JACKSON WILLIAM HENRY (1843 1942) Excursion of the Mexican A

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JACKSON, WILLIAM HENRY (1843-1942)
"Excursion of the Mexican Associated Press to the Royal Gorge, D. & R. G. R." Albumen print, 211/4x17 inches (54x43.2 cm.), with Jackson's credit, title and date in the negative; mounted and framed. 1885

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Jackson operated a photography studio in Denver, Colorado from 1879 until 1898, during which time in which he perfected his mammoth-plate albumen prints. He was hired by the founder of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway, William Jackson Palmer, to promote this new transportation hub. The image depicts a group of dignataries in front of Palmer's excursion train at Royal Gorge.