William Henry Jackson
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William Henry Jackson was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor
Jackson in 1862
Survey Camp, Yellowstone National Park, 1871. Photo by William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson, as a member of the U. S. Geological Survey exploring the Teton country in 1872
Photo by W.H. JacksonRailway train of the Italian Line, Marsa, 1894
Samuel Wilson
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Samuel Wilson was an American meat packer who lived in Troy, New York, whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".
William Henry Jackson
…was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of America's national symbol Uncle Sam. He was the great-grandfather of cartoonist Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy the Pinhead comics…
Wilson c. 1850s.
Wilson's grave in Troy, New York
Uncle Sam Memorial Statue, Arlington, Massachusetts
Uncle Sam statue detail