Antique c1870s Stereoview Mt. Bonnell Austin Texas ☆ Colorado River HB Hillyer + for Sale

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Antique c1870s Stereoview Mt. Bonnell Austin Texas ☆ Colorado River HB Hillyer + For Sale

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Antique c1870s Stereoview Mt. Bonnell Austin Texas ☆ Colorado River HB Hillyer +:
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Antique c1870s Stereoview Mount Bonnell Austin Texas ☆ Colorado River H.B. Hillyer PLUS
Hillyer Stereoview\"Mount Bonnell\"circa 1877-78 Austin, TexasTravis CountyNote: the gentleman at right,contemplating the grandeur of theColorado River valley west ofAustin from Mount Bonnell isthe photographer himself -Hamilton Biscoe Hillyer, ownerof Hillyer Photo Gallery
All there but in somewhat rough condition - old tape repair at the middle of the card - please see all photos for the best indication of condition
Hamilton Biscoe Hillyer was a successful photographer in Anderson, Texas. He enlisted in the 17th Brigade, Texas State Troops during the Civil War, but by 1868 he was back to photography and had an established gallery on Pecan (now Sixth) Street, Austin. In July 1869 he documented the overflow of the Colorado River in the earliest known stereo photographs of Austin.As a BONUS the lot includes an ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO of the same view circa 5/29/30
\"DEEP RIVER - 2\" 6\" x 8\"
The Colorado River (in Texas) is seen winding like a ribbon through the country near Austin, Texas, from Mt. Bonnell. A lone boatman stands out like a speck in the water.