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William Henry Jackson

(Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942)

Remark: William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), the owner of this photo published it (showed to public generally) during his life. He wanted this photo to be in public domain. On September 24, 1941, Elwood P. Bonney had written about William Henry Jackson’s wish “to keep Clarence in bounds – to keep him under control”, and further: ”He seems to feel that Clarence will undoubtedly dispose of for cash everything he can get hold of without regard of his father’s wishes, particularly as to preservation of certain items by their disposition to proper Public Libraries, Historical Societies etc where they will be properly protected and of the value they will be in the future to students of history. He said his family never took any interest in his work from the historical view-point – or if there was any such interest it was very little.” (William Henry Jackson, Colorado History, Number 4, ISSN 1091-7438, Colorado Historical Society, 2000; p.139.) Clarence mentioned in quotation above was Clarence S. Jackson, a son of William Henry Jackson (1843-1942).

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William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) 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. (From Wikipedia)

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The Diaries of William Henry Jackson, Frontier Photographer: To California and Return, 1866-67; and With the Hayden Surveys to the Central Rockies, 1873, and to the Utes and cliff Dwellings, 1874 (The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series v10; Glendale, CA: A. H. Clark Co., 1959), by William Henry Jackson, ed. by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen (page images at HathiTrust)

3 additional books about William Henry Jackson in the extended shelves:

An eye for history : the paintings of William Henry Jackson : from the collection at the Oregon Trail Museum (Scotts Bluff National Monument :, 1997), by Dean Knudsen, William Henry Jackson, Oregon Trail Museum, and United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)
Time exposure; the autobiography of William Henry Jackson (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1940), by William Henry Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
Beyond the Rockies : a spring journey in California (Scribner's, 1894), by Charles Augustus Stoddard (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by William Henry Jackson:

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: The Cañons of Colorado (Denver: Frank S. Thayer, n.d.) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians (Washington : G.P.O., 1877) (multiple formats at archive.org)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: The Diaries of William Henry Jackson, Frontier Photographer: To California and Return, 1866-67; and With the Hayden Surveys to the Central Rockies, 1873, and to the Utes and cliff Dwellings, 1874 (The Far West and the Rockies Historical Series v10; Glendale, CA: A. H. Clark Co., 1959), ed. by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen (page images at HathiTrust)

Additional books by William Henry Jackson in the extended shelves:

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Among the Rockies : pictures of magnificent scenes, in the Rocky Mountains : the master-works of the world's greatest photographic artist W.H. Jackson, selected from thousands of negatives as the gems of the collection. (H.H. Tammen, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Among the Rockies : pictures of magnificent scenes in the Rocky mountains : the masterworks of the world's greatest photographic artist (H.H. Tammen Curio Co., 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: The canons of Colorado (Frank S. Thayer, 1900), also by Frank S. Thayer (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: The cañons of Colorado (F.S. Thayer, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Descriptive catalogue of photographs of North American Indians. (Govt. print. off., 1877) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians (Gutenberg ebook)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Descriptive catalogue of the photographs of the United States Geological survey of the territories, for the years 1869 to 1875, inclusive. (Government Printing Office, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: An eye for history : the paintings of William Henry Jackson : from the collection at the Oregon Trail Museum (Scotts Bluff National Monument :, 1997), also by Dean Knudsen, Oregon Trail Museum, and United States National Park Service (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, illust.: Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park, by Geological Survey (U.S.) (Gutenberg ebook)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Fort Bridger, Wyoming : a brief history (Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming, 1938), also by Robert Spurrier Ellison, J. Cecil Alter, Daniel Wallace Greenburg, and Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Gems of the Rockies (Denver & Rio Grande Railroad], 1889), also by Stanley Wood, S. K. Hooper, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company. Passenger Dept (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: A notice of the ancient remains of southwestern Colorado examined during the summer of 1875 (Washington, 1876), also by William Henry Holmes and Emil Bessels (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Pageant of the pioneers : the veritable art of William H. Jackson (Harold Warp Pioneer Village, 1958), also by Clarence S Jackson (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Time exposure; the autobiography of William Henry Jackson (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1940) (page images at HathiTrust)
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942: Westward America. (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1942), also by Howard R. Driggs (page images at HathiTrust)

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