Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Introduction |
| 1 | Landscape photography in nineteenth century North America |
| Surveys of the American West |
| 2 | Landscape surveys of the American West |
| 3 | Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel - Clarence King (1867-1869) |
| 4 | U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey - Ferdinand V. Hayden (1867-1869) |
| 5 | Survey west of the 100th Parallel - George Montague Wheeler (1869-1879) |
| 6 | Timothy O'Sullivan: Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (1871-1874) |
| 7 | River explorations - John Wesley Powell (1869-1872) |
| 8 | U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey of the Columbia River - William Cuthbert (1891) |
| Significant locations |
| 9 | Colorado: Mountain of the Holy Cross |
| 10 | A Rephotographic Survey of the American West: Mountain of the Holy Cross |
| 11 | Utah: Devil's Slide |
| 12 | California: Yosemite Valley |
| Photographers |
| 13 | Samuel A. Bemis: The White Mountains of New Hampshire |
| 14 | Thomas Easterly: Chouteau's Pond |
| 15 | Elias Olcott Beaman: The Marble Canon and the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River (1871) |
| 16 | William Henry Jackson: Landscapes |
| 17 | John K. Hillers: Landscapes of the American West |
| 18 | C.R. Savage: Stereoviews of the American West |
| 19 | Savage & Ottinger: Stereoviews of the American West |
| 20 | Joshua Crissman: Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by 122 views. (ca 1876) |
| 21 | Carleton E. Watkins: The Yosemite Valley (California, USA) |
| 22 | John P. Soule: California: Yosemite: Stereocards (ca 1870) |
| 23 | George Fiske: Yosemite |
| 24 | H.H. Bennett: Wisconsin Dells |
| 25 | Stephen J Sedgwick: Announcement of Prof. S. J. Sedgwick's illustrated course of lectures and catalogue of stereoscopic views of scenery in all parts of the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains (1879-1880) |
| 26 | John Carbutt: Landscapes of the American West |
| 27 | Duhem & Bro.: Beauties of the Rocky Mountains. (1869-1879) [Series] |
| 28 | L.A. Huffman: The Rage of Huffman and the Calmness of Nig (1883) |
| 29 | Lily E. White: Landscapes |
| 30 | E.C. LaRue: Landscapes in Utah and Arizona (1922) |
| 31 | Ansel Adams: Illustrated Guide to Yosemite Valley (1946) |
| 32 | Edward Weston: Oceano Dunes |
| 33 | Brett Weston: Deserts |
| 34 | Mitch Dobrowner: Landscapes |
| Railroads |
| 35 | The importance of railroads in the development of the American West |
| 36 | James Fitzallen Ryder: Photographic Views on the Atlantic & Great Western Railway (1862) |
| 37 | Andrew J. Russell: The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, Taken Along the Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, West from Omaha, Nebraska |
| 38 | A.J. Russell: Union Pacific R.R. views, across the continent, west from Omaha.[Series] (1868-1870) |
| 39 | A.J. Russell: Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Point, Utah (10 May 1869) |
| 40 | Alexander Gardner and others: Across the continent on the Kansas Pacific Railroad |
| Rephotographic Surveys |
| 41 | Rephotographic Survey Project |
| 42 | Mark Klett on The Rephotographic Survey Projects |
| New Topographics |
| 43 | New Topographics (1975) |
| The acceptance of change |
| 44 | William A. Garnett: Aerial views of Californian suburbia |
| 45 | Robert Adams: The construction of suburbia |
| 46 | Joel Sternfeld: Landscapes affected by natural and human activity |
| 47 | Bill Owens: Suburbia |
