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How the Wild West REALLY looked: Gorgeous sepia-tinted pictures ...
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| PUBLISHED: 09:11 EST, 25 May 2012
| Rob Cooper
Posted on 06/13/2012 12:22:33 AM PDT by brityank
How the Wild West REALLY looked: Gorgeous sepia-tinted pictures show the landscape as it was charted for the very first time
By Rob Cooper
PUBLISHED: 09:11 EST, 25 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:39 EST, 25 May 2012 These remarkable 19th century sepia-tinted pictures show the American West as you have never seen it before - as it was charted for the first time.
The photos, by Timothy O'Sullivan, are the first ever taken of the rocky and barren landscape.
At the time federal government officials were travelling across Arizona, Nevada, Utah and the rest of the west as they sought to uncover the land's untapped natural resources.
Breathtaking landscape: A view across the Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho in 1874 as it was caught on camera by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan during Lt. George M. Wheeler's survey west of the One Hundredth Meridian that lasted from 1871 to 1874. Approximately 45 feet higher than the Niagara falls of the U.S and Canada, the Shoshone Falls are sometimes called the 'Niagara of the West'. Before mass migration ...
Portrait: Native American (Paiute) men, women and children pose for a picture near a tree. The picture is thought to have been taken in Cottonwood Springs (Washoe County), Nevada, in 1875. Known for his dispassionate views towards native Americans on his travels, O'Sullivan was more interested in photographing the true lifestyles of the indigenous people and not a preconceived image ...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; History
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Rob Cooper has put over thirty of Timothy O'Sullivan's photos here, most double size of the two I culled above. Having stood at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, I can understand the breathtaking aura that these convey. Enjoy!
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06/13/2012 12:22:44 AM PDT
by
brityank
To: SunkenCiv
Not often we see collages like this about the US - thought you might be interested. Cheers. :^)
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posted on
06/13/2012 12:25:41 AM PDT
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
To: brityank
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posted on
06/13/2012 12:30:33 AM PDT
by
onona
(So long Doc Watson, you were an inspiration.)
To: brityank
Canyon de Chelly is stunning.
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posted on
06/13/2012 12:42:23 AM PDT
by
donna
(Mitt quote: ...gay couples raising kids. That's the American way...)
To: brityank
Truly amazing ... thank you for posting.
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06/13/2012 1:13:19 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: brityank
Thanks, that killed like a half hour.
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06/13/2012 1:26:06 AM PDT
by
Daaave
("You see, but you do not observe." S. Holmes)
To: brityank
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06/13/2012 1:44:15 AM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(PRAY for this country like your life depends on it......because it DOES!)
To: brityank
Some of these pictures are in locations that I could drive to in much less than an hour: the Washoe Paiute at Cottonwood Springs (pic 18), Pyramid Lake (second pic from the top), Carson Sink dunes (pic 12), Gold Hill (Virginia City, pic 13), and the good old Truckee River which flows right through town. One or two of those pics were taken in places where I am precisely certain where the camera was set up.
Those pics i listed above are basically my backyard, but I will say that the original photographer seemed to miss taking pictures of some of the more splendid vistas in the local area. I guess that he left that for Ansel Adams to photograph some 80 years later.
See my FR profile page to see what this area looks like today in color photography.
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06/13/2012 1:52:58 AM PDT
by
The KG9 Kid
(Semper Fi)
To: donna
My mother actually lives there right now, inside the Hopi reservation as part of the larger surrounding Navajo reservation.
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06/13/2012 1:54:51 AM PDT
by
The KG9 Kid
(Semper Fi)
To: brityank
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06/13/2012 1:58:58 AM PDT
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Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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06/13/2012 2:13:24 AM PDT
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mountn man
(Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
To: The KG9 Kid
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06/13/2012 2:16:38 AM PDT
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mountn man
(Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
To: brityank
To: brityank
To: brityank
Thanks. Beautiful
I’m struck by the resolution of the camera.
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06/13/2012 2:45:59 AM PDT
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Vinnie
(A)
To: brityank
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06/13/2012 3:02:37 AM PDT
by
Happy Rain
("Political Correctness forces people to say one thing and vote another.")
To: brityank
We’re headed to Idaho next week.
Shoshone Falls here we come!
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posted on
06/13/2012 4:27:57 AM PDT
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wolfcreek
(A closed eye mentality is the reason for our current reality)
To: brityank
We’re headed to Idaho next week.
Shoshone Falls here we come!
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06/13/2012 4:28:18 AM PDT
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wolfcreek
(A closed eye mentality is the reason for our current reality)
To: brityank
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06/13/2012 4:56:54 AM PDT
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KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: fieldmarshaldj
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06/13/2012 5:47:37 AM PDT
by
Impy
(Don't call me red.)
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