Leisa Bronson collection, 1899-1907

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Leisa Bronson collection, 1899-1907

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Collection consists of a photographic image of “the rock that killed Al Sieber” who was Chief of Scouts for Gen. George Cook from 1871 to 1873. Sieber was killed by a rolling rock during his work on the construction of Roosevelt Damn in 1907. The collection also includes 52 postcards with images of Southwest Indians from 1899 to 1906 produced by Fred Harvey, Karl Moon, the Detroit Photographic Company and others.

1 photographic image (1 print, 1 glass negative), 52 postcards

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The Museum of Northern Arizona

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633167

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Fred Harvey (Firm) -– History -– Pictorial works

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Bronson, Leisa G. (Leisa Graeme), 1899-

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There is little information on this individual other than she was a local woman involved in politics who spent time living in Sedona from 1952-1962. From the guide to the Leisa Bronson collection, 1899-1907, (The Museum of Northern Arizona) ...

Sieber, Al

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Detroit Photographic Co.

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Photographic company, first noted in city registers of Detroit in 1888. Supplied photographs for all purposes, especially for use in books, magazines, and advertising specialities. Many of the prints were of large framing size or suitable for long advertising hangers; however, its speciality was religious material. In the late 1890s, William A. Livingstone became active in the management of the company and at the urging of photographer Edwin H. Husher, he obtained exclusive ownership and rights ...