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One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
  Portfolio: Ansel Adams
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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is one of the most celebrated photographers of all time. His images of the American landscape, and especially those of the American West, are familiar to millions. Born and raised in San Francisco, Adams studied music as a youth with the hope of becoming a concert pianist.

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The Tetons - Snake River

"The Tetons - Snake River"
By Ansel Adams, Wyoming, 1942

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the National Park Service
(79-AAG-1) [VENDOR # 88]

In Glacier National Park

"In Glacier National Park"
By Ansel Adams, Montana, 1941

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the National Park Service
(79-AAE-23) [VENDOR # 89]

Church, Taos Pueblo

"Church, Taos Pueblo"
By Ansel Adams, New Mexico, 1942

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the National Park Service
(79-AAQ-1) [VENDOR # 86]

Boulder Dam, 1942

"Boulder Dam, 1942"
By Ansel Adams, Nevada

National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the National Park Service
(79-AAB-4) [VENDOR # 176]
 
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Walter Lubken | Lewis Hine | George W. Ackerman
Dorothea Lange | Charles Fenno Jacobs
Danny Lyon | Ansel Adams

 

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