Visit the Lightner Museum and see St. Augustine: Through the Lens of William Henry Jackson
In the decades following the Civil War, the photographer William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) played a major role in shaping public perception of the American landscape. From 1871 to 1878, Jackson worked for the United States Geological Survey of the Territories documenting the landscape of the American West. His photographs of Wyoming taken for the survey were instrumental in swaying the congressional vote to establish Yellowstone National Park in 1872. Jackson promoted his work to an eager public, selling his images of the untamed West in a variety of formats from cheap cartes-de-viste and stereographs to impressively scaled display prints made from large glass-plate negatives. His photographs were widely publicized, particularly after he sold his archive in 1898 to the Detroit Publishing Company.
Hours Monday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Tuesday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Thursday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Friday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Saturday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Sunday – 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Last admission at 4:00 p.m. Upper floors close at 4:30 p.m.
Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
Lightner Museum Admission Adult $19 Senior $16 Student $16 Military $16 St. Johns County Resident $12 Youth (12-17) $12 Child (11 and under) Free
Address 75 King Street St. Augustine,FL 32084 Phone : 904.824.2874
