Silhouette: "Jackson Peak"

This is one of five zinc silhouettes created in the summer of 1939 specifically for the National Park Service's alcove in the original exhibitions of the U.S. Department of the Interior Museum. It was constructed from zinc, chrome paper, molding and plate glass at an average cost of $35.31 per foot. The scene from left to right depicts: three coniferous trees; Jackson Peak, which is the 8th highest peak in Wyoming and the 7th highest peak in the Wind River Range; two men in a canoe on a lake with coniferous trees in the background, the one in the rear paddling and the one up front holding a fishing pole; mountain range; and two coniferous trees. The silhouette was originally installed in a high, backlit recessed niche near the ceiling.