William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson

American Photographer · 1843–1942

381 works on LinkedCulture

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,

Alpine Pass. Near Mary Murphy Mine. Colorado

Alpine Pass. Near Mary Murphy Mine. Colorado

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#83108e37-4b5a-450e-a4f3-c7ee4d75ede7

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos

Getty Museum · 1874

#cbaccbd8-39d1-4aa0-85e7-73f8ec990d1f

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos

Getty Museum · 1874

#445e0978-28bb-4e04-a420-ed2bb622e302

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos, Colorado

Ancient Ruins in the Cañon of the Mancos, Colorado

Getty Museum · 1874

#30cbddb4-512c-470e-ad22-cbd49780faf4

[A Pawnee Village]

[A Pawnee Village]

Getty Museum · about 1871

#127bdc2b-aa4c-4a45-8017-7349f6dad75e

Arched Falls, Base of Mount Blackmore

Arched Falls, Base of Mount Blackmore

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#848e902c-eece-48a9-9606-83b6e5dcf271

A Successful Hunter

A Successful Hunter

Getty Museum · 1872

#23e50801-68e6-44db-af3c-0d8f50eebe1d

Bad Lands on Black Fork.

Bad Lands on Black Fork.

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#db8c56c4-514f-465b-b36f-f454663c86bc

Bad Lands on Black Fork.

Bad Lands on Black Fork.

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#d0bb0f59-b1b2-49c9-bfe2-7d45e223cf6a

Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#d09e76c6-0fb0-4849-a4df-4da64923a052

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods

Getty Museum · about 1880

#edcaf840-e037-415f-aa3f-c67a93840a84

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods

Getty Museum · about 1880

#86c22ff6-4899-4112-8f29-f613ca871d10

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Getty Museum · about 1900

#93111f11-1780-4d8c-8fde-fe5854c79787

Battle of the Rhinocerus of the Urus

Battle of the Rhinocerus of the Urus

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#821af129-ce96-4c30-a5fa-c6cc1323eabe

Beaver

Beaver

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#9d243811-5475-4a1b-8822-3b803032a5d9

Beaver

Beaver

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#b30010b5-ad26-42dc-bb93-6d604fd26b13

Beaver Dam, or Henry's Fork.

Beaver Dam, or Henry's Fork.

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#3f7de563-26d2-40ec-a146-57515ea5c48b

[Beaver Dams]

[Beaver Dams]

Getty Museum · 1874–1875

#a2735298-0288-44b3-99e5-1f33121d38cd

Big Tree Station, Santa Cruz

Big Tree Station, Santa Cruz

Getty Museum · about 1871

#9dd6b7bc-e176-44d4-b422-5df0a3fd16aa

[Black Hills near Sherman]

[Black Hills near Sherman]

Getty Museum · 1869

#482e3a96-3837-40e5-8a42-d18abfc667a4

Boiling Surphur Springs

Boiling Surphur Springs

Getty Museum · about 1871

#9de49af2-98e7-4875-828a-1f705ca5d3f1

Box Elder Canon. Looking up.

Box Elder Canon. Looking up.

Getty Museum · 1873–1874

#6a4cd064-9c9e-4f0f-9d0e-74a93569b143

Bridal Veil, Yosemite

Bridal Veil, Yosemite

Getty Museum · about 1871

#b3a1b6c7-201f-41a2-983a-15160dee9c30

Bridge and Tunnel, Johnson's Cañon, A & P. R. R.

Bridge and Tunnel, Johnson's Cañon, A & P. R. R.

Getty Museum · about 1890

#1cf03c86-ea0a-49f4-b782-1d6c91161c58

Bridge Over The Madison River.

Bridge Over The Madison River.

Getty Museum · 1871

#667d1e8f-7a8a-4fd3-b8c5-dd71e2ebe57a

Bridge Over The Uncompagre Near Ouray

Bridge Over The Uncompagre Near Ouray

Getty Museum · 1880–1890

#76afd2c3-70aa-45c5-8ed4-354b4edea6f7

Burro Crossing Stream - Steadfast.

Burro Crossing Stream - Steadfast.

Getty Museum · about 1875

#18669b74-4ac0-41df-8d10-00f7c20f11a7

Cactus Fence. New Mexico

Cactus Fence. New Mexico

Getty Museum · about 1870–1884

#7791837a-284d-4887-b5dc-369295cab53e

[Calle de Guadeloupe, Chihuahua, Mexico]

[Calle de Guadeloupe, Chihuahua, Mexico]

Getty Museum · about 1880

#5e43dbeb-440a-4f89-8280-0008b16994de

Cameron's Cone from "Tunnel 4," Colorado Midland Railway

Cameron's Cone from "Tunnel 4," Colorado Midland Railway

Getty Museum · 1879

#b0e9ccfb-0e59-42a7-9bd0-e166320b9463

Camp at the Mouth of Téton Cañon

Camp at the Mouth of Téton Cañon

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#6be11305-1561-46b3-b7c3-426fd5336183

Camp in the Forest of the Yellowstone.

Camp in the Forest of the Yellowstone.

Getty Museum · 1871

#e59108a3-9433-4df3-9a10-6aa8f54af1f2

Camp in the Uinta Mountains.

Camp in the Uinta Mountains.

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#6397a01e-1bff-4c1f-99a3-9619e6706e80

Camp of the Snake River Division at Fort Hall, Idaho

Camp of the Snake River Division at Fort Hall, Idaho

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#6724aefd-b82f-4e58-a520-0b03ba8b5f2f

Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey at Ogden, Utah

Camp of the U.S. Geological Survey at Ogden, Utah

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#b599f7ee-be52-408a-ac51-0f9d8e17f8c3

Camp on Mystic Lake

Camp on Mystic Lake

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#88bed015-68cf-42b9-aaef-0ba299a10a8e

Camp on Mystic Lake

Camp on Mystic Lake

Getty Museum · about 1871

#390fe6ca-eb94-466e-a81d-7f41151ff25a

[Camp on the Crossing of the Sarami River, View Cut Off from Fetterman to Cheyenne]

[Camp on the Crossing of the Sarami River, View Cut Off from Fetterman to Cheyenne]

Getty Museum · 1870

#473415b6-6f38-430d-b7ee-5045f06e4415

Camp on the North Platte

Camp on the North Platte

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#403f6e26-684d-4cb4-8aa1-838bed304e32

Cañon of the Rio Las Animas

Cañon of the Rio Las Animas

Getty Museum · 1886

#ef2049e5-50b3-4f29-8ca4-e1ba8d64d647

Cañon of the Rio Las Animas

Cañon of the Rio Las Animas

Getty Museum · 1882–1883

#196b0ae7-c9f9-4a00-9820-5c200f2bd87c

Cap of Liberty, Mammoth Hot Springs

Cap of Liberty, Mammoth Hot Springs

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#f8368a24-9258-4ab0-8487-60e06de9a9f6

Casa Del Eco. Rio San Juan.

Casa Del Eco. Rio San Juan.

Getty Museum · 1874

#b31f62c5-d497-4470-a264-0befe3cf33bf

Cascade from Mount Blackmore

Cascade from Mount Blackmore

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#35abe90d-fcec-4548-b704-113fa1a4d139

Cascade from Mount Blackmore

Cascade from Mount Blackmore

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#8bd3b8b0-1789-402b-a2a3-ab2da751cd24

Cascades. Middle Creek.

Cascades. Middle Creek.

Getty Museum · 1870–1875

#2b612385-cc59-4809-8c7f-c3992d411465

[Castellated Rocks near Monument]

[Castellated Rocks near Monument]

Getty Museum · 1873–1874

#34f5b755-02d3-43fa-92ee-dc2fef3ed77e

Castellated Walls of Gallatin Cañon

Castellated Walls of Gallatin Cañon

Getty Museum · negative 1871; print 1873

#4bbec22d-1da9-4249-99e9-4990dbbeb9b0

"Castle Gate." Utah

"Castle Gate." Utah

Getty Museum · about 1870–1884

#7631b9c1-e210-4c09-ab6d-f4436558df9d

[Castle Rock]

[Castle Rock]

Getty Museum · 1869

#7824392a-ccbb-4a62-85e6-326de83244b4

Castle Rock - Echo Canon.

Castle Rock - Echo Canon.

Getty Museum · 1869

#803906b0-1139-4688-9b51-f9bb087b624a

Cathedral Spires, Colorado

Cathedral Spires, Colorado

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#a39ab53f-f8d2-49a1-b6ef-a3420754ae04

Chalk Creek Cañon

Chalk Creek Cañon

Getty Museum · 1880

#da7d6370-a6c0-47b2-a828-c809bb563651

Chalk Creek Cañon. Colorado

Chalk Creek Cañon. Colorado

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#09bbe0d3-f744-4f0d-9f02-c165359eb62f

[Charge on the Hauk - (Brulé Dakota)]

[Charge on the Hauk - (Brulé Dakota)]

Getty Museum · 1870–1879

#b443e4a2-96d3-455c-b32f-3026b5533c36

Cheyenne Falls

Cheyenne Falls

Getty Museum · about 1900

#2851d04c-30c9-435b-9733-67f5ffbf111a

Cheyenne Falls

Cheyenne Falls

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#95d72f1d-66b8-4d01-88da-b2516a84b5c3

Cheyenne Falls. Colorado

Cheyenne Falls. Colorado

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#0844eda2-3a92-458b-9294-572a032ef141

Chipeta Falls. Black Cañon

Chipeta Falls. Black Cañon

Getty Museum · about 1873–1884

#cf858d6a-5958-4df4-aee2-c8412bc8d5b4

Clarendon Hotel, Leadville.

Clarendon Hotel, Leadville.

Getty Museum · about 1880

#751bd296-c5e3-458e-882c-fa7a5300c868