History of Art in CB

William Henry Jackson Photograph: Gothic

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William Henry Jackson Gothic Mountain, East River, Gunnison County, Colorado. U.S Geological Survey. Photographic reproduction of original wet collodian process photograph. Courtesy of USGS Library. This image was taken as the expedition headed north, up Gothic valley. It was the Read More

William Henry Jackson Photograph: Teocalli Peak

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William Henry Jackson Teocalli Peak, from the Aztec teocalli, or sacrificial mound, that were always built in a pyramidal form, and which this mountain closely resembles. Gunnison County, Colorado. U.S Geological Survey. Photographic reproduction of original wet collodian process photograph. Read More

Stereoview Photography in Gunnison County: 1873-1890

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Stereoview photography was popular between 1860 and 1920. Stereoviews are commonly referred to as 3-D photos. The illusion of depth was created by a camera utilizing two lenses four and a half inches apart, mimicking the distance between human eyes. Read More

Hopson Shermans: engraving of Gothic Mountain

024-a Gothic Mountain, Engraving by Hopson Shermans in USGS 1873 Hayden Survey. From HACB

Hopson Shermans Gothic, Colorado 1873 wood engraving of Gothic Mountain after William Henry Jackson photograph from the Hayden Survey from USGS 1874 report. HACB Collection.

William Henry Jackson: photograph of East River Valley

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William Henry Jackson Crested Butte, Colorado 1873 photograph of the East River Valley from Schofield with Gothic Mountain and Crested Butte Mountain View down East River from the Pass, showing Gothic Mt and Crested Butte in the Distance.  From USGS Read More

Bisbing: engraving of Teocalli Mountain

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Bisbing Crested Butte, Colorado 1873 wood etching of Teocalli Mountain after William Henry Jackson photograph Teocalli Mountain, Central Colorado. From USGS report 1874

William Henry Jackson: photograph of White Rock Mountain ridgeline

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William Henry Jackson Crested Butte, Colorado 1873 photograph showing White Rock Mountain ridgeline separating the Teocalli Creek drainage to the south from the East River drainage to the north White Rock Mountain in the Elk Mountains. From the USGS

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