George B. Dixon
assistant
"The official (and later renowned) photographer, William Henry Jackson, worked closely with his assistant, Robert Dixon, developing his photographs on-site and consulting with the visiting landscape artist, Thomas Moran. this threesome operated quite independently, taking their own side trips and receiving little if any directions or suggestions from Hayden." [1] |
"Started back to camp at 3 1/2 oclock, clouds began to gather & and rain set in in the Mts. all around us but did not fall heavily on us. Jackson's pack mule & traps got pretty well shaken up in the return having to force a passage between trees not wide enough apart to allow free passage of the pack. When about half way back Dixon's horse got his foot fast between two fallen trees & in his frantic efforts to extricate himself he struck Dixon, who had dismounted to help him, square on the head with his forefoot, peeling his scalp & hurting him considerably." --Thomas Moran, July 19, 1871 [3]
- Merrill, Marlene. With Hayden in the Field : a Case Study Based on Unpublished Letters and Diaries from the 1871 Yellowstone Survey. 1993. Yellowstone Research Center Archives.
- "U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library," U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, 1871, accessed November 21, 2012, photo by W. H. Jackson, http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/htmllib/btch198/btch198j/btch198z/btch198/jwh00598.jpg
- Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926. Moran's Diary 1871. Yellowstone Research Center Archives.