Recreated 1870s railway photos reveal profound changes to Kansas and Colorado plains
Town Peterson’s contemporary re-creation of Benecke’s photo at the Kansas River in Topeka. Credit: Town Peterson A new book chronicling transformation on the plains of Kansas and western Colorado uses repeat photography—contemporary re-creations of 1870s photos—to reveal startling changes to the landscape. Its author isn’t just a photographer and veteran of years of “Kansas-ing”—his term
Camellia Culton
September 5, 2024