William Henry Jackson (American, –1942)

Timeline

1843
Born: Keeseville, NY
1868
Opened a photography studio after traveling the Oregon Trail, Omaha, NE
1869
Commissionedby the Union Pacific Railroad to document construction and scenery along the railroad route
1870
Joined the Hayden Survey, led by the geographer and explorer Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden; photographed the largely unexplored Yellowstone region
1871
Member of the Hayden Geological Survey
1879
Opened a photography studio in Denver, CO
1893
Commissioned to photograph for western state exhibitions, World's Columbian Exposition
1894–1896
Member and photographer for the World's Transportation Commission
1942
Died: New York, NY

Exhibitions

1939
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1876
Exhibited photographs and clay models of Anasazi dwellings, Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, PA

Public Collections

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
Great Plains Art Museum, Lincoln, NE
Yellowstone National Park Museum, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Oregon Trail Museum, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, NE
Oregon Trail Museum, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, NE
English (US)

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