Clear Creek Cañon. Colorado

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Clear Creek Cañon. Colorado

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William Henry Jackson

American Photographer · 1843–1942

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From age twelve until age ninety-nine, William Henry Jackson was involved on some level with photography. After a tour of duty in the Civil War, he headed West and eventually settled in Omaha, Nebraska, where he opened a portrait photography studio with his brother Edward. As Jackson explained, however, "Portrait photography never had any charms for me, so I sought my subjects from the house-tops,

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Date
about 1873–1884
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
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Object ID
f6ce88de-f8ec-411d-bc98-bed352dc70c5

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A curved section of railroad tracks winding through a narrow canyon, bordered by high cliff walls on both sides. A man is standing at the edge of the tracks and is leaning forward on one knee.

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