Photographer Born In 1843 Talks About the Wild West - American Homesteaders - Enhanced Audio

William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. In this interview, recorded on April 3, 1941, Mr. Jackson tells of his experiences about roaming the wild west frontier as he performed his job as a photographer and surveyor.

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This video is made for educational purposes for fair use under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

[bobkerr]

Now this is what YouTube is all about, listening to a man born 179 years ago being interviewed 44 years before I was born.

[DeltaV]

Imagine if in 1843, his parents had been told that people from the year 2022 would listen to a recording of their baby boy speaking. It boggles the mind.

[dorrin]

Every time an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.

Can't remember who said that, but it's a great quote

[adv]

1:10 "A little village called Los Angeles"
Absolutely incredible. Thank you for this.

[grisiebehr]

This man fought in the civil war and lived to see both world wars. It's very likely that in his youth, he met someone who fought in the revolutionary war. That's just amazing.

[John]

This interview was done almost 100 years after this man was born, and now we're listening to the interview almost 100 years after it was conducted. It's really amazing to think about.

[pugman]

My great uncle was born in 1847 and served in the N.J. Cavalry during the Civil War. He died in 1947. Can you imagine all the things he saw ?

[clauvin]

My great grandmother was 100 in 1976 and I was 12. She told of traveling by wagon to St Louis and living in a log cabin. She mentioned how scared she was when some indians came by, but all they wanted was sugar. I tell my children that this women saw the arrival of the car, airplane, and the moon landing. I wish I would have heard more stories from her life.

[onesmoothstone]

This gentleman was alive during the period of the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WW1 & WW2, as well as the industrial revolution ... wow. A living-walking history book.
Just WOW!

[johnshaft]

This video is a great example of why YouTube, or at least the concept/content of YouTube, is 100X better than nearly all television content.

[LL-blhd]

Even more amazing than his age is his mental condition. He's very sharp, answering questions quickly and thoroughly, remembering many details from years ago. What a wonderful blessing to have so many years of high cognitive function.

[b]

I wish he had asked him if he remembered any stories his grandparents or great grandparents might have told him, those could have reached possibly into even the 1600s, crazy to think about

[TheGuitologist]

This is an absolutely priceless recording.

[AllergicFungus]

This man, never in a million years would he think someone in 2022 would be listening to his words. His audience was in 1941. Little does he know now, his speech is on YouTube able to be viewed globally by anybody. What an amazing thing.

[uncletumeke]

1:15 "a little village called Los Angeles"

[CanadianHunter]

My great grandma was 105, 1900 to 2005, she was Armenian and lost all her family in 1915 and was captured, made a slave for an officer and his family, before she escaped to Jeruselam and came to Canada on a refugee program that let 1000 Armenians into Canada. I was born in 1988 and got to know her very well. Her son my Bubba died in 1994 at 74, and she was the only reason I know so much about him and our family history. She was sharp as a tack until she died in her sleep on night. Her husband my Great- Bubba as I called him was 99 when he died. It's so amazing to sit with someone this old and just soak up the knowledge.

[clutchnshift]

Hearing a 98-year old’s voice, nearly 81 years after it was recorded, well isn’t that a time capsule!? A span of 179 years, from Mr. Jackson’s birth to hearing his voice this morning, it really wasn’t that long ago in the big scheme of things, most people just don’t live too long.

Growing up, hearing the “Oldies” (Buddy Holy, Chuck Berry, etc) playing on the air in the mid-1980’s, well those were 25-30, year tunes! Today, If you listen to Nirvana, that’s now Oldies, and listening to Hendrix 25 years prior to Nirvana in 1991, that’s like listening to Jazz music of the 1920’s but in the 1980’s.

Life is out there, a lot happens, we just don’t live long enough to appreciate it all. But making it to near or above 100, that is quite an experience, a gift.

[Mattgt]

Such an amazingly long lifespan. It reminds me of my great grandfather who passed in 2002 at 101. He rode a horse and buggy when he was young and had an email address when he died.

[andrewperez]

It boggles my mind, to listen to this wonderful man talk about, and refer to the 60's and 70's, and not be in the 1900's but the 1800's. This is truly amazing and one a kind.

[sleepyghostproductions]

This is incredible. The fact that we can hear this today is almost like magic.