This is an original circa 1882 L.A. Huffman oversized stereoview photograph No. 347 The Monarch of the Mountains showing an impressive Elk from the Francoise Perriot collection. Laton Alton Huffman (1854-1931) was one of the most notable Montana photographers who was known for his capturing the Frontier and Native American life. L.A. Huffman arrived in Miles City, Montana Territory in December of 1879. Being only 25 years old he came seeking the recently vacated position of post photographer at nearby Fort Keogh, a military post established after the Custer incident in 1876 providing a military presence in eastern Montana. This piece shows an oversized stereoview card on hard cabinet card stock. The card is marked, “L. A. HUFFMAN, PUBLISHERS, MILES CITY, MONTANA.” on either sides of the card and at the bottom, “YELLOWSTONE PARK VIEWS, INDIAN PORTRAITS AND CHOICEST PICTURES IN GREAT VARIETY. APPLY FOR CATALOUGUE.” In the image marked, “347-The Monarch of the Mountains.” This image is in the Montana State Library collection as, “The Slain Monarch of the Mountain”, noted as circa 1882. The image shows a freshly killed Rocky Mountain Elk with massive trophy size an the pack horses in the background. Provenance: From the personal collection of Francoise Perriot (Françoise Perriot), noted historian author of the West and Native Americans. Perriot’s published works include such books as “Les Indiens et La Nature” (Indians and Nature) 2017, “La Conquête du Far West” (The Conquest of the Wild West) 2007, “Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord” (North American Indians), “Guide Bleu : Etats-Unis Ouest Americain” (Blue Guide: United States West America). This piece and others come from her time collecting in Montana and the West, her book “Les Indiens et la nature” is one of the most notable in France documenting photographs of the west. Measures 7” by 4”.