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Images For A Nation: The Role Of Conservation Photography In American Environmentalism, Nathaniel W. Yale
Images For A Nation: The Role Of Conservation Photography In American Environmentalism, Nathaniel W. Yale
Pomona Senior Theses
Photographs have long been integral in revealing American values, ideals, and identity. Accordingly, a study of environmental, or "conservation," imagery offers insight into America’s relationship with the natural world. In an examination of key figures and their conservation photography work, this thesis explores how the national conservation dialogue has been shaped by powerful images that, in some cases, even led to crucial acts of federal conservation. The first section highlights four photographers and their context and influence in this dialogue: W.H. Jackson’s photographs from Hayden’s 1871 survey of Yellowstone, Carleton Watkins’ work at Yosemite and Mariposa Grove in the 1860s, …