Gallery 8
Historic Black Hills Studios is home to the Fassbender Photographic Collection. The collection may rank among the most significant photographic resources for historians of the American West.
The collection is co-owned by the municipalities of Lead Deadwood and Spearfish in South Dakota. Potentially, many never before seen images of the early days of the entire Black Hills region are in the collection. The grand opening of Spearfish Canyon Road, presidential visits and a vast selection of early mining photos are among the many images that will have great interest to the general public. Also included are graduation, wedding and family photos that will be useful to genealogists
Read MoreThe collection is co-owned by the municipalities of Lead Deadwood and Spearfish in South Dakota. Potentially, many never before seen images of the early days of the entire Black Hills region are in the collection. The grand opening of Spearfish Canyon Road, presidential visits and a vast selection of early mining photos are among the many images that will have great interest to the general public. Also included are graduation, wedding and family photos that will be useful to genealogists
FASSBENDER PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION -- Native Americans with Calvin Coolidge wearing a headdress. First Lady Grace Coolidge is to the left. Coolidge spent the summer of 1927 at the State Game Lodge in Custer State Park. PLEASE HELP US PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IMAGE BY SENDING YOUR COMMENTS
FASSBENDER PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION -- Execution of Charles Brown (Isadore Cavanaugh) beside the Deadwood Jail-July 14, 1897. Brown had been found guilty of murdering Emma Frances Stone., wife of Col. L. P. Stone. Refer to image of newspaper article for more information. PLEASE HELP US PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IMAGE BY SENDING YOUR COMMENTS