William Henry Jackson - Photographer
Mar 11, 2021 06:58:25 #
Every night before I go to sleep, I read a couple of dozen comic strips from the Washington Post on my Kindle. "Zippy" is an odd one, but it's written my a man who was born in Brooklyn and then moved to Long Island, just like me, so I feel an affinity toward him.
In last yesterday's strip, he mentioned his great grandfather, who was a photographer. He was born in 1843, so you can imagine what photography was like back then. I looked for his name online, and quite a bit turned up.
I didn't know there was a World's Fair in San Francisco at the same time as the one in NY, 1939.
In last yesterday's strip, he mentioned his great grandfather, who was a photographer. He was born in 1843, so you can imagine what photography was like back then. I looked for his name online, and quite a bit turned up.
I didn't know there was a World's Fair in San Francisco at the same time as the one in NY, 1939.
Mar 11, 2021 07:29:19 #
The last frame of the strip is profound. Very nice start to the day.
Mar 11, 2021 08:19:22 #
I think Zippy the Pinhead may be the only "underground" comic to make it mainstream. Ron Crumb was perhaps the most widely known (Fritz the Cat is his creation), but despite being recognized by his peers, Crumb never made the leap to the dailies.
Mar 12, 2021 06:48:09 #
Mar 12, 2021 07:43:15 #
First I had heard of the SF World's Fair in 1939, but, sure enough~ there's a B&W video of it on Youtube!
Mar 12, 2021 08:43:28 #
Two world fairs have been held in San Francisco. In 1915 one was held in what is now the Marina district to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal and the recovery of SF from the 1906 earthquake. The Palace of Fine Arts building remains from that fair. In 1939 the second was held to celebrate the completion of two bridges, the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge. It was held on Treasure Island, filled land off Yerba Buena island in the middle of the Bay Bridge.
My mother, born in San Francisco in 1910, always said she never wanted another world fair in San Francisco, since world fairs in SF were always followed by World Wars.
Mike
My mother, born in San Francisco in 1910, always said she never wanted another world fair in San Francisco, since world fairs in SF were always followed by World Wars.
Mike
Mar 12, 2021 09:54:14 #
"Fritz" is my favourite cartoon cat. When we adopted our present resident cat, I wanted to call him Fritz. My lovely wife fervently objected. She didn't want our dignified "Tuxedo" tomcat to be named after an "old Letcher"! We settled on "Zack"
Mar 12, 2021 10:17:16 #
I have several books of his railroad related photographs...
jerryc41 wrote:
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Mar 12, 2021 10:31:01 #
Jackson is still very famous in Colorado. As a member of Hayden's 1873 survey party, he photographed many mountains, Mount of the Holy Cross being the most famous. He went on to take many images of Colorado's early cities and towns so his work is an important part of early Colorado history. In the late 90s, photographer John Fielder undertook a project to take modern images from the exact spots Jackson did and published an epic coffee table book: Colorado 1870-2000.
Mar 12, 2021 10:58:16 #
Don't you wish you had his old gear? Like MountainDave, I have the 1870-2000 comparison book. It is one I often review; it's fascinating what has changed and what has not.
Mar 12, 2021 11:45:13 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
The last frame of the strip is profound. Very nice start to the day.
Yes indeed! Love the final quote...
Mar 12, 2021 12:28:33 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
jerryc41 wrote:
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William Henry Jackson was (and is) quite quite famous among railroad history folks for his historical photographs of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and other narrow gauge railroads in the rock mountains. I'm sure he documented other western railroads as well, but his work in Colorado is what I am most familiar with.
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Mar 12, 2021 17:54:14 #
The collection includes a great early portrait image of indigenous people.
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