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William Henry Jackson's 'The Pioneer Photographer'

Staff June 13, 2005 From the print edition
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William Henry Jackson's 'The Pioneer Photographer'

Bob Blair, 248 pages, clothbound: $39.95.

Museum of New Mexico Press, 2005.


William Henry Jackson was the official photographer for Ferdinand V. Hayden's survey of the Western territory from 1870-1878. Now, Bob Blair has compiled photos, map sketches, paintings and notes into a fun coffee-table book. Chapters range from "Trailing California Mustangs" to "Photographic Adventures among the Ute Indians."

 

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