Happy Birthday to Ansel Adams!
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Ansel Adams
“The Tetons – Snake River,” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming., circa 1935
U.S. National Archives: 79-AA-G01
“The Tetons – Snake River,” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming., circa 1935
U.S. National Archives: 79-AA-G01
Indicommons celebrates Ansel Adams’ birthday today, February 20, with a selection of his images held by the U.S. National Archives. A statement from the National Archive’s website explains,
The original negatives were retained by Ansel Adams. Reproductions of items in this series are made from copy negatives produced by the National Archives. The photographic prints in this series are in the public domain. In correspondence dated August 18, 1942, from Adams to E. K. Burlew, First Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior, Adams states that the photographs are the property of the U.S. Government. Ansel Adams visited the National Archives in 1979.
 Glacier National Park, Montana |
 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona |
 Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado |
 Acoma Pueblo National Historic Landmark, New Mexico |
 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico |
 Taos Pueblo National Historic Landmark, New Mexico< |
 Canyon de Chelly National Historic Landmark, New Mexico |
 Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |