Timeline
The life and career of William Henry Jackson, 1843–1942
Born in Keeseville, New York on April 4
Enlists as a private in the 12th Vermont Infantry during the Civil War; serves around the Battle of Gettysburg
Heads west, working as a bullwhacker on overland wagon trains
Opens a photographic studio in Omaha, Nebraska with his brother Edward
Secures a commission to photograph scenic views along the Union Pacific Railroad
Joins Ferdinand Hayden's Geological Survey as official photographer
Makes the first widely circulated photographs of the Yellowstone region on the Hayden Survey
Congress establishes Yellowstone as the first national park, aided by his photographs and Thomas Moran's paintings
Photographs the Mountain of the Holy Cross in the Colorado Rockies
Photographs the cliff dwellings of the Mancos Canyon in the Mesa Verde region
Exhibits photographs and clay models of cliff dwellings at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
Opens a commercial photographic studio in Denver, Colorado
Begins traveling the world as photographer for the World's Transportation Commission (through 1896)
Sells his stock of negatives to the Detroit Photographic Company
Becomes a partner and director of the Detroit Photographic Company
Publishes his autobiography Time Exposure at the age of ninety-seven
Dies on June 30 in New York City; buried in Arlington National Cemetery
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