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William Henry Jackson

1843

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William Henry Jackson was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam. He was the great-grandfather of cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead comics.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Gezicht op Jupiter Terrace in Yellowstone National Park

1902 · photochrom on paper

height: 178 cm, width: 229 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gezicht op een voormalig hotel gezien vanuit Jupiter Terrace in Yellowstone National Park

1902 · photochrom on paper

width: 177 cm, height: 229 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon

1900 · photochrome

Image: 26.7 x 52.7 cm (10 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Echo Cliffs, Canyon of the Grand River, Glenwood Extension, Colorado

1887 · collodion print

Image: 42.2 x 54.2 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.); Mounted: 51.3 x 62.6 cm (20 3/16 x 24 5/8 in.); Second mount: 61.9 x 72.5 cm (24 3/8 x 28 9/16 in.); Paper: 42.2 x 54.2 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 81.3 cm (28 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cañon of the Rio las Animas

1882 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 42.1 x 53.1 cm (16 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Badlands of Wyoming

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.4 × 7.5 cm (3 3/4 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.7 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cheyenne Falls

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.4 × 7.7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Basaltic Cañon, Foot of Tower Creek

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.3 × 7.6 cm (3 11/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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