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Old Oregon Trail Photographer Plans One Last Bullwhacker Return
Elmo Scott Watson profiles William A Jackson, 89, the Oregon Trail Memorial association secretary and pioneer photographer. He will again travel the old route this summer, retracing his youth from Missouri to the Pacific, seeking to place monuments and capture scenes with his brush and canvas. Jackson, born 1843 in New York, served in the Civil War, freelanced as a photographer, and became the Hayden Geological Survey’s first official photographer, shaping Yellowstone's early documentation. He later settled in Detroit, writing about his experiences and promoting Oregon Trail preservation.
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Wiliam
Jackson
Oregon ‘Trail Memorial Association
Inna
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
America
Oregon Trail
William A. Jackson
Neesville
Adirondacks
New York State
Georgia
New York
Mr. Jackson
Lincoln
Rutland Light Guards
Twelfth
Vermont Infantry
Second
Vermont Brigade
Bull Run
Detroit
Chicago
St Joseph
Nebraska
Montana
Missouri
Fort Kearney
Jolesburg
Fort Laramie
South Pass
Great Salt Lake
Young Jackson
Great Salt Lake City
Night Watch
Platte River
Dalesburg
Golo
W. H. Jackson
W.H. Jackson
Danial Carter Beard
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
F.V. Hayden
Sipo
Doctor Hayten
Independence Rock
Oregon
Sweetwater River
Wyoming
Port Saunders
Washington
Doctor Hayden
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Ist
Hayden Geological Survey
Rocky Mountain
United States Geological Survey
Mft
Detroit Publishing Company
Western Newspaper
Antony