Portrait of a Bannock Indian man standing in front of a brick wall /repositories/5/archival_objects/813193 Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942) 1 item 1872 3 Volume Folio 2, Leaf 6, Photograph b

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Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942) Biographical / Historical

American photographer, artist and explorer, William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) is known for his iconic Indian portraits and landscape photographs of the American West. After working for the Union Pacific Railroad and the USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) throughout the 1870s, Jackson moved to Denver in 1879 and opened a commercial studio. There he continued to photograph the West, taking on many side projects photographing for hotels and railroad companies like the Mexican Central, New York Central, and the Baltimore & Ohio.

Bannock Indians Idaho Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)