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William Henry Jackson

1843

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2007.78
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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William Henry Jackson was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam. He was the great-grandfather of cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead comics.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (20)

Gezicht op Jupiter Terrace in Yellowstone National Park

1902 · photochrom on paper

height: 178 cm, width: 229 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gezicht op een voormalig hotel gezien vanuit Jupiter Terrace in Yellowstone National Park

1902 · photochrom on paper

width: 177 cm, height: 229 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon

1900 · photochrome

Image: 26.7 x 52.7 cm (10 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Echo Cliffs, Canyon of the Grand River, Glenwood Extension, Colorado

1887 · collodion print

Image: 42.2 x 54.2 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.); Mounted: 51.3 x 62.6 cm (20 3/16 x 24 5/8 in.); Second mount: 61.9 x 72.5 cm (24 3/8 x 28 9/16 in.); Paper: 42.2 x 54.2 cm (16 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 81.3 cm (28 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cañon of the Rio las Animas

1882 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 42.1 x 53.1 cm (16 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Badlands of Wyoming

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.4 × 7.5 cm (3 3/4 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.7 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cheyenne Falls

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.4 × 7.7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/16 in.); Card: 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Royal Gorge

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.3 × 7.5 cm (3 11/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.1 × 17.6 cm (4 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Basaltic Cañon, Foot of Tower Creek

1879 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.3 × 7.6 cm (3 11/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.8 cm (3 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Mystic Lake, M.T.

1872 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 23.3 x 50.7 cm (9 3/16 x 19 15/16 in.); Mounted: 40.6 x 31.5 cm (16 x 12 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Old Faithful

1871 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 21.3 × 17.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Mount: 27 × 21 cm (10 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison

1870 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 53.3 x 41.2 cm (21 x 16 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Trail in West Gallatin Cañon

1870 · albumen print from wet collodion negative

Image: 32.9 x 25.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Quarrying Granite for Mormon Temple, No. 119 from the series "Views in the Rocky Mountains"

1870 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 9.4 × 7.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.6 cm (3 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Spanish Peaks

1866 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 25.8 × 34.2 cm (10 3/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Across the Royal Gorge

1860 · cardboard, paper, photographic support

width: 108 cm, height: 184 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gezicht op Mount of the Holy Cross in de Rocky Mountains

1860 · cardboard, photographic support, paper

width: 183 cm, height: 107 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gebouwen en schoorsteenpijpen van een smelterij in Noord-Amerika

1860 · photographic support, cardboard, paper

height: 108 cm, width: 183 cm

Rijksmuseum

Parlementsgebouw in Denver (vermoedelijk)

1860 · albumen print on paper, photographic support, cardboard

width: 184 cm, height: 107 cm

Rijksmuseum

Westzijde van Eagle River Canyon in Colorado

1860 · cardboard, photographic support, paper

width: 101 cm, height: 173 cm

Rijksmuseum

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20 published of 20 catalogued · 14 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published

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10 entries · 1 sources

Westzijde van Eagle River Canyon in Colorado
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cañon of the Rio las Animas
1882 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mystic Lake, M.T.
1872 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Gebouwen en schoorsteenpijpen van een smelterij in Noord-Amerika
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison
1870 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Parlementsgebouw in Denver (vermoedelijk)
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon
1900 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Trail in West Gallatin Cañon
1870 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Echo Cliffs, Canyon of the Grand River, Glenwood Extension, Colorado
1887 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Across the Royal Gorge
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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