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In the mid-nineteenth century, the North American continent was still largely to be explored. The government sent military missions to the West to discover the territory and ensure the safety of roads. One of these expeditions, in 1859, was led by Frederick W. Lander. He was accompanied by a photographer aged 29 years, Albert Bierstadt. Having become a painter, Albert Bierstadt often worked from…