Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1871-1874 (survey), 1872 (expedition), 15. the "Vermillion Cliff," a typical plateau edge, as seen from Jacobs Pool, Arizona. From its top, a plateau stretches to the right, and from its base another to the left. Their difference of level is 1,500 feet, and the step is too steep for scaling., [Wheeler Survey, Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian], Stereocard, detail, Etherton Gallery, LL/24737

Hermann Lythgoe, 1920, Dunes, USA, Gelatin silver print, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/18147

Franz Goerke, 1902, Sandunes, out of sight, [Die Kunst in der Photographie], Photogravure, Antiq-Photo, LL/8744

C.R. Savage, 1860s (?), C.R. Savage's photo wagon in the desert, south of St. George Utah, Stereocard, Private collection of Bill Lee, LL/37141

James McDonald, 1868-1869, Scene in the Desert - Wadi Feiran, [PEF - Palestine Exploration Fund], Albumen print, Silver Print Gallery and Archive, LL/31986

Unidentified photographer, 1889 (ca), Desert, Kodak No. 2, Private collection of Nigel Maister, LL/15190

Unidentified photographer, 1889 (ca), Desert, Kodak No. 2, Private collection of Nigel Maister, LL/15217

Edward Weston, 1936, Dunes, Oceana, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/397

Edward Weston, 1936, Sand Dune, Oceano, Gelatin silver print, J. Paul Getty Museum, LL/7382

Edward Weston, 1938, Dunes et Nuages (Dunes and Clouds), Gelatin silver print, Private collection of Jan Weijers (Servatius), LL/29088

Brett Weston, 1952, Dune, Oceano, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/394

Brett Weston, 1933 (ca, taken) 1945 (ca, printed), Dunes, Gelatin silver print, Etherton Gallery, LL/22215

Brett Weston, 1945, Dunes and Mountains, White Sands, Gelatin silver print, Christie's - New York, LL/23782

William Clift, n.d., Desert Form #1, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1420

E.O. Hoppé, 1926, Painted Desert, Arizona, Gelatin silver print, E.O. Hoppé Estate, LL/16531

Brett Weston, 1946 (ca), Texas Desert, Gelatin silver print, Etherton Gallery, LL/22217

Milton Inman, 1925 (ca), Desert Sunrise, Mohave Desert, Gelatin silver print, Carl Mautz Vintage Photographs, LL/29150

Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1867, Timothy O'Sullivan's ambulance wagon and portable darkroom used during the King Survey rolls across the sand dunes of Carson Desert, Nev., National Archives and Records Administration, LL/35226

Brett Weston, 1967 (ca), Dune, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/386

Brett Weston, 1960s, Dune, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/387

Brett Weston, 1950s (ca), Sand Formation, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/388

Brett Weston, 1960s, Dune, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/389

Brett Weston, 1970s, Dune, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/391

Brett Weston, 1969, Cracked Mud Abstraction, Gelatin silver print, Silverstein Photography, LL/393

William A. Garnett, n.d., Ibex Dunes, California, Gelatin silver print, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1444

Huntington Witherill, 1975, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, CO, Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Huntington Witherill, LL/1480

Huntington Witherill, 1985, White Sands National Monument, NM, Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Huntington Witherill, LL/1479

Brett Weston, 1934, Oceana (Striated Dunes), Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/3126

Brett Weston, 1946, Untitled #9, White Sands, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/3125

Brett Weston, 1946, Untitled #4, White Sands, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/3127

Brett Weston, 1946, Untitled #1, White Sands, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/3128

Brett Weston, 1946, Untitled #10, White Sands, New Mexico, Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/3129

Bruce Barnbaum, 1976, Moonrise Over Cliff and Dunes, Silver Gelatin print, Fahey / Klein Gallery, LL/4580

Bruce Barnbaum, 2002, Elegant Dune, Silver Gelatin print, Fahey / Klein Gallery, LL/4582

Kurt Markus, 2001, Dunes, Namibia, [Dunes], Gelatin silver print, toned, Staley+Wise Gallery, LL/5661

Kurt Markus, 2002, Dunes, Namibia, [Dunes], Gelatin silver print, toned, Staley+Wise Gallery, LL/5662

Kurt Markus, 2001, Dunes, Namibia, [Dunes], Gelatin silver print, toned, Staley+Wise Gallery, LL/5663

Mitch Dobrowner, 2007 (ca), White Sands Dune, [Landscapes], Pigment print, archival rag paper, Provided by the artist - Mitch Dobrowner, LL/21736

Dick Arentz, 1989, Poles and Tracks, West Virgina, Palladium print, Galerie Johannes Faber, LL/1852

Wynn Bullock, 1957, Florence, Trees and Sand Dunes, Gelatin silver print, Minneapolis Institute of Art - MIA, LL/7290

Wynn Bullock, 1972, Woman on Dunes, Gelatin silver print, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/33449

William A. Garnett, 1954, Nude Dune Death Valley, California, D.V., Sand Dune #1, Gelatin silver print, Sotheby's - New York, LL/43149

William A. Garnett, 1975, Sand Dune #1, Palm Desert, California, Gelatin silver print, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/44966

Michael Berman, n.d., Twisted Dune, Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Michael Berman, LL/15864

José Alemany, 1920s (late) - 1930s, Untitled, Dune landscape, Gelatin silver print, KaufmaNelson Vintage Photographs, LL/24952

Minor White, 1963, Found Sculpture, San Rafael Desert, Utah, Silver print, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/37180

Robert Owen, 1993, Dunes No. 2, Diana camera image, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1537

Huntington Witherill, 1983, Dune Form #3, Death Valley, CA, Provided by the artist - Huntington Witherill, LL/10504

Fred Payne Clatworthy, 1922, Dunes, California, Autochrome, Private collection of Mark Jacobs, LL/9025

Jack Spencer, 2003, Monument Valley, Monument Valley, Utah, Gelatin silver print, Andrew Smith Gallery, LL/2462

Scott Peterman, 2003, Back Bay II, C-print, Source requested, LL/195

Richard Misrach, 1982 (taken) 1986 (print), Painted Desert, Chromogenic print, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/28839

Mark Nohl, 1996, Lightning Bolt, the Painted Desert, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, Giclée print, Andrew Smith Gallery, LL/2575

Christopher Burkett, 1980, Sunset, Great Sand Dunes, Colorado, Cibachrome print, Andrew Smith Gallery, LL/2499

Richard Misrach, 1983, Desert Fire #001 (Burning Palms), Chromogenic color print, Source requested, LL/33420

Richard Misrach, 1996, Book cover for "Crimes and Splendors: the Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach" by Richard Misrach, Book cover, Arcana: Books on the Arts, LL/1151

Saelon Renkes, 1999, Dune, Death Valley, [California landscapes], Archivally processed Gelatin silver print, handpainted with oils, Provided by the artist - Saelon Renkes, LL/10783

Digital capture, 2011, 17 March, Communication tower, Libya Desert,- 30_o 18_' 12.46_" N 18_o 52_' 35.12_" E elev 16 m, Satellite imagery, Google Earth, LL/43271

Owen Kanzler, 1985, Self Portrait, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Chromogenic print, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1525

Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon II, 2004, 17 May, A Black Hawk helicopter is transported by a CH-47 Chinook during a sling-load mission to Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Iraq., Digital photograph, U.S. Army, LL/2067

Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana. this color infrared aerial photograph shows a major part of the lakeshore. Vegetation is shown in red., United States Geological Service, LL/6621

Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1867, Timothy O'Sullivan's ambulance wagon and portable darkroom used during the King Survey rolls across the sand dunes of Carson Desert, Nev., Albumen print, National Archives and Records Administration, LL/35266

Lehnert & Landrock, 1910 (ca), Encampment in the desert, Chromolithograph, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/47978

Zangaki Brothers, 1870s (ca), A camel in the desert, Albumen print, Paul Frecker, LL/12877

J. Craig Annan, 1892 (taken) 1900 (photogravure), The Road Through the Dunes, [Die Kunst in der Photographie (Art Folio #5)], Photogravure, Chine-collé, Photoseed, LL/18696

Gerard J. Engelberts, 1895, Dans les Dunes de Kalwyck, [Photo-Club de Paris / 1895, Pl. XIII], Photogravure, Antiq-Photo, LL/9316

Arthur Rothstein, 1936, 'Fleeing a dust storm'. Farmer Arthur Coble and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimmaron County, Oklahoma, Gelatin silver print, mounted to board, Silverstein Photography, LL/349

Unidentified photographer, 1935, 14 April, Dust Storm in Rolla, Kansas; - 05/06/35; Dear Mr. Roosevelt, Darkness came when it hit us. Picture taken from water tower one hundred feet high. Yours Truly, Chas. P. Williams. - Photo: Massive Dark cloud approaching village in forefront., Gelatin silver print, National Archives and Records Administration, LL/1653

Joe Schwartz, 1950s, Folk Photography Remembered. Oceano Dunes, California Coast, [Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written], Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Joe Schwartz, LL/15058

Louise Dahl-Wolfe, 1948, California Desert, Gelatin silver print, Staley+Wise Gallery, LL/5555

Pesi Girsch, 1991, Untitled, Gelatin silver print, Andrea Meislin Gallery, LL/2309

Sebastião Salgado, 1984, Ethiopia, Gelatin silver print, Peter Fetterman Gallery, LL/690

Steve McCurry, 1983, Dust Storm, Rajasthan, India, Cibachrome print, Peter Fetterman Gallery, LL/549