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Jupiter Inlet & the Loxahatchee River
History
William Henry Jackson
The following photographs, made by William
Henry Jackson, are from the Library of Congress Detroit Publishing
Company collection. The works of Jackson (1843-1942), the best-known
photographer represented in the collection, influenced the
establishment of Yellowstone and other early national parks. In 1898 he
became president of the Detroit Publishing Company, adding his stock of
negatives to the company’s files. His extensive travels included
working visits to many sites in Florida, including the vicinity of
Jupiter.
 William Henry Jackson photographed these Seminole Indian men on a pier across the inlet from the lighthouse (ca. 1891). Seminoles long occupied the Loxahatchee River vicinity and were prominent in the history of the area. |
 Jackson photographed the lighthouse, its pier, and a palmetto-roofed work shed styled after the Indian chickees (ca. 1880-1897). A nattily dressed gentleman sits in the boat alongside the pier, and on the lighthouse balcony are soldiers with rifles. |
 William Henry Jackson photographed Jupiter Inlet from the lighthouse in 1890. Surf breaking across the mouth of the inlet indicates a shallow bar that would have impeded vessel traffic. The waterway to the left leads north to Jupiter Narrows and then into the Indian River Lagoon. |
 This companion view looks across the inlet to the south shore, where a sternwheel steamboat is berthed at a pier. |
Photo credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection