While going through a pile of old artwork I found this large format photo. It is about 16 x 18 inches and printed on heavy paper. It was printed in the 19th – early 20th Century. I don’t know who the photographer was, or who printed the photo. It is an original photograph.
About a month ago I saw a photo of a painting of the exact same scene. The photo was from the late 19th Century. The scene is in the Rocky Mountains, maybe in Colorado. I don’t remember the what/where/who of that painting.
I’m putting the following questions out to my readers, and art/photo/Western historians. I don’t know the answers to these questions so any help would be WONDERFUL and I’d be grateful to you forever:
Who was the photographer?
Was this the Winding River and are the mountains in the background the Rockies?
Who painted this scene?
What is the painting and where is it located? Is it in a museum?
If you know any of the answers let me know. Yes, this is a mystery. Let’s solve it together.
~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman
Vampire Maman 
You’ve got me on all of these. I’ve no idea. I’m pretty sure though that Bob Ross might have known the answer.
Maybe but it died with him. I’ll keep looking. I think it might be in Oakland or San Francisco.
Sorta looks like the Snake River, J. Just kidding 😜
But seriously you never know. It just MIGHT be the Snake River.