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Timothy O'Sullivan: master of early frontier photography
Timothy O'Sullivan, one of the American frontier's most important photographers, wasn't just an artistic hybrid of Matthew Brady, Ansel Adams, and other giants of early photography. He had a little Kit Carson in him as well.
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All photography courtesy of Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Issue: April 2009