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Back Tracking an Old Trail by Pioneer Photographer
William H. Jackson eighty nine year old Oregon Trail Memorial association secretary plans a summer back trek along the Oregon Trail. He started as a bullwhacker and Civil War draftsman then became a noted pioneer photographer, aiding Hayden surveys and Yellowstone photos. He will travel by auto to place monuments and markers and end his career with one more historic journey.
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William H. Jackson
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
America
Oregon Trail
Jackson
Keesville
Adirondacks
New York State
Georgia
New York
Mr. Jackson
Mniss
Lincoln
Rutland Light Guards
Twelfth
Vermont Infantry
Vermont
Bull Run
Detroit
Chicago
St. Joseph
Ria
Nebraska
Montana
Nebraska City
Missouri
Fort Kearney
Julesburg
Fort Laramie
South Pass
Great Salt Lake
Young Jackson
Great Salt Lake City
Night Watch
Platte River
Colo
W. H. Jackson
Daniel Carter Beard
Ezra Meeker
Association
Devil's Gate
Sweetwater
Union Pacific Railroad
Ell
Omaha
F. W. Hayden
United States Geological Survey
Territories
Wyoming
Doctor Hayden
Independence Rock
Oregon
Sweetwater River
Fort Saunders
Washington
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Hayden Geological Survey
Rocky Mountain
Detroit Publishing Company