Jack Ellis Haynes
Haynes (1884–1962) was an American photographer. He was the official photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park.
Also recorded as Mr. Yellowstone
Jack Ellis Haynes
- Name
- Jack Ellis Haynes
- Birthplace
- Fargo, North Dakota, US
- Place of death
- Bozeman, Montana, US
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Known for
- Official photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park, creator of Haynes Picture Shops
- Born
- 1884 · Fargo.
- Died
- 1962 · Bozeman.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- photography · fine-art photography · landscape photography · illustration
- Languages
- English
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Haynes (1884–1962) was an American photographer. He was the official photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park.
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Jack Ellis Haynes (1884–1962) was an American artist, historian and illustrator, among other activities. Born in Fargo, the artist died in Bozeman.
Jack Ellis Haynes worked for Yellowstone National Park. The artist was active in fine-art photography, illustration and landscape photography.
Languages used include English. Works by Jack Ellis Haynes are held at Photography Collection.
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• Name — Jack Ellis Haynes • Birth Name — Jack Ellis Haynes • Birthplace — Fargo, North Dakota, US • Place of death — Bozeman, Montana, US • Other Names — Mr. Yellowstone • Occupation — Photographer • Employer — Yellowstone National Park • Known for — Official photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park, creator of Haynes Picture Shops
Early life
Early life
Haynes was born on September 27, 1884, to Frank Jay Haynes and Lily Snyder in Fargo, North Dakota. He later moved with his family to Moorhead, Minnesota. Haynes grew up around his father, Frank Jay Haynes, who was the official photographer of Yellowstone National Park and who ran a successful photography business. Frank trained Jack in photography and business. Upon Frank’s retirement in 1916, Jack inherited the family business and continued as the official YNP photographer until his death in 1962. In 1921, when Frank died, Jack also inherited the physical studio outside of Yellowstone National Park and Frank’s archive of YNP photo negatives.
Personal life
Personal life
Sometime in the 1910s, Haynes married his first wife, Margaret Larkin. In March 1930, the two divorced. Haynes married Isabel Naureth on April 10, 1930. In 1931, Isabel gave birth to the couple’s only child, a daughter named Lida Marie. The family moved to Bozeman, Montana. Following Lida’s death in an automobile accident in 1952, Jack and Isabel established the Haynes Foundation in 1958 to provide scholarships to deserving students at Montana State University in Bozeman.
Later years
Later years
Haynes died on May 12, 1962. Following his death, his wife Isabel continued to run the photography business and operate the photo shops for five years, then sold them to Hamilton Stores.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Jack Ellis Haynes worked in photography, fine-art photography, landscape photography, illustration and national park. He was employed by Yellowstone National Park.
Identity
Identity
Jack Ellis Haynes is recorded as photographer, illustrator, artist and historian.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1884
Jack Ellis Haynes born at Fargo.
1962
Jack Ellis Haynes died at Bozeman.
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Fargo.
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Bozeman.
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Publications
• Haynes, Jack Ellis. Yellowstone Stage Holdups. Enl. ed. Bozeman, Montana: Haynes Studios, 1959. Print.. • Haynes, Jack Ellis, and Haynes, Inc. Yellowstone National Park: The Red Portfolio Set. St. Paul, Minnesota; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Haynes, 1940. Print. • Haynes, Jack Ellis, and Haynes Picture Shops. Haynes Road Log of Yellowstone National Park. 1st ed. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Haynes Picture Shops, 1936. Print. • Haynes, Jack Ellis. Haynes Souvenir Album of Yellowstone National Park: A Collection of Scenic and Wild Life Photographs with Descriptions. Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Haynes, 1940. Print. • Haynes, Jack Ellis. Yellowstone News: Some News, a Little History, and a Couple of Ideas. Bozeman, Montana: Jack E. Haynes, 1961. Print. • Haynes, Jack Ellis. Colorgraphs of Yellowstone National Park. St. Paul, Minn.; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming: Published and Distributed by J. E. Haynes, 1920. Print. • Bauer, Clyde Max, and Jack Ellis Haynes. The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, Saint Paul, Minnesota: Haynes, 1937. Print. • Haynes, Jack Ellis. Yellowstone National Park: America's Wonderland in Natural Color. Bozeman, Montana: Haynes Studios, 1961. Print.
Photographer of Yellowstone National Park
In 1927, Haynes built photo shops (also known as picture shops) on the Mammoth and Fishing Bridge campgrounds as well as a larger facility on the Old Faithful Auto Camp. The center of the business was at the Mammoth Hot Springs facility, which housed “dormitory, an overnight photo finishing service, and retail space that carried an assortment of photographs, books, camera film and other supplies”. In 1928–1929, Haynes built the Haynes Picture Shop Headquarters. The headquarters included “a dormitory, an overnight photofinishing service, and retail space that carried an assortment of photographs, books, camera film, and other supplies.” In 1929, Haynes purchased five Harley-Davidson motorcycles to create an overnight developing service. The motorcycle riders would gather orders from the picture shops at the end of the business day and bring them to the development shop at Old Faithful There, they were developed and printed overnight. The drivers spent the night at the shop, then carried the orders back to the shops before they opened for business the next day. By the time that the family concessionaire business was fully developed, it included seventeen picture shops and a stagecoach line. The business also circulated the Haynes Guide to Yellowstone, which was “updated and published 61 times between 1890 and 1964." Haynes gained the nickname “Mr. Yellowstone” because of his devotion to Yellowstone National Park and as an outgrowth of his work writing and revising the Haynes Guides. As a result of his research and writing, Haynes was considered to be one of the “most knowledgeable Yellowstone local historians” of his time. Haynes operated the business until his death in 1962. Overall, the family ran the picture shops continuously from 1884 to 1968 for the span of 84 years.
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- 1.Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records.
- 2.“Biographical Note.” Haynes Family Photographs, 1866-1969. Montana State University, Special Collections and Archival Informatics, 2011.
- 3.White, Jennifer. “A New Life for the Haynes Picture Shops Headquarters,” April 8, 2019. https://www.yellowstonenationalparklodges.com/connect/yellowstone-hot-spot/a-new-life-for-the-haynes-picture-shops-headquarters/.
- 4.“Haynes Photo Shops.” National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, June 22, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/haynesphotoshops.htm.
- 5.French, Brett. “Billings Man's Wild Motorcycle Ride into Yellowstone History.” The Billings Gazette, June 7, 2019. https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/billings-man-s-wild-motorcycle-ride-into-yellowstone-history/article_3a342fab-fa29-5002-955f-88f37bbab654.html.
- 6.Kahrs, Jerry, and Christina Kahrs. “F.J. and J.E. Haynes.” Yellowstone Gallery. Yellowstone Gallery & Frameworks. Accessed April 16, 2020. http://www.yellowstonegallery.com/product_list.php?type=artist&id=27.
- 7.Jack E. Haynes papers and Haynes Inc. records - Archives West. archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
- 8.McClure, Nancy. Yellowstone National Park and Park County, Wyoming, Photographers - Points West Online. Buffalo Bill Center of the West. 2014-03-21.
- 9.Yellowstone Park Foundation. “The Yellowstone Park Foundation Opens the Historic Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop.” PR Newswire. Cision, June 21, 2013. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-yellowstone-park-foundation-opens-the-historic-old-faithful-haynes-photo-shop-212489171.html.
- 10.McClure, Nancy. “Points West - Yellowstone National Park and Park County Photographers.” Buffalo Bill Center of the West, March 21, 2014. https://centerofthewest.org/2014/03/21/points-west-yellowstone-national-park-park-county-wyoming-photographers/.
- 11.Haynes Family photographs - Archives West. archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
- 12.Lida Haynes Papers - Archives West. archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
- 13.MSU News Service. “MSU Receives $4 Million Endowment from The Haynes Foundation.” Montana State University. MSU News Service, October 20, 2016. https://www.montana.edu/news/16458/msu-receives-4-million-endowment-from-the-haynes-foundation.
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