John K. Hillers

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Hillers at work with his negatives. In camp, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory, ca 1872
Hillers at work with his negatives. In camp, Aquarius Plateau, Utah Territory, ca 1872[1]

John K. Hillers (1843, Hanover, Germany – 1925) was an American government photographer. He was originally hired as a boatman for a geographical survey expedition led by John Wesley Powell in 1871, and became the expedition photographer in 1872. He went on to spend twenty years exploring a photographing the American west, eventually focusing on ethnology, and is known particularly for his portraits of Native Americans.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ American West Photographs. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  2. ^ John K. Hillers. Getty Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
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