William Henry Jackson

Although there was contradictory descriptions about its size, including several by the designer, Our little bark, Hayden reported, was somewhere between 11 and 12 foot long by 3 1⁄2 and 4 1⁄2 feet wide and 22 inches deep.

Hayden's team of more than 30 men included photographer William Henry Jackson, artists Thomas Moran and Henry Elliott, scientists, soldiers providing military escort, a cook, guides, and several sons of prominent congressmen.

Hayden had invited on purpose to join the adventure.

In addition, the expedition included horses, pack mules, and a two-wheel cart odometer to measure distance, and there was a portable boat.

Here they reassembled the boat.

Annie was named for Annie Dawes, the daughter of Henry L. Dawes, a congressman whose efforts had proved critical for funding the expedition.

Dawes' son Chester was all along on the expedition and is shown in a William Henry Jackson photograph with Jim Stevenson in the boat.

Some later reports refer to the boat as Anna.

Or any names?

Any names? Well, uh, William Henry Jackson, one of my early influences, I think, or inspirations.

He photographed a lot before there were national parks.

Mm-hmm.

On June 1, 1871, a team of thirty-four men and seven wagons set out from Ogden, Utah.

Among the group were geologist and managing director James Stevenson, mineralogist A.C. Peale, topographer Antoine Schoenborn, artists Henry W. Elliott and Thomas Moran, and photographer William H. Jackson.

The latter two proved to be invaluable members of the expedition, for their work served as dramatic and effective publicity in favor of establishing the park.

Moran's famous landscapes were afterwards hung in the halls of Congress, and Jackson's equally famous photographs, portraying the primeval grandeur of the Yellowstone, were widely distributed.

On June 1, 1871, a team of thirty-four men and seven wagons set out from Ogden, Utah.

Among the group were geologist and managing director James Stevenson, mineralogist A.C. Peale, topographer Antoine Schoenborn, artists Henry W. Elliott and Thomas Moran, and photographer William H. Jackson.

The latter two proved to be invaluable members of the expedition, for their work served as dramatic and effective publicity in favor of establishing the park.

Moran's famous landscapes were afterwards hung in the halls of Congress, and Jackson's equally famous photographs, portraying the primeval grandeur of the Yellowstone, were widely distributed.