Albert Johnson
Photograph by Evans
Ithaca, NY
c 1892

This Cornell University portrait features Albert Johnson at the start of a lifelong adventure. He will fall in love, marry, survive a near fatal accident, become a successful businessman, and embark upon a project in the desert that will draw people from all over the world for decades to come.
Photographic paper. L 23.5, W 13.6 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 50163