Drake Hokanson

A selection of images made in the broad expanse of the American Great Plains, some 450,000 square miles reaching from West Texas to eastern Montana.

A few images from a work in progress to photograph the route and landscape of the first transcontinental railroad, Omaha to Sacramento, completed in 1869.

Photographs from "Reflecting a Prairie Town: A Year in Peterson," published by the University of Iowa Press, 1994. The book traces the story of a small Iowa town through its history, geography, people, and contemporary life, and is a model for how we might study any place, anywhere. It has garnered favor in “Library Journal,” the “Chicago Tribune,” as well as mention in the “Los Angeles Times” and the “Minneapolis Star Tribune.” An exhibit of the photographs from “Reflecting a Prairie Town” toured to museums and galleries in the Midwest.

Selected photographs from "Purebred & Homegrown: America's County Fairs," co-authored by Carol Kratz.

A series of photographs commissioned by the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for their fall 2011 exhibit "Portrait and Place." This online selection presents additional images not seen in the MMAM show.

The Lincoln Highway was the nation's first transcontinental highway, established 1913 from New York City to San Francisco. Most of these photographs are published in my book "Lincoln Highway: Main Street across America." They were taken on several trips between 1980 and 1985. This set includes a few images not included in the book. They are presented here in geographic order from New York to San Francisco.