On the Geologic Survey with Dr. Hayden, William Henry Jackson became the first man to ever photograph any of Yellowstone's marvels. His photos created a fevered interest in the wonders of the Wild West.
Photos created such an interest in the West that tourists from all over the world came to visit and one of the most notable was Oscar Wilde.
Solomon Butcher concentrated on the average, normal homesteaders and settlers of the West and created an invaluable historical record of the growth of the United States.
When Charles Lummis walked across the western United States he wrote columns for the Los Angeles Times and his observations give valuable insight into Western life of the time.
Frederic Remington used his travels in the West to add authenticity to his art but his paintings were chronicles of an imagined Wild West.
