Charles Francis Himes Photos - World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

Charles Francis Himes Photos - World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
Date Range
1893

These images are a sample of the photographs taken by Charles Francis Himes, a pioneer amateur photographer of the 19th century. Himes took this particular set of photographs while at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

The photographs are from the Charles Francis Himes family papers. For more information about Himes and this collection, see the links under related entries.

Format
Time Period
Location
MC 2000.1, B27, F3

Charles Francis Himes Photos - Family Trip to Europe

Charles Francis Himes Photos - Family Trip to Europe
Date Range
1890

These images are a sample of the photographs taken by Charles Francis Himes, a pioneer amateur photographer of the 19th century. Himes took this particular set of photographs while on a family vacation in Europe in 1890. Most of the photographs are from the family's stay in Giessen, Germany.

The photographs are from the Charles Francis Himes family papers. For more information about Himes and this collection, see the links under related entries.

Format
Time Period
Location
MC 2000.1, B27, F1-2

Solar eclipse, 1869

View of the solar eclipse on August 7, 1869. Natural Science Professor Charles F. Himes (Class of 1855) is part of a team of photographers sent to Ottumwa, Iowa to document the eclipse.

Photographer
Charles Francis Himes
Origin
Gift of Mary Himes Vale and Sarah Vale Rush
Location
PC 2000.1, folder 434n
Decade
Things
Collection

West College, c.1880

View of West College from across W. High Street, circa 1880.  The railroad tracks are visible running down High Street, and a man stands to the right of what would later be dedicated as the Class of 1902 gateway.

Photographer
Charles Francis Himes
Origin
Gift of Mary Himes Vale and Sarah Vale Rush
Location
PC 2000.1, folder 120n
Decade
Collection