Description
Offered is an original T.J. Hileman framed photograph of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. T.J. Hileman (1882-1945) moved to Kalispell, MT in 1911, opening his own portrait studio, after graduating from Effingham School of Photography in Chicago, IL. There he met Alice Georgeson and in 1913, they were the first couple to have been married in Glacier National Park. In 1924, Hileman became the official photographer for the Great Northern Railway. He is very well known for his scenic photographs of the park as well as for his portraits of the Blackfoot Indians of the area. This image shows the snow covered mountains reflecting in the lake. The actual image is 4” x 9 ½”. Overall 8 ½” x 14 ½”. The image remains clean. The paper mat under it is a bit wavy. Ornate period frame is clean and tight. See scans.