"Wheeler Survey", Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840-1882) | PhotoAnthology

Iceberg Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above, 1871; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

The Church of San Miguel. The oldest in Santa Fé, N.M. 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona,1872; Photo by William H. Bell.

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

The Church of San Miguel. The oldest in Santa Fé, N.M. 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

The Church of San Miguel. The oldest in Santa Fé, N.M. 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

The Church of San Miguel. The oldest in Santa Fé, N.M. 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona,1872; Photo by William H. Bell.

Cañon de Chelle. Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 feet in height, 1873;Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Limestone Walls, Kanab Wash, Colorado River, 1872; Photo by William H. Bell.

Head of Cañon de Chelle, Looking Down, Walls 1200 feet in height, Arizona, 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Aboriginal Life Among the Navajoe Indians.Near old Fort Defiance, N.M. 1872;Photo by William H. Bell.

Alpine Lake, in the Sierra Nevada, California ,1871; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona. Two Apache Scouts in the foreground, 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Cereus giganteus, Arizona, 1871;Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Black Cañon, Colorado River,Looking Above from Camp 7, 1871; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N. M., View from the South,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West,1872; Photo by William H. Bell.

Water Rhyolites, near Logan Springs, Nevada,1871; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Section of South Side of Zuni Pueblo, N. M. 1783 ; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Old Mission Church, Zuni Pueblo, N. M., View from the Plaza,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

South Side of Inscription Rock, N. M. 1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Looking Across the Colorado River to Mouth of Paria Creek,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Distant View of Camp Apache, Arizona,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Iceberg Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Above, 1871; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.

Books

One/Many: Western American Survey Photographs by Bell and O'Sullivan

Smart Museum of Art, 2006

Framing the West: The Survey Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Yale University Press, 2010

American Frontiers: The Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1867-1874

Aperture, 1981

Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer

Picador, 2025

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Pontoon Bridge, Across the Rappahannock, May, 1863; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Photographic Sketchbook of the War

Alexander Gardner (1821-1882),
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840-1882),
James F. Gibson (1828/29–?),

A visual chronicle of the Civil War, created through the collaborative efforts of eleven photographers to preserve pivotal moments of 19th-century American history.

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