Upcoming Exhibitions

Albertype of William Henry Jackson photo of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871. Plate XXXII. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming, USA. On loan from Dr. Robert Enteen. WHJ-A.034

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. WHJ-A.034

Soon-to-Return Exhibition

Yellowstone Discovered
William Henry Jackson’s Lost Prints Reveal the Park for America

Reopens in mid-October

This special exhibition features a selection of rare Albertype photographs of what became Yellowstone National Park, in digital reproduction form. The images taken by photographer William Henry Jackson while on the 1871 geological survey of the park led by Ferdinand V. Hayden, reveal the area’s spectacular landscapes and geologic wonders. After the trip Jackson and his partners produced beautiful prints called “Albertypes” from gelatin-coated glass plates.

For this exhibition, collector Dr. Robert Enteen has loaned an album of Albertypes—the most complete set known to exist—to the Center’s McCracken Research Library in honor of the National Park Service’s (NPS) 100th Anniversary in 2016.

Yellowstone Discovered opened in the Center of the West’s John Bunker Sands Gallery on March 21, 2016, and remained on display through August 14, when the Buffalo Bill Art Show exhibition took its place. Yellowstone Discovered returns in mid-October.

Upcoming Exhibitions