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Explorations in American Environmental History Worksheet: Jackson and Moran

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Explore the lives and careers of William Henry Jackson and Thomas Moran. Go to the sites and answer questions about each man. After you answer the questions, write a short paragraph describing what you have learned about the two men.

William Henry Jackson

1. When was photography invented?

2. When was William Henry Jackson born?

3. During which years did Jackson photograph Yellowstone for V. Hayden's Geological and Geographic Survey of the Territories?

4. When did Jackson complete the photos for the World Transportation Commission?

5. How old was Jackson when he died?

Explore American Memory: Around the World in the 1890s; Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896 and choose a photograph you particularly enjoy. Write a short paragraph describing the photograph.

Thomas Moran

Use these sites to answer the questions below:

• Go West Moran
  Smithsonian Magazine
  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/issues/1997/october/moran.php

• American Visionaries: Thomas Moran
  Park Net-National Parks Service
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/moran/

• Thomas Moran and the American Landscape: The Lure of the West
  Purple Mountain Majesty, University of Virginia
  http://www.xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/nature/cap3.html

1. When was Thomas Moran born and in which country?

2. In what trade was his first apprenticeship?

3. What was Yellowstone first called?

4. For which magazine did Moran rework his sketches?

5. By what other name is Thomas Moran known?

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