Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540
Long before the big dams and water diversions and endless tract homes and strip malls, the West was a whole different world. Here’s what Shoshone Falls on the Snake River looked like back in 1874, as seen through the lens of photographer Timothy H. O’Sullivan, who got his start as an apprentice to famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. Think the dude on the cliff on the right is looking for fish?
This shot is just one in a series you can check out at the Library of Congress
