C. S. Fly of Arizona; the life and times of a frontier photographer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14693135 |
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| Authors | Evelyn S Cooper (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-47 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Photography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-7298 • E-ISSN: 2150-7295 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03087298.1989.10442166 |
| OpenAlex | W2060900274 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
When Camillus S. Fly arrived in Tombstone in December of 1879, the town was still ascending its economic summit. Mining pursuits and land speculation left little time for indolence, while lawlessness and Indian raids guaranteed adventure. By disposition and profession, Fly was a man at home in this setting. For 23 years, he operated the town's only photography studio; alternately tried his hand at mining and law enforcement; and made countless excursions into the hinderland to photograph scenes unique to the frontier experience. In the process, he preserved for posterity the faces of some of the West's most notorious figures, created the finest photographic canon of southeastern Arizona known to exist of the period, and earned the distinction of being the first resident photographer from the territory of Arizona to win national recognition
Adventure · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Cartography · Frontier · Geography · Lawlessness · Photography · Political science · Politics · Studio · Summit · Visual arts · History · Law · Photography and Visual Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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