Martyn Mallory Historic Photograph Collection

A full 30 years before Ansel Adams began taking his renowned photographs Martyn Mallory (1880-1936) was traversing the Wood River Valley, Smoky Mountains, Galena Summit, and the Sawtooth Valley/Stanley Basin areas of central Idaho taking archetypal photographs on glass plate negatives of lakes, scenic vistas, mining towns, early settlements and social events. A few of Mallory's photographs have made it into Idaho history books and other local history publications, including such photographs as the construction of the Sun Valley Lodge and the burning of gambling tables in front of the Blaine County Courthouse. For the most part, the beauty and artistry of Martyn Mallory has gone unnoticed for nearly 3/4 of a century. William and Maria Mallory gifted the collection to the Hailey Public Library in 1995.