Jack Ellis Haynes

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Jack Ellis Haynes
Born
Jack Ellis Haynes

1884 (1884)
Fargo, North Dakota, US
Died1962 (1963)
Bozeman, Montana, US
Other namesMr. Yellowstone
CitizenshipUnited States of America
OccupationPhotographer
EmployerYellowstone National Park
Known forOfficial photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park, creator of Haynes Picture Shops

Jack E. Haynes (1884-1962) was an American photographer. He was the official photographer and concessionaire of Yellowstone National Park.

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Early life

Haynes was born on September 27, 1884, to Frank Jay Haynes and Lily Snyder in Fargo, North Dakota. [1] He later moved with his family to Moorhead, Minnesota. [2] 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. [3] 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. [2]

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. [4] 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”. [4]

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.” [3] In 1929, Haynes purchased five Harley-Davidson motorcycles to create an overnight developing service. [5] 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 [3] There, they were developed and printed overnight. [5] The drivers spent the night at the shop, then carried the orders back to the shops before they opened for business the next day. [3]

By the time that the family concessionaire business was fully developed, it included seventeen picture shops and a stagecoach line. [3] The business also circulated the Haynes Guide to Yellowstone, which was “updated and published 61 times between 1890 and 1964." [3] 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. [6] [7] As a result of his research and writing, Haynes was considered to be one of the “most knowledgeable Yellowstone local historians” of his time. [8]

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. [9]

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. [2] In 1931, Isabel gave birth to the couple’s only child, a daughter named Lida Marie. [2] The family moved to Bozeman, Montana. [10] Following Lida’s death at a young age, Jack and Isabel established the Haynes Foundation in 1958 to provide scholarships to deserving students at Montana State University in Bozeman. [11]

Later years

Haynes died on May 12, 1962. [1] 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. [4]

Publications

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References

  1. 1 2 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records.
  2. 1 2 3 4 “Biographical Note.” Haynes Family Photographs, 1866-1969. Montana State University, Special Collections and Archival Informatics, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 “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. 1 2 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. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  8. ↑ McClure, Nancy (2014-03-21). "Yellowstone National Park and Park County, Wyoming, Photographers - Points West Online". Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  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.
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  11. ↑ 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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