In 1941, famed photographer Ansel Adams spent months photographing the amazing landscapes of the American West. Here are 11 of our favorites from his photo series…
“The Tetons – Snake River,” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
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Ansel Adams, 1941
Looking across barren land to mountains, “From Logan Pass, Glacier National Park,” Montana.
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Ansel Adams, 1941
View of valley from mountain, “Canyon de Chelly” National Monument, Arizona.
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View at timberline, dark foreground, light snow capped mountain, gray sky, “Rocky Mountain National Park. Never Summer Range,”Colorado.
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Roadway, low horizon, mountains, clouded sky, “Near (Grand) Teton National Park.”
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Trees in foreground, snow covered mountain in background, “Long’s Peak from North, Rocky Mountain National Park,” Colorado.
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Looking across rows of corn, cliff in background, “Corn Field, Indian Farm near Tuba City, Arizona, in Rain, 1941.”
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River in foreground, trees behind, “Firehold River, Yellowstone National Park,” Wyoming.
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Barren tree trunks rising from water in foreground, stream rising from mountains in background, “Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park,” Wyoming.
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“Fountain Geyser Pool, Yellowstone National Park,” Wyoming
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Taken at dusk or dawn from various angles during eruption. “Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park,” Wyoming.
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