Montana journal, 1899-1900.

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Montana journal, 1899-1900.

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Two bound volumes, 152 pages, with 126 photographs made by Higginson and his cabin mates. The manuscript journal describes Higginson's daily routine from November 4, 1899 to February 16, 1900. Higginson describes animals seen and trapped, hunting expeditions, skinning and preserving specimens, wood cutting, efforts at photography, books read, and holiday celebrations. Photographs depict Stanton Lake, the log cabin, Higginson and the others inside and outside the cabin, Japanese railroad workers, a fire at Kalispell, animals trapped by the men, and their Christmas tree. Also includes a drawing of an Arctic three toed woodpecker by Rosamond Higginson.

2 v.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Olsen, Charles

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Tyler, Morse.

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Rush, William C.

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Higginson, A. Henry (Alexander Henry), 1876-1958

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A. Henry Higginson, fox hunter and sportsman, author of several books, including Foxhunting, Theory and Practice, and the autobiographical Try Back, son of Henry Lee Higginson, Boston banker and philanthropist; entered Harvard in 1894. Higginson spent the winter of 1899-1900 in a log cabin at Stanton Lake, Montana (Flathead County) for the purpose of collecting natural history specimens for a museum. He was accompanied by his wife, Rosamond, William C. Rush, Charles Olsen, and Tyler Morse. ...