A monumental albumen silver photograph by William Henry Jackson, taken during the 1871 Hayden Geological Survey of Yellowstone — the expedition whose images helped convince the U.S. Congress to establish Yellowstone as America's first national park. Viewed from the canyon rim, the Yellowstone River carves a dramatic path through sheer rock walls hundreds of feet below, with the Lower Falls plummeting in the far distance. Rendered in deep sepia tones with extraordinary detail, this photograph captures a landscape of overwhelming scale and untouched wilderness at the very moment America first laid eyes on it. A piece of history you can carry in your pocket.
NGA Collection — Public Domain
A monumental albumen silver photograph by William Henry Jackson, taken during the 1871 Hayden Geological Survey of Yellowstone — the expedition whose images helped convince the U.S. Congress to establish Yellowstone as America's first national park. Viewed from the canyon rim, the Yellowstone River carves a dramatic path through sheer rock walls hundreds of feet below, with the Lower Falls plummeting in the far distance. Rendered in deep sepia tones with extraordinary detail, this photograph captures a landscape of overwhelming scale and untouched wilderness at the very moment America first laid eyes on it. A piece of history you can carry in your pocket.
NGA Collection — Public Domain
