William Henry Jackson: Railroads Photographs

Western rail lines and the landscapes along them, from his early Union Pacific views to his later commercial railroad photography.

Suez - railway crossing, Suez, Egypt, 1894

Suez - railway crossing

1894

 Railway tunnels in the Chappa Rift, Pakistan, 1895

Railway tunnels in the Chappa Rift

1895

 East Bengal Railway through mountains, India, 1895

East Bengal Railway through mountains

1895

 View of mountains from East Bengal Railway, India, 1895

View of mountains from East Bengal Railway

1895

 Looking down East Bengal Railway line into mountain valley, India, 1895

Looking down East Bengal Railway line into mountain valley

1895

 Horse-drawn wagon (Bayunka) in a clearing of the Eastern Siberian…, 1895

Horse-drawn wagon (Bayunka) in a clearing of the Eastern…

1895

 Clearing on the right-of-way of the Eastern Siberian Railway, A, 1895

Clearing on the right-of-way of the Eastern Siberian…

1895

 Soldier riding reindeer at survey camp of Eastern Siberian Railway, 1895

Soldier riding reindeer at survey camp of Eastern Siberian…

1895

 Mountains near Adams Peak from railway tracks, Sri Lanka, 1895

Mountains near Adams Peak from railway tracks

1895

 Soda water bottle curve - railway tunnel entrance near Watgodd, Sri Lanka, 1895

Soda water bottle curve - railway tunnel entrance near…

1895

 Train leaving tunnel along Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand, Manawatu River, 1895

Train leaving tunnel along Manawatu Gorge

1895

 On the Bandarawela Extension - entering mountain tunnel near Ohiya, Sri Lanka, 1895

On the Bandarawela Extension - entering mountain tunnel…

1895

 Near Haputale - "the two ways" (rail and road), Haputale, Sri Lanka, 1895

Near Haputale - "the two ways" (rail and road)

1895

 Soda water bottle curve - railway tunnel entrance near Watgoddi, Sri Lanka, 1895

Soda water bottle curve - railway tunnel entrance near…

1895

 View of Khandwa Ravine on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, from…, 1895

View of Khandwa Ravine on the Great Indian Peninsula…

1895

 View of Khandwa Ravine on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, from…, 1895

View of Khandwa Ravine on the Great Indian Peninsula…

1895

 On the East Bengal Railway looking toward Himalayas, India, Himalaya Mountains, 1895

On the East Bengal Railway looking toward Himalayas

1895

 Railway train of the Italian Line between Tunis and the site of…, Tunisia, 1894

Railway train of the Italian Line between Tunis and the…

1894

 WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] members at rest stop in…, India, 1895

WTC [i.e. World Transportation Commission] members at rest…

1895

 [Guadalupe near Zacatecas, Mexico], Zacatecas, Mexico, Guadalupe, 1891

[Guadalupe near Zacatecas, Mexico]

1891

 Falls View station, M.C. Ry, New York (State), 1890

Falls View station, M.C. Ry

1890

 Up Temasopa [sic] Canon between the tunnels, Mexico, Tamasopo River, 1880

Up Temasopa [sic] Canon between the tunnels

1880

 Tunnel No. 4, Temasopo [sic] Canyon, Mexico, Mexico, Tamasopo River, 1880

Tunnel No. 4, Temasopo [sic] Canyon, Mexico

1880

 Encarnacion bridge, Mexico, Encarnacion De Diaz, 1880

Encarnacion bridge

1880

 Crossing the Marquez summit, Mexico, Marquez, 1880

Crossing the Marquez summit

1880

 Cane fields in Louisiana, 1880

Cane fields in Louisiana

1880

 Group of peons near Rascon, Mexico, Rascon, 1880

Group of peons near Rascon

1880

 Peon group near Rascon, Mexico, Rascon, 1880

Peon group near Rascon

1880

 Construction of mattrasses [i.e. mattresses], Tampico, Mexico, Tampico, 1880

Construction of mattrasses [i.e. mattresses], Tampico

1880

 The Florida special, 1880

The Florida special

1880

 Drainage canal of Nochistongo, Nochistongo, Mexico, 1880

Drainage canal of Nochistongo

1880

 The J.T. & K.W. Ry. crossing the St. John's, Florida, 1880

The J.T. & K.W. Ry. crossing the St. John's

1880

 Aqueduct at Queretaro, Mexico, 1880

Aqueduct at Queretaro, Mexico

1880