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The fourth pyramid of Gizeh, etc. (recently discovered). Granite temple of the sphinx near the Pyramid of Gizeh. Head of sphinx and Great Pyramid
Egypt. Pyramids of Gizeh. The Great Pyramid. Reflecting pyramid & mounted camelmen
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Egyptian views; The pyramids of Gizeh. Near view of step pyramid
The Pyramid of the Sun from the Pyramid of the Moon The idol found near the Pyramid of the Moon ; The Charnay excavations, San Juan Teotihuacan.
Summary
Photographs show pyramid, Aztec sculpture, and Mexican men standing at site excavated by Desire Charnay.
Titles from items.
Photographed in 1883 or 1884 during the time that Jackson traveled to Mexico on a commission from the Mexican Central Railway to document the opening of its line between Juarez and Mexico City.
From album: [William Henry Jackson presentation album of Mexico], page 99.
Photographs are numbered: "5637," "5638," and "5639."
Accession box no. DLC/PP 1980:176 c1
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) was an American painter, photographer, and explorer who is best known for his pioneering work in documenting the American West. He was born in Keeseville, New York, and after serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War, he became interested in photography. Jackson worked as a photographer for the United States Geological Survey, and he was a member of several expeditions to the West, including the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. During these expeditions, he produced a large number of photographs that helped to document the landscape and the Native American cultures of the region. Jackson's photographs were instrumental in promoting the idea of creating national parks in the United States. He was also one of the founding members of the Detroit Photographic Company, which produced a large number of postcards and other commercial products based on his photographs.