Subject: Modoc War, 1872-1873

Cabinet photograph taken by Louis Heller circa 1880s. The photograph's verso is marked "Louis Heller Photographer, Fort Jones, Siskiyou Co California." Heller (1839-1928), a Jewish photographer born in Germany, immigrated to the United States and worked in New York City before settling in Northern California around 1862. He was known for his photographs of the Modoc War. This image is from the collection of Judaica Americana.

Carte-de-visite (CDV) photograph depicting a couple, a man and a woman, taken in Fort Jones, California, circa 1880. The photograph is by Louis Heller (1839-1928), a Jewish photographer known for his images of the Modoc War. The back of the CDV is marked "Louis Heller Photographer, Fort Jones, Siskiyou Co California". Heller, born in Germany, immigrated to the United States and worked in New York City before settling in Northern California in the 1860s. He was a prominent photographer in the region, operating galleries in Yreka and Fort Jones.

Stereoscopic photograph depicting a landscape near Klamath Peak and the Black Bear Mine Road in Fort Jones, Siskiyou County, California, circa 1875. The verso is marked "Louis Heller Photographer, Fort Jones, Siskiyou Co California." Pencil text on the back also indicates "Klamath Peak - Black Bear Mine Road." Fort Jones is situated within the Klamath National Forest. This stereoview is one of many produced by Louis Heller, a photographer described as "the indefatigable photographer of the Modoc War."