Description: Evelyn J. Cameron (b. 1868, Furze Down Park (Streatham), U.K.; d – 1928, Miles City, Montana). A rugged ranch and outdoorswoman, Evelyn Cameron made documentary views and portraits of life, acquaintances and family near her ranch from 1894 until her death. These photographs are a highlight of Western photography. Like the photographs of Larry Disfarmer her portraits of friends and local scenes show an ease and familiarity that only a neighborhood photographer could have made and sold throughout her community. Raised in prosperous circumstances south of London, Evelyn Cameron first traveled to Montana on her honeymoon with her husband Ewen in 1889. They moved to Eastern Montana shortly after. She and her husband were part of small British group of colonists looking to prosper from ranch and farmland. She enjoyed the rugged Western life where she milked cows, churned butter, cooked meals, raised pet coyotes and wolves, did laundry, gardened (a potato harvest would weigh in at 2000 pounds), broke horses, went on two month hunting trips in the winter, butchered game, and pursued photography. She diligently kept a diary recording such daily activities as pie recipes and photographs printed. She photographed wildlife and birds, illustrating her husband Ewen’s articles on birding and outdoor life. She photographed the badlands and bluffs of eastern Montana, but is best known for her straightforward and authentic views of ranch life.Copyright Evelyn Cameron 1905. Price and availability subject to change. Shipping and insurance costs will be added to the price and must be paid for by the buyer. International clients are responsible for their VAT and other custom's oriented charges.