Tuesday, November 19, 2013

William Henry Jackson

He joined the 1870 and 1871 expeditions led by Ferdinand Hayden to do geological surveys of the American west, where most of these pictures are from. And something you would only find on Wikipedia: he was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam.

At first I thought the first two pictures here were the same image, but then I saw the subtle differences. They must have been taken less than a minute apart (or as soon as was possible with 1870 photographic technology - probably longer than a minute).
 
 A noon meal in Ferdinand V. Hayden's camp of the U.S. Geological Survey. 
Red Buttes, Wyoming Territory, August 24, 1870
  
 A noon meal in Ferdinand V. Hayden's camp of the U.S. Geological Survey. 
Red Buttes, Wyoming Territory, August 24, 1870
   
 Botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, left, ca. 1877
[I assume that's the guy sitting on the ground]
  
 Boteler Brothers Ranch, Paradise Valley, 1871
  
 Geological Survey Expedition members at Firehole Basin, 1872
  
 Hayden & Walter Pairs, in camp, 1871
  
 Hayden expedition in camp, 1872
  
 Horse-drawn odometer, 1871
  
 Individuals on horseback, Garden of the Gods, Colorado
  
 Joe & Jose Clark, Hayden Expedition, 1871
 
 Nez Perce Encampment on Yellowstone River, 1871
 
 Seattle dock, 1901-06
  
 Street view in Corinne, Boxelder County, Utah, 1869
  
 The U.S. Geological and Geophysical Survey of the Territories en route with 
pack train upon the trail between the Yellowstone and East Fork Rivers, 1871

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