115 Met at the Spring. -- 116 The present of a Necklace.

        Hindman
      • * A group of 5 large albumen print stereoviews by John Karl Hillers (1843-1925) Native Americanssold
        May. 19, 2021

        * A group of 5 large albumen print stereoviews by John Karl Hillers (1843-1925) Native Americans

        Est: £200 - £300

        * Native Americans. A group of 5 large albumen print stereoviews by John Karl Hillers (1843-1925), taken during the Second Powell expedition, circa 1871, from the Department of the Interior Indians of Colorado Valley series, no.2 Group of Men in Full Dress, no.3 Chu-ai-um-peak and his friends, (a little damage with surface loss to left image), no.17 Ka-ni-ga - The Camp Ground and no.27 Won-Si-Vu or Young Antelope, the fifth stereoview from the Views of Rio Virgen series, no.27 Head of the Narrows, all images 11 x 7.5cm, mounted on oversized yellow cabinet card mounts with printed paper labels to versos, together with Han & Underwood stereoview of an Esquimau mother and infant and pet wolf on the deck of a steamer, 1902, plus 2 diapositive lantern slides of Native Americans in traditional dress, early twentieth century, the first with printed label of James Buncle of Edinburgh, showing 2 full length figures, the second showing a seated chief with white china ink lettering to lower edge, each 8 x 8cm Qty: (8)

        Dominic Winter Auctions
      • JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Governors of Zuni.sold
        Jun. 11, 2020

        JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Governors of Zuni.

        Est: $1,500 - $2,500

        JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Governors of Zuni. Albumen print, the image measuring 9 1/2x12 inches (24.1x30.5 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, the mount 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), with Hillers' credit and title in the negative, and the notations Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology printed on mount recto. 1879

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • John K. Hillers Image 7 1/8 x 9 1/2 inchessold
        May. 02, 2019

        John K. Hillers Image 7 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches

        Est: $500 - $700

        John K. Hillers (american, 1843-1925) Method of Transportation and Pack Animals, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, 1879 albumen photograph Image 7 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches

        Hindman
      • HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hu-ni-wa-ta-nist. Feathered Wolf-Cheyenne, 1880s. Albumen print on original gray card mount wit...sold
        Dec. 13, 2018

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hu-ni-wa-ta-nist. Feathered Wolf-Cheyenne, 1880s. Albumen print on original gray card mount wit...

        Est: $600 - $900

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hu-ni-wa-ta-nist. Feathered Wolf-Cheyenne, 1880s. Albumen print on original gray card mount with printed gold frame, with the "Department of the Interior, Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Second Division" imprint, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (235 x 187 mm), titled at the foot in ink. Image generally without defect, some minor toning and wear to the card mount. Hillers was with the John Wesley Powell survey of the Rocky Mountain region, during which he took some superb images. C 

        Doyle New York
      • JOHN HILLERS (1843-1925) View in de Chelley Canyon, Looking East, Arizona * The Dome, Rio Virgen, Utah.sold
        Oct. 18, 2018

        JOHN HILLERS (1843-1925) View in de Chelley Canyon, Looking East, Arizona * The Dome, Rio Virgen, Utah.

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        JOHN HILLERS (1843-1925) View in de Chelley Canyon, Looking East, Arizona * The Dome, Rio Virgen, Utah. Together, 2 albumen prints, the images measuring 10x13 and 12 1/2x9 3/4 inches (25.4x33 and 31.8x23.5 cm.), the first on Hillers' gray mount 16x20 inches (40.6x50.8 cm.), the second is unmounted, each with Hillers' credit and caption in the negative. 1870s

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • Hillers, John K.: "Shinimo Altar from Brink of Marble Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona" and "Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, New Mexico".sold
        Dec. 06, 2017

        Hillers, John K.: "Shinimo Altar from Brink of Marble Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona" and "Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, New Mexico".

        Est: €1,500 - €1,800

        "Shinimo Altar from Brink of Marble Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona" and "Navajo Church near Fort Wingate, New Mexico". 1870s. 2 albumen prints. Each circa 33 x 25 cm. Photographer's name and title in the negative in lower corners, each mounted to board (some soiling, light foxing). John K. Hillers began making photographs while exploring the terrain around the Colorado River in 1871. Part of a survey team led by John Wesley Powell, a geologist and ethnologist, Hillers was originally hired as a boatman. He became increasingly interested in the work of the team's photographer, began acting as his assistant, and by 1872 had become the expedition photographer. From the 1870s until about 1900, Hillers continued working for Powell, who became the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology. The emphasis of Hillers's work gradually shifted from geology and geography to archaeology and ethnology. He spent almost twenty years exploring the Indian Territories, California, the Southwest, and the Southeast, eventually producing a sensitive record of Native Americans and their way of life. The Bureau of Ethnology and Geological Survey publications reproduced his work, and examples also appeared at numerous international expositions. – With strong tones and in very good condition.

        Galerie Bassenge
      • Photograph, John Hillerssold
        May. 22, 2016

        Photograph, John Hillers

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        John K. Hillers (German/American, 1843-1925), West Front of Zuni, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, 1879-1882, vintage albumen photograph on original Hillers mount, titled lower left, inscribed "Hillers Photo" lower right, image/sheet: 10"h x 13"w, overall (with mount): 12"h x 15"w. Note: Hillers was an important Western expedition photographer, and chief photographer of the U.S. Geological Survey.

        Clars Auction Gallery
      • JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Zuñi transportation.sold
        Feb. 25, 2016

        JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Zuñi transportation.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        JOHN K. HILLERS (1843-1925) Zuñi transportation. Albumen print, 7x9 1/8 inches (17.8x23.2 cm.), on the original decorative mount measuring 12x15 inches (30.5x38.1 cm.), with Hillers' credit and caption in the negative. 1878

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • Hillers, John Karl (1843 Brinkum/Hannover - Washington D.C. 1925). "Thsold
        Oct. 24, 2015

        Hillers, John Karl (1843 Brinkum/Hannover - Washington D.C. 1925). "Th

        Est: - €360

        Hillers, John Karl (1843 Brinkum/Hannover - Washington D.C. 1925). "The Captain of the Rio Vigen, Utah". Albuminabzug, um 1870. 33,1 x 25,2 cm. Auf Karton geklebt. Mit einbelichtetem Titel u. Namenszug. - Leichte Altersspuren.

        Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
      • HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hillers in the field with his photographic equipment, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory.sold
        Oct. 15, 2015

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hillers in the field with his photographic equipment, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory.

        Est: $1,800 - $2,200

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) Hillers in the field with his photographic equipment, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory. Oversized stereoview of Hillers, who is incorrectly identified as William Henry Jackson below the image area. Albumen prints, each measuring 4 3/8x3 inches (11.1x7.6 cm.), on the original U.S. Geological Powell Survey mount measuring 4 1/2x7 inches (11.4x17.8 cm.), and a secondary later mount, with the incorrect caption on that mount recto, and with various notations, labels, and stamps on mount verso. Circa 1872

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Moki spinning."'sold
        Dec. 11, 2014

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Moki spinning."'

        Est: $900 - $1,200

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Moki spinning."' Albumen print, 9 1/4x7 1/4 inches (23.5x19.7 cm.), with Hillers' title and credit in the negative; on the original gray mount. 1870s

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Ruins of Cliff Dwellings, Canon de Chelley."sold
        Oct. 17, 2014

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Ruins of Cliff Dwellings, Canon de Chelley."

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        HILLERS, JOHN K. (1843-1925) "Ruins of Cliff Dwellings, Canon de Chelley." Albumen print, 10x13 1/4 inches (25.4x33.7 cm.), on the original mount with a flourished rule, with Hillers' credit and the title, in the negative. Circa 1879-81

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Monroe Canon, Utah,sold
        Jun. 01, 2014

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Monroe Canon, Utah,

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) "Monroe Canon, Utah," c. 1875, albumen print mounted, 9.75" x 12.75", signed in the negative, framed Provenance: Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico Acquired from the above by Robert E. Beck, August 17, 2010. Property from the Estate of Robert E. Beck, Murphysboro, Illinois

        Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
      • John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Indians Sitting Around a Half-covered Tipi,sold
        Jun. 01, 2014

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Indians Sitting Around a Half-covered Tipi,

        Est: $200 - $300

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) "Indians Sitting Around a Half-covered Tipi," albumen print, 4" x 3.5", framed. Property from the Estate of Robert E. Beck, Murphysboro, Illinois

        Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
      • John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925)sold
        Jun. 01, 2014

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925)

        Est: $700 - $900

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) "A group of seven works," albumen print, largest 4.25" x 3.75", unframed Provenance: Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico. Property from the Estate of Robert E. Beck, Murphysboro, Illinois

        Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
      • John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Grand Canyon and Colorado River,sold
        Jun. 01, 2014

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) Grand Canyon and Colorado River,

        Est: $500 - $700

        John K. Hillers (American, 1843-1925) "Grand Canyon and Colorado River," c. 1872, albumen print, 8.25" x 6.25", unframed Provenance: Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico Acquired from the above by Robert E. Beck, August 4, 2005. Property from the Estate of Robert E. Beck, Murphysboro, Illinois

        Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
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