Celebrating the American West: 19th Century Mammoth Plate Photographs

"The 19th century in America was an era of exploration. As the country's boundaries rapidly expanded, so did the dimensions of the photographic print. Using mammoth plate cameras that held glass negatives as large as 18 x 22 in, Watkins, Jackson, and Haynes produced enormous, stunning views of the majestic western American landscape. While these photographers worked in many capacities,as government employees, documentarians, and private entrepreneurs,they were always artists in the truest sense, pushing the limits of their medium to produce exquisite expressions of their subjects. "
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