“[The building of the transcontinental railway] was something truly earth-shaking and, whether or not there had been a dime in it for me, sooner or later I would have been out on the grade with my cameras.” Has BeensEarthBuildingCamerasGradesSooner Or LaterShakingDimesRailway Author:William Henry Jackson
“Since 1873, I have been back four or five times. I have used the best cameras and the most sensitive emulsions on the market. I have snapped my shutter, morning, noon and afternoon. I have never come close to matching those first plates. (On photographing The Mountain of the Holy Cross)” FirstsHas BeensUsedMorningFiveFourHolyMountainCrossesCamerasSensitiveAfternoonPlatesNoonMatchingShuttersHoly Cross Book:An eye for history: the paintings of William Henry Jackson : from the collection at the Oregon Trail Museum Source: An eye for history: the paintings of William Henry Jackson : from the collection at the Oregon Trail Museum
