RoboftheVolcano on Nostr: William Henry Illingworth was born in Leeds, England, on 20 September 1844. He ...

William Henry Illingworth was born in Leeds, England, on 20 September 1844. He immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania while still a young child. In 1850,

he worked on an expedition to Montana, later on, George Armstrong Custer chose him to be the photographer for his Black Hills expedition.
Illingworth's work provided later generations insight into key events of his time.

A blow-up of the Custer Expedition wagon train descending the Castle Creek valley on July 26, 1874