This is an original large format photograph boudoir card from circa 1880-1890 by William Henry Jackson. The photo is marked in the image, "602. Ballanced Rock - Garden of the Gods. W.H.J. & Co." and on the back, "W.H. Jackson Photgraph and Publishing Company. Landscape Photographers. Denver, Colorado." The image shows the Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado. William Henry Jackson (1843-1922) was a member of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 which was an extensive exploration of the Yellowstone Region. It was Jackson's photographs of the expedition that led to Congress establishing Yellowstone as the first national park. This is a wonderful depiction of Jackson's early works in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The large format original 19th Century albumen photograph is well kept with some slight wear to the edge of the boudoir card. 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 8" by 5".