United States, Arizona, Tonto Basin
1908–1910
Gelatin silver print, large format
11 × 14" (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Utah
This large-format gelatin silver print by Walter J. Lubkin documents the Tonto Lower Ruins in Arizona, photographed during his work as staff photographer for the United States Reclamation Service. Lubkin was dispatched to the region near Weaver's Needle in late spring of 1908 to document the drainage systems of the Superstition Mountains and assess their potential impact on the Salt River below the newly constructed Roosevelt Dam. Just twenty-four years old at the time, he undertook a five-day expedition on horseback through rugged terrain, accompanied by three men on burros, packing a large stationary glass plate camera, tripod, and fragile glass photographic plates across the First Water-Charlebois Trail through Parker's Pass and into Boulder Basin.
Lubkin's 1908 expedition into the western Superstition Mountains is recognized as one of the earliest known photographic ventures into this remote landscape, providing a visual record of the region at the turn of the century. Beyond his Superstitions work, Lubkin produced thousands of photographs documenting Reclamation Service irrigation and dam construction projects across the American West, recording Roosevelt Dam as well as farms, ranches, and communities of the Salt River Valley. The print is in collector condition with private Utah provenance.
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United States, Arizona, Tonto Basin
1908–1910
Gelatin silver print, large format
11 × 14" (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Utah
This large-format gelatin silver print by Walter J. Lubkin documents the Tonto Lower Ruins in Arizona, photographed during his work as staff photographer for the United States Reclamation Service. Lubkin was dispatched to the region near Weaver's Needle in late spring of 1908 to document the drainage systems of the Superstition Mountains and assess their potential impact on the Salt River below the newly constructed Roosevelt Dam. Just twenty-four years old at the time, he undertook a five-day expedition on horseback through rugged terrain, accompanied by three men on burros, packing a large stationary glass plate camera, tripod, and fragile glass photographic plates across the First Water-Charlebois Trail through Parker's Pass and into Boulder Basin.
Lubkin's 1908 expedition into the western Superstition Mountains is recognized as one of the earliest known photographic ventures into this remote landscape, providing a visual record of the region at the turn of the century. Beyond his Superstitions work, Lubkin produced thousands of photographs documenting Reclamation Service irrigation and dam construction projects across the American West, recording Roosevelt Dam as well as farms, ranches, and communities of the Salt River Valley. The print is in collector condition with private Utah provenance.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
