‎CHASE H.L. (photographer 1831 - 1901 ) - [ ] Hawai - Honolulu - King David Kalakaua :‎
‎Collection of 12 original photographs (Albumen prints) made by H.L.Chase of Hawaii and Honolulu scenery.‎

‎" Honolulu, photographer H.L.Chase, collection of 12 albumen prints ( size 23 x 17 cm ), mounted back to back on stiif boards ( board size 26 x 34 cm). (collection obviously removed from an album). There are no captions. Kept in a modern cloth box. The pictures can be approximately dated 1875-1885. The first picture presents king Kalakaua with a large crowd of people staying in attention in the forefront of Lolani palace (date: not before 1882). Photograph nr. 6 is the unsurfaced Fortstreet with the sign of the photographer H.L.Chase - Fortstreet 64-66. Photographs 9 and 10 depict waterfalls ( 10 is the Wailua Falls at Lihue ). Three more pictures are of buildings... According P. Palmquist-T.Kailbourn ''Pioneer Photographers of the Far-West '' pp. 173-174. H.L.Chase was active at his Fortstreet ''Cosmopolitan Photograph Gallery'' from 1873 until 1877 when a fire destroyed the studio. The pictures are in fine condition. [;original;photograph;albumen;print;hawaii;honolulu;king kalakaua;]."‎

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