Saguache Range from Mt. Ouray c. 1870s

Editor: So, this is William Henry Jackson's photograph of the Saguache Range from Mt. Ouray. It's a monochrome print, and honestly, it feels so vast and a bit desolate. What do you see in this piece that I might be missing? Curator: Ah, it's interesting you say desolate. I see a serene kind of stillness, a moment captured before the rush of development. Jackson wasn't just documenting; he was shaping a vision of the American West. Do you feel the weight of exploration in this scene? Editor: I guess I do, now that you mention it. It does feel like a frontier. Curator: Exactly! It’s a landscape that invites us to dream, a reminder of what was and a question about what could be. Editor: I hadn't considered it that way. Thanks for opening my eyes. Curator: My pleasure. It’s always a journey of discovery, isn’t it?