Fargo, North Dakota
Photographers (cont'd)
F. Jay Haynes [1853-1921] opened his first studio in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1876. He contracted with the Northern Pacific Railroad to produce views for promotional purposes. In 1879, he opened a larger studio in Fargo, Dakota Terrotory, and added the Canadian Pacific Railroad to his growing list of clients. Haynes traveled through Oregon and Washington for the Northern Pacific and Yellowstone in the 1882-1883 taking a large number of views. He became the official photographer for President Chester A. Arthur's excursion into Yellowstone in 1883 and obtained a license to operate a photographic concession in the Park at Mammoth Hot Springs. Haynes opened The Log Cabin Studio which served Yellowstone Park for many years selling photos to visiting tourists. He operated a railroad car gallery called Haynes Studio from 1885-1905. He moved his studio to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1889 (where he had a studio at the corner of Selby Avenue and Virginia) and traveled throughout the West and Alaska earning the reputation as one of the West's finest early photographers.
Haynes was primarily known for his scenic views. Many of the early stereoviews of Fargo and the Bonanza farms on this site were taken by Haynes. To the left is a portrait by Haynes taken 1879-1889. The woman in the featured portrait appears to be wearing the robes of a worthy high priestess in the Order of the Eastern Star, a Masonic women's auxiliary.
A picture of the Haynes studio in Fargo can be seen here.
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