[ISHMap-List] Fall 2015 Programs at Denver Public Library

[Lorraine Sherry]

The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The
Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

 


 


September 15, 2015 - Camille Bradford:  


"William Henry Jackson, Artist and Mapmaker in His Later Years"


 




 

Camille Bradford

 

5:30 PM at Denver Public Library, Gates Room, Fifth Floor - Open to the
Public

 

 

	
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), a Civil War veteran, was renowned as a
photographer in the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, which led to the
creation of Yellowstone National Park.  He had a long and fruitful career as
a photographer of the American West.  He participated in a number of events
throughout the USA to preserve the legacy of the trails. From 1929 until his
death, Jackson was Research Secretary of the Oregon Trail Memorial
Association (OTMA), creating maps of pioneer trail routes and paintings of
historic western scenes.  His iconic photographs have been reproduced in
numerous books and magazines over the years.   

 

Camille's presentation will include Jackson's photographs, correspondence,
maps, and movie clips from the Howard R. Driggs Collection at Southern Utah
University.

 

Previews of Fall 2015 Presentations at DPL

 

October 20th:  Joseph Kerski
"Examining 100 Years of USGS Topographic Maps in a Web-Based Platform"

 

December 8th: Vincent Szilagyi
"Myths, Men and Monsters: Exploration and Cartography in Central Africa"

 

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