Islands of the Blest is a book of historic photos by various photographers that were sourced from online public archives. These images were taken over a hundred year period (1870s – 1970s) and loosely tell the story of the exploration, settlement, and industrialization of the American West.
Bryan Schutmaat / Ashlyn Davis
Islands of the Blest
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© 2018 All images courtesy of Bryan Schutmaat / Ashlyn Davis