William Henry Jackson Frontier Photographer and Artist William Henry Jackson was an early photographer of the American West, as well as an accomplished artist. He traveled the Oregon-California Trail in 1866 and 1867, and later in life painted a series of watercolors based on his experiences. Scotts Bluff National Monument houses 63 of Jackson's historic paintings and many are on display in the ...

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) The following chronology highlights Jackson's career and some key events in the history of photography. 1839 Invention of photography. 1843 William Henry Jackson born in Keeseville, New York. 1851 Collodion wet-plate glass negatives introduced. 1867 Jackson opens a photography studio in Omaha, Nebraska. 1870-1878 Jackson begins photographing the landscape of the ...

Castle Geyser and Crested Pool The Expedition Odometer Liberty Cap Crystal Falls Col. Baker and Officers, Fort Ellis Pack Train of the U.S. Geological Survey Virginia City, Montana Bottler's Ranch Thomas Moran Watercolors Museum Management Program ...

William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) Further Reading A good overview of Jackson's work can be found in the article The Life and Times of William Henry Jackson, by Rowe Findley and Jim Amos, in National Geographic magazine, February 1989. The most extensive account of his importance is Peter B. Hales William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape (Philadelphia, Temple ...