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“[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.”

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William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson, born on April 4, 1843, and died on June 30, 1942, was an individual whose profession and category are currently unknown. His life story and contributions remain to be further researched. more

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