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William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape

William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape

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William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape

by Hales, Peter B

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9780877224785
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Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. 356 pages; 193 reproduced photographs all b&w . A terrific historic document in text and photographs of the transformation of the West. Jackson, who worked for the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, "was acclaimed in the nineteenth century as the world's most famous landscape photographer." Wide-open landscapes, individual Native Americans and their tented villages, railroads in the mountains, workmen along rivers. A terrific book. Clean throughout; tight binding.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. Oblong 4to.

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Title
William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape
Author
Hales, Peter B
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0877224781
ISBN 13
9780877224785
Publisher
Temple University Press
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1988
Keywords
william henry jackson landscape photographer native american photographer indian photographer indian villages pawnee village U.S Geological and geographical survey of territories
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Photography;
Size
Oblong 4to

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