Photographs
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William Henry Jackson photograph of Arkansas River at Royal Gorge
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058047417]
Identifier: 7149
Scope and Contents
An 1886 albumen photograph of the Arkansas River at the Royal Gorge in Colorado. The photograph was taken by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. The sepia-toned photograph shows railroad tacks running along the riverbank, high rock walls on either side with steel beams between them in the distance. The landscape appears treacherous and the appearance of the railway, the human labor...
Dates:
1886
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
William Henry Jackson photographs
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0259
Abstract
These 25 mounted photographs, depicting views of Yellowstone National Park, and various lakes and mountains in Colorado, Montana, and Grand Teton National Park, were taken by renowned American photographer William Henry Jackson between 1871 and 1873. They represent part of the body of work created by Jackson during his tenure as photographer for exploratory expeditions ("Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories") of the American West sponsored by the Department...
Dates:
1871-1873, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections