William Henry Jackson
Styles Vermont Gallery of Art
ca. 1865
Wet plate photography required a long exposure time to properly capture an image. By appearing in front of the camera for a fraction of that time, Jackson (center) took on a ghostly appearance, a popular photographic trend at the time.
Albumen print on paper. H 10.1, W 6.2 cm
Scotts Bluff National Monument, SCBL 3049