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Landscape views by early photographers of the West were praised by contemporary critics for their aesthetic qualities, and today they are often cited…

In the 1860s, private business recognized the communicative power of photography and the possibilities it offered for encouraging investment and…

Nineteenth-century photographs of western landscapes depict a pristine wilderness untouched by inhabitants but ready to receive them. Such impressions…

The tragedy at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, ended the war between the U.S. government and the Sioux on the Northern Plains. The…