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CODY WYOMING 8 REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS RPPC BY F.J. HISCOCK BUFFALO BILL COUSIN
$ 13.2
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8 VINTAGE REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS (RPPCs) BY F.J. HISCOCK. There is information on the photographer at the bottom of the listing.1) "The Holy City F.J. Hiscock - Photo."
2) "Road Tunnels – Shoshone Canyon F.J. Hiscock Cody, Wyo."
3) "Henry Ford F.J. Hiscock - Photo Cody, Wyo."
4) "View in the 'Cody Pass' F.J. Hiscock - Photo."
5) "Garden of the Goods, Cody Road. F.J. Hiscock Cody, Wyo."
6) "'Old Mother Grundy.' Cody Road to Yellowstone. F.J. Hiscock - Photo."
7) "Shoshone Dam. F.J. Hiscock - Photo, Cody."
8) "Lake Drive Cody Way to Yellowstone F.J. Hiscock - Photo Cody, Wyo."
4 of the RPPCs have handwriting on the backs. Please see scans.
DATE. #5 has an AZO stamp box that was in use 1910 - 1930.
The rest have AZO stamp boxes that were in use 1924 -1949.
SIZE. Sizes range from approximately 3 3/8 to 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 to 5 1/2 inches.
CONDITION. The group has varying degrees of soiling and wear at corners (likely from having been affixed to an album or mount with photo corners). The group has varying degrees of scuffing, which is more apparent when tilted. #7 has some missing emulsion (the white areas) and some soiling. Other minimal wear to the group.
APPEARANCE. Gorgeous scenes. The group has very good tones and details.
FAY J. HISCOCK. "In the early years, no man did more to advertise the scenic beauties of Cody Country than Joseph Jesse Faver 'Fay Jay' Hiscock. Known as 'The Picture Man,' F.J. Hiscock came west to Cody on Oct. 22, 1904. He had been a photographer in Kalamazoo, Mich., and quickly began using those skills in Cody. Hiscock did most work between Cody and Yellowstone, selling packages of photographs to tourists. He originated the idea of selling pictures of the Buffalo Bill Dam in sets and in fact, through groups of pictures he took, the history of Cody can be shown. He climbed to the top of Cedar and Rattlesnake mountains to take pictures and also took some pictures from an airplane. He photographed the road crew and all the progress of the building of the road through the canyon, as well as the building of the dam. His interest in photography gave him the honor of being the first person to drive through Shoshone Canyon. A group of government men were coming to inspect the work and it was suggested they go out and get some pictures. When the government men were late, Hiscock drove through while the work men were still rolling rocks off the road. Other historical pictures he took were of the Corbett and Willwood dams, the first passenger train going through Sheep Canyon from BIllings to Worland, and the first automobile to enter the park through the East Entrance on July 4, 1914. Hiscock also did a great deal of portrait work, with his favorite subject being Buffalo Bill Cody. He took pictures of Cody on foot, on horse, in a car, around a campfire with the Prince of Monaco and in the Irma Hotel. Other notable people he photographed included baseball players Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane and Tris Speaker, Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, and Chiefs Iron Tail and Plenty Coups. Later, Hiscock made movies and sold them for newsreels. His first newsreel was of Mayor John Purroy Mitchel of New York as he arrived in the rain at the IRma Hotel by stage from the Cody Depot. THe Fox company sent him to Douglas to take pictures of Bill Carlisle, the train robber, after he had been captured in the country around Douglas. When he wasn't taking pictures, HIscock was also a licensed guide for hunting parties and sightseeing tours. He also made and repaired violins, and for several years after moving to Cody he was the violinist and often the only musician for dances. His interests then pushed him into writing and he sold many articles to various magazines. Hiscock continued to take photos well into the 1940s. He died in his 70s in 1951." (source: Legends magazine, article titled The Picture Man F.J. Hiscock, by Amber Peabody, published May 21, 2013)
"Several of Hiscock's historic photographs are publicly exhibited at the Irma Hotel, the Park County Library and at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Most tourists glance at them with curiosity and some note the signature, 'F.J. Hiscock.' But few know that Fay Jesse Hiscock was a distant cousin of Buffalo Bill, or that Fay was part Indian. Hiscock's portfolio includes vignettes of Cody, the TE Ranch, scenic views of the Cody Road to Yellowstone and Pahaska Tepee, the doomed village of Marquette, the construction of the Shoshone Dam as well as studio portraits. He also photographed the Cody Stampede, hunting parties and their trophies, high school yearbooks and taught the art of photography. The studio sold equipment, supplies and prints." (source: The International Coy Family Association website)