The print reproduces Thomas Hill's painting "Driving the last spike" above a key to seventy-one of the persons represented in the painting; also, a short essay by the historian Richard Dillon
Description:
At foot of sheet: Published by The Nut Tree to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the "Driving of the last spike," Nut Tree, California, 95688.
Publisher:
The Nut Tree
Subject (Geographic):
Utah
Subject (Name):
Central Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company
The print reproduces Thomas Hill's painting "Driving the last spike" above a key to seventy-one of the persons represented in the painting; also, a short essay by the historian Richard Dillon
Description:
At foot of sheet: Published by The Nut Tree to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the "Driving of the last spike," Nut Tree, California, 95688.
Publisher:
The Nut Tree
Subject (Geographic):
Utah
Subject (Name):
Central Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company
Autograph letter, signed, from Edward Otho Cresap Ord to Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War of the United States. Ord describes the reaction in California and Mexico to the Gadsden Purchase, including American filibusters in Mexican territory and the negative perception of the sale by Mexican citizens, particularly clergy, who were concerned that their land would be taken and distributed to American settlers. Ord also describes a topographical survey of the newly acquired territory and the possibility of constructing a railroad in the new territory
Description:
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883) was an engineer and officer in the United States Army stationed in California and New Mexico Territory, circa 1839-1854. and In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico., Arizona., New Mexico., Mexico, United States., and United States
Subject (Name):
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. and Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Filibusters, Gadsden Purchase, Land grants, Railroads, Surveying, and Foreign relations
Viewbook of mounted photographic prints compiled by the George W. Williams & Company, fertilizer merchants, ca. 1869. A photographic print appears on the recto of each mount that depicts an advertisement for Carolina Fertilizer with a letterpress testimonial below it. The verso of each mount carries a photographic print of an image created by Andrew J. Russell. The exception is the last mount, which carries a photographic advertisement for BD Sea Fowl Guano on the recto of the mount and no photographic print on the verso. The images by Russell document landscape views and buildings along the Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska, Wyoming, and Utah, ca. 1867-1869. Many images of landscapes include men and women posited in the terrain to provide scale, An image shows a view of Echo, Utah, as well as rock outcroppings in its vicinity, including Hanging Rock, Monument Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in the Weber River Valley, Utah, include views of Coalville city, Devil's Gate, Tunnel No. 4, Bridge No. 32, and of the Mormon Turnpike Bridge at the mouth of the canyon, Images of Wyoming include views of a large windmill at Laramie; Granite Canyon from a water tank; High Bluffs in the Black Buttes area; and an overview of the Laramie River Valley, as well as railroad cuts consisting of the Burning Rock Cut and Hall's Cut (identified in a caption as the Great Mountain Pass)., An image of Omaha, Nebraska, shows a street leading to the Missouri River, An image shows a group of people during the laying of the last rail connecting the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad on May 10, 1869, near Promontory, Utah, and Sixteen plates without mounted photographic prints in the volume contain graphical advertisements for the products of the George W. Williams Company including BD Sea Fowl Guano, Bradley's Super Phosphate of Lime, C. C. Coe's Ammoniated Super Phosphate of Lime, Carolina Fertilizer, and Palmetto Soluble Acid Phosphate, as well as powdered raw bones and dissolved unburnt bones
Description:
Title from cover., Autograph on front board of Frank E. Taylor., Twenty photographs of the west are reduced images from Andrew J. Russell's, The Great West illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Photographic prints measure 13 x 7 cm.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Geographic):
United States., West (U.S.), Coalville (Utah), Echo (Utah), Laramie (Wyo.), Missouri River, Nebraska, Omaha (Neb.), Salt Lake City (Utah), Utah, Weber River Valley (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Williams, George Walton, 1820-1903., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Central Pacific Railroad Company, Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), and Union Pacific Railroad Company
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Advertising, Agriculture, Fertilizer industry, and Railroads
Photocopy of a typescript memoir by Margarita López y Galarza containing over 20 brief chapters reflecting on her life and identity as a Mexican American, 1983. López y Galarza recounts her family history in Jalcocotán, Mexico and describes her parents, brothers, and extended family members, many of whom were ranchers and railroad workers in California. Many of the stories concern her childhood in Sacramento, including her mother's role in the household, her experiences with religion, and her education. Several sections describe López y Galarza's elementary education in detail, including learning English and the program of Americanization at her elemenary school, which had a significant population of immigrant children, including Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, Irish Americans, and Mexican Americans. Other sections describe her father's opposition to her choice to attend college and become an American citizen, her career as a health educator at Los Angeles County General Hospital, and a visit to her birthplace in Jalcocotán with her daughter in 1972. Accompanied by a manuscript note from López y Galarza to a friend describing the process of writing the memoir and sharing family news, 1984
Description:
Margarita López y Galarza de la Vega Linsley (1916-2000) was born in Jalcocotán, Mexico and immigrated to Sacramento, California with her family in 1920. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles and master's degrees from University of Southern California and University of California, Berkeley. She worked for the United States Department of Agriculture and was a health educator for Los Angeles County General Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and the World Health Organization. López y Galarza was forced to legally change her first name to Marguerite when she became a United States citizen in 1940, because her American elementary school teachers had insisted on using the name Marguerite on her school records. She went by the nicknames Mago and Margo to family and friends., In English., and Title from title page.
Subject (Geographic):
California., West (U.S.), California, Jalcocotán (Mexico), and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
López y Galarza, Margarita, 1916-2000. and Los Angeles County General Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Americanization, Education, Elementary, Elementary schools, Health counselors, Immigrant children, Education, Immigrants, Mexican American children, Mexican American women, Mexican Americans, Religion, Railroads, Employees, Ranchers, Women, Race relations, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
BEIN Zc20 856LL: Inscriptions: James M. Stewart, Jany. 15, 1865; Frances C. Carden. Advertising matter on [4] p. at end, not noted in pagination., Copyrighted 1855, by James T. Lloyd on t.p. verso., Advertisement for Jesper Harding on front paste-down endpaper., and Includes index.
Publisher:
James T. Lloyd & Co., Stereotyped and printed by Jesper Harding)
Subject (Geographic):
Mississippi River Valley., Mississippi River Valley, Mississippi River, Ohio River, and United States
Subject (Name):
Fitch, John, 1743-1798. and Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815.
Subject (Topic):
Steamboat disasters, Steam-navigation, Description and travel, Railroads, and History
Photographs created from mammoth plate negatives primarily by photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson of various locations in the American West, primarily in the states of California, Colorado, and Oregon, as well as Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1898, Photographs by Watkins consist of images created in the states of California and Oregon, and in Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1890, An image created by Watkins of Tombstone, Arizona Territory shows the Old South Shaft Ore Quarry of the Tough Nut Mine with a view of the town, the Dragoon Mountains, and the Cochise Stronghold in the distance, 1880, Images created by Watkins in California consist primarily of locations in Yosemite National Park, including Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Tutocanula Pass (consisting of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks cliff), and views of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail and Eagle Point, 1878-1881. Other images from California include two different views from the top of Round Top Mountain, with one of the images showing a view of the Blue Lakes and the other the Mokelumne River, 1879; views in the vicinity of San Gabriel showing residences and wine houses of the Lake Vineyard, near the Sierra Madre Mountains and a date palm tree on the grounds of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, ca. 1874-1880; a view of the Carmel Valley from the Mission Road, Monterey; and a view of a waterfall, probably the Palisades Falls on the North Fork American River at Soda Springs, ca. 1874-1880, Images created by Watkins in Marysville, Montana Territory, consist of a view of the town, three interior views of a mill, and a view of the Drumlummon Mine and the Maskelyne Tunnel, 1884-1885 or 1890, Images created by Watkins along the Columbia River, Oregon, consist of views of rock bluffs along the river, a Native American village located at the Dalles, a winter view of the river with snow-covered shores, and a view of the Tooth Bridge and Eagle Creek Crossing, 1884-1885, Images created by Watkins in Washington Territory include a view of the Spokane Falls of the Spokane River, a mill in Port Ludlow, and ships at a dock in Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, 1882, Images created by Watkins of geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory, consist of Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Old Faithful Geyser, and Pulpit Terrace, 1884-1885, A majority of the images created by William Henry Jackson depict locations and geological features in Colorado, while other images show locations in Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Oregon, 1878-1898, Images from El Paso County, Colorado, created by Jackson include geological features in the Garden of the Gods, such as Cathedral Spires, Gate Rock, Tower of Babel, and the abutting Seal Rock and Bear Rock, with many images showing Pikes Peak in the distance; a view of Monument Park showing eroded sandstone rock formations; a view of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon; a view of Phoebe's Arch, near Palmer Lake; a view of Sheltered Falls on Ruxton Creek; a view of foothills and snow on Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs; a view of Seven Falls (also known as Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, and a view of Fountain Creek near Colorado City with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance, Images from Gunnison County, Colorado, created by Jackson include a view of the Curecanti Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon with the Gunnison River and the railroad of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, and a view of a man standing on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero, Two images in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado, created by Jackson show the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Arkansas River, with one of the images showing a suspension bridge known as Hanging Bridge, Other images created by Jackson in Colorado include a view of the city of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County and the stone and wood frame buildings at the Yampah Hot Springs bathhouse and pool; a view of the Georgetown Loop and tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company in Clear Creek Canyon in Clear Creek County; a view of Cathedral Spires and the Platte Canyon of the South Platte River with tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company in Jefferson County; a view of people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road in Ute Pass, showing Twin Creek and Rainbow Falls, in Teller County; and a view of Sierra Blanca mountains, a stream and railroad tracks, possibly in Costilla County, Images created by Jackson in Utah include a view of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon, Utah County; and a view in the vicinity of Echo, depicting men standing and sitting on a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Summit County, Other images created by Jackson include a view of the Twin Falls waterfall on the Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho; a view of Rio de los Pinos and rock formations in the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; and a view of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in Multnomah County, Oregon, and The collection includes an additional view created by F. Jay Haynes that shows an unidentified body of water beside two railroad tracks and a telegraph line; and an image probably by Watkins or Haynes that depicts an interior view of large industrial machinery in a brick building
Description:
A mammoth plate is a photographic negative plate, 18 by 21 inches (53.5 x 45.7 cm.) or larger, from which photographic prints are made through contact printing., Title devised by cataloger., Captions inscribed in the negatives created by Jackson., Manuscript inscription on the recto and verso of several photographic prints., and Photographs previously bound in a volume with the spine title "Photographs by Ezra Meeker and W. H. Jackson." The original boards and spine are filed with the collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Wyoming, Montana, West (U.S.), Arizona, Arkansas River, Austin Bluffs (Colo.), Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.), Blue Lakes (Calif.), Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), California, Cathedral Rocks (Calif.), Cathedral Spires (El Paso County, Colo.), Cathedral Spires (Jefferson County, Colo.), Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.), Clear Creek County (Colo.), Cochise Stronghold (Ariz.), Colorado, Columbia River, Costilla County (Colo.), Curecanti Needle (Colo.), Dalles (Or.), Dragoon Mountains (Ariz.), Drumlummon Mine (Mont.), Eagle Creek (Or.), Echo (Utah), El Capitan (Calif.), El Paso County (Colo.), Fountain Creek (Colo.), Fremont County (Colo.), Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Garfield County (Colo.), Gate Rock (El Paso County, Colo.), Giant Geyser (Wyo.), Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Grotto Geyser (Wyo.), Gunnison County (Colo.), Gunnison River (Colo.), Half Dome (Calif.), Jefferson County (Colo.), Jerome County (Idaho), Lake Vineyard (San Gabriel, Calif.), Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.), Mokelumne River (Calif.), Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.), Multnomah County (Or.), Multnomah Creek (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), North Fork American River (Calif.), Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.), Oregon, Palisades Falls, Pikes Peak (Colo.), Platte Canyon (Colo.), Port Ludlow (Wash.), Port Madison (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Provo Canyon (Utah), Provo River (Utah), Pulpit Rock (Utah), Pulpit Terrace (Wyo.), Rainbow Falls (Colo.), Rio Arriba County (N.M.), Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.), Round Top Mountain (Calif.), Royal Gorge (Colo.), San Gabriel (Calif.), Sentinel Rock (Calif.), Seven Falls (Colo.), Sierra Blanca (Colo.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Soda Springs (Calif.), South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.), Spokane (Wash.), Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.), Teller County (Colo.), Toltec Gorge (N.M.), Tombstone (Ariz.), Tombstone Region (Ariz.), Twin Creek (Colo.), Twin Falls (Idaho : Waterfalls), Utah, Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.), Washington (State), Yampah Hot Springs (Colo.), Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Colorado Central Railroad Company, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), and Tough Nut Mine
Subject (Topic):
Geysers, Landscape photography, Mineral industries, and Railroads
Photographs created from mammoth plate negatives primarily by photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson of various locations in the American West, primarily in the states of California, Colorado, and Oregon, as well as Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1898, Photographs by Watkins consist of images created in the states of California and Oregon, and in Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1890, An image created by Watkins of Tombstone, Arizona Territory shows the Old South Shaft Ore Quarry of the Tough Nut Mine with a view of the town, the Dragoon Mountains, and the Cochise Stronghold in the distance, 1880, Images created by Watkins in California consist primarily of locations in Yosemite National Park, including Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Tutocanula Pass (consisting of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks cliff), and views of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail and Eagle Point, 1878-1881. Other images from California include two different views from the top of Round Top Mountain, with one of the images showing a view of the Blue Lakes and the other the Mokelumne River, 1879; views in the vicinity of San Gabriel showing residences and wine houses of the Lake Vineyard, near the Sierra Madre Mountains and a date palm tree on the grounds of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, ca. 1874-1880; a view of the Carmel Valley from the Mission Road, Monterey; and a view of a waterfall, probably the Palisades Falls on the North Fork American River at Soda Springs, ca. 1874-1880, Images created by Watkins in Marysville, Montana Territory, consist of a view of the town, three interior views of a mill, and a view of the Drumlummon Mine and the Maskelyne Tunnel, 1884-1885 or 1890, Images created by Watkins along the Columbia River, Oregon, consist of views of rock bluffs along the river, a Native American village located at the Dalles, a winter view of the river with snow-covered shores, and a view of the Tooth Bridge and Eagle Creek Crossing, 1884-1885, Images created by Watkins in Washington Territory include a view of the Spokane Falls of the Spokane River, a mill in Port Ludlow, and ships at a dock in Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, 1882, Images created by Watkins of geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory, consist of Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Old Faithful Geyser, and Pulpit Terrace, 1884-1885, A majority of the images created by William Henry Jackson depict locations and geological features in Colorado, while other images show locations in Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Oregon, 1878-1898, Images from El Paso County, Colorado, created by Jackson include geological features in the Garden of the Gods, such as Cathedral Spires, Gate Rock, Tower of Babel, and the abutting Seal Rock and Bear Rock, with many images showing Pikes Peak in the distance; a view of Monument Park showing eroded sandstone rock formations; a view of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon; a view of Phoebe's Arch, near Palmer Lake; a view of Sheltered Falls on Ruxton Creek; a view of foothills and snow on Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs; a view of Seven Falls (also known as Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, and a view of Fountain Creek near Colorado City with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance, Images from Gunnison County, Colorado, created by Jackson include a view of the Curecanti Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon with the Gunnison River and the railroad of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, and a view of a man standing on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero, Two images in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado, created by Jackson show the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Arkansas River, with one of the images showing a suspension bridge known as Hanging Bridge, Other images created by Jackson in Colorado include a view of the city of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County and the stone and wood frame buildings at the Yampah Hot Springs bathhouse and pool; a view of the Georgetown Loop and tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company in Clear Creek Canyon in Clear Creek County; a view of Cathedral Spires and the Platte Canyon of the South Platte River with tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company in Jefferson County; a view of people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road in Ute Pass, showing Twin Creek and Rainbow Falls, in Teller County; and a view of Sierra Blanca mountains, a stream and railroad tracks, possibly in Costilla County, Images created by Jackson in Utah include a view of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon, Utah County; and a view in the vicinity of Echo, depicting men standing and sitting on a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Summit County, Other images created by Jackson include a view of the Twin Falls waterfall on the Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho; a view of Rio de los Pinos and rock formations in the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; and a view of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in Multnomah County, Oregon, and The collection includes an additional view created by F. Jay Haynes that shows an unidentified body of water beside two railroad tracks and a telegraph line; and an image probably by Watkins or Haynes that depicts an interior view of large industrial machinery in a brick building
Description:
A mammoth plate is a photographic negative plate, 18 by 21 inches (53.5 x 45.7 cm.) or larger, from which photographic prints are made through contact printing., Title devised by cataloger., Captions inscribed in the negatives created by Jackson., Manuscript inscription on the recto and verso of several photographic prints., and Photographs previously bound in a volume with the spine title "Photographs by Ezra Meeker and W. H. Jackson." The original boards and spine are filed with the collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Wyoming, Montana, West (U.S.), Arizona, Arkansas River, Austin Bluffs (Colo.), Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.), Blue Lakes (Calif.), Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), California, Cathedral Rocks (Calif.), Cathedral Spires (El Paso County, Colo.), Cathedral Spires (Jefferson County, Colo.), Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.), Clear Creek County (Colo.), Cochise Stronghold (Ariz.), Colorado, Columbia River, Costilla County (Colo.), Curecanti Needle (Colo.), Dalles (Or.), Dragoon Mountains (Ariz.), Drumlummon Mine (Mont.), Eagle Creek (Or.), Echo (Utah), El Capitan (Calif.), El Paso County (Colo.), Fountain Creek (Colo.), Fremont County (Colo.), Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Garfield County (Colo.), Gate Rock (El Paso County, Colo.), Giant Geyser (Wyo.), Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Grotto Geyser (Wyo.), Gunnison County (Colo.), Gunnison River (Colo.), Half Dome (Calif.), Jefferson County (Colo.), Jerome County (Idaho), Lake Vineyard (San Gabriel, Calif.), Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.), Mokelumne River (Calif.), Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.), Multnomah County (Or.), Multnomah Creek (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), North Fork American River (Calif.), Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.), Oregon, Palisades Falls, Pikes Peak (Colo.), Platte Canyon (Colo.), Port Ludlow (Wash.), Port Madison (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Provo Canyon (Utah), Provo River (Utah), Pulpit Rock (Utah), Pulpit Terrace (Wyo.), Rainbow Falls (Colo.), Rio Arriba County (N.M.), Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.), Round Top Mountain (Calif.), Royal Gorge (Colo.), San Gabriel (Calif.), Sentinel Rock (Calif.), Seven Falls (Colo.), Sierra Blanca (Colo.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Soda Springs (Calif.), South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.), Spokane (Wash.), Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.), Teller County (Colo.), Toltec Gorge (N.M.), Tombstone (Ariz.), Tombstone Region (Ariz.), Twin Creek (Colo.), Twin Falls (Idaho : Waterfalls), Utah, Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.), Washington (State), Yampah Hot Springs (Colo.), Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Colorado Central Railroad Company, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), and Tough Nut Mine
Subject (Topic):
Geysers, Landscape photography, Mineral industries, and Railroads
Photographs created from mammoth plate negatives primarily by photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson of various locations in the American West, primarily in the states of California, Colorado, and Oregon, as well as Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1898, Photographs by Watkins consist of images created in the states of California and Oregon, and in Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1890, An image created by Watkins of Tombstone, Arizona Territory shows the Old South Shaft Ore Quarry of the Tough Nut Mine with a view of the town, the Dragoon Mountains, and the Cochise Stronghold in the distance, 1880, Images created by Watkins in California consist primarily of locations in Yosemite National Park, including Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Tutocanula Pass (consisting of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks cliff), and views of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail and Eagle Point, 1878-1881. Other images from California include two different views from the top of Round Top Mountain, with one of the images showing a view of the Blue Lakes and the other the Mokelumne River, 1879; views in the vicinity of San Gabriel showing residences and wine houses of the Lake Vineyard, near the Sierra Madre Mountains and a date palm tree on the grounds of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, ca. 1874-1880; a view of the Carmel Valley from the Mission Road, Monterey; and a view of a waterfall, probably the Palisades Falls on the North Fork American River at Soda Springs, ca. 1874-1880, Images created by Watkins in Marysville, Montana Territory, consist of a view of the town, three interior views of a mill, and a view of the Drumlummon Mine and the Maskelyne Tunnel, 1884-1885 or 1890, Images created by Watkins along the Columbia River, Oregon, consist of views of rock bluffs along the river, a Native American village located at the Dalles, a winter view of the river with snow-covered shores, and a view of the Tooth Bridge and Eagle Creek Crossing, 1884-1885, Images created by Watkins in Washington Territory include a view of the Spokane Falls of the Spokane River, a mill in Port Ludlow, and ships at a dock in Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, 1882, Images created by Watkins of geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory, consist of Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Old Faithful Geyser, and Pulpit Terrace, 1884-1885, A majority of the images created by William Henry Jackson depict locations and geological features in Colorado, while other images show locations in Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Oregon, 1878-1898, Images from El Paso County, Colorado, created by Jackson include geological features in the Garden of the Gods, such as Cathedral Spires, Gate Rock, Tower of Babel, and the abutting Seal Rock and Bear Rock, with many images showing Pikes Peak in the distance; a view of Monument Park showing eroded sandstone rock formations; a view of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon; a view of Phoebe's Arch, near Palmer Lake; a view of Sheltered Falls on Ruxton Creek; a view of foothills and snow on Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs; a view of Seven Falls (also known as Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, and a view of Fountain Creek near Colorado City with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance, Images from Gunnison County, Colorado, created by Jackson include a view of the Curecanti Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon with the Gunnison River and the railroad of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, and a view of a man standing on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero, Two images in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado, created by Jackson show the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Arkansas River, with one of the images showing a suspension bridge known as Hanging Bridge, Other images created by Jackson in Colorado include a view of the city of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County and the stone and wood frame buildings at the Yampah Hot Springs bathhouse and pool; a view of the Georgetown Loop and tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company in Clear Creek Canyon in Clear Creek County; a view of Cathedral Spires and the Platte Canyon of the South Platte River with tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company in Jefferson County; a view of people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road in Ute Pass, showing Twin Creek and Rainbow Falls, in Teller County; and a view of Sierra Blanca mountains, a stream and railroad tracks, possibly in Costilla County, Images created by Jackson in Utah include a view of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon, Utah County; and a view in the vicinity of Echo, depicting men standing and sitting on a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Summit County, Other images created by Jackson include a view of the Twin Falls waterfall on the Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho; a view of Rio de los Pinos and rock formations in the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; and a view of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in Multnomah County, Oregon, and The collection includes an additional view created by F. Jay Haynes that shows an unidentified body of water beside two railroad tracks and a telegraph line; and an image probably by Watkins or Haynes that depicts an interior view of large industrial machinery in a brick building
Description:
A mammoth plate is a photographic negative plate, 18 by 21 inches (53.5 x 45.7 cm.) or larger, from which photographic prints are made through contact printing., Title devised by cataloger., Captions inscribed in the negatives created by Jackson., Manuscript inscription on the recto and verso of several photographic prints., and Photographs previously bound in a volume with the spine title "Photographs by Ezra Meeker and W. H. Jackson." The original boards and spine are filed with the collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Wyoming, Montana, West (U.S.), Arizona, Arkansas River, Austin Bluffs (Colo.), Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.), Blue Lakes (Calif.), Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), California, Cathedral Rocks (Calif.), Cathedral Spires (El Paso County, Colo.), Cathedral Spires (Jefferson County, Colo.), Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.), Clear Creek County (Colo.), Cochise Stronghold (Ariz.), Colorado, Columbia River, Costilla County (Colo.), Curecanti Needle (Colo.), Dalles (Or.), Dragoon Mountains (Ariz.), Drumlummon Mine (Mont.), Eagle Creek (Or.), Echo (Utah), El Capitan (Calif.), El Paso County (Colo.), Fountain Creek (Colo.), Fremont County (Colo.), Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Garfield County (Colo.), Gate Rock (El Paso County, Colo.), Giant Geyser (Wyo.), Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Grotto Geyser (Wyo.), Gunnison County (Colo.), Gunnison River (Colo.), Half Dome (Calif.), Jefferson County (Colo.), Jerome County (Idaho), Lake Vineyard (San Gabriel, Calif.), Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.), Mokelumne River (Calif.), Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.), Multnomah County (Or.), Multnomah Creek (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), North Fork American River (Calif.), Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.), Oregon, Palisades Falls, Pikes Peak (Colo.), Platte Canyon (Colo.), Port Ludlow (Wash.), Port Madison (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Provo Canyon (Utah), Provo River (Utah), Pulpit Rock (Utah), Pulpit Terrace (Wyo.), Rainbow Falls (Colo.), Rio Arriba County (N.M.), Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.), Round Top Mountain (Calif.), Royal Gorge (Colo.), San Gabriel (Calif.), Sentinel Rock (Calif.), Seven Falls (Colo.), Sierra Blanca (Colo.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Soda Springs (Calif.), South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.), Spokane (Wash.), Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.), Teller County (Colo.), Toltec Gorge (N.M.), Tombstone (Ariz.), Tombstone Region (Ariz.), Twin Creek (Colo.), Twin Falls (Idaho : Waterfalls), Utah, Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.), Washington (State), Yampah Hot Springs (Colo.), Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Colorado Central Railroad Company, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), and Tough Nut Mine
Subject (Topic):
Geysers, Landscape photography, Mineral industries, and Railroads
Photographs created from mammoth plate negatives primarily by photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson of various locations in the American West, primarily in the states of California, Colorado, and Oregon, as well as Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1898, Photographs by Watkins consist of images created in the states of California and Oregon, and in Arizona, Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Territories, ca. 1874-1890, An image created by Watkins of Tombstone, Arizona Territory shows the Old South Shaft Ore Quarry of the Tough Nut Mine with a view of the town, the Dragoon Mountains, and the Cochise Stronghold in the distance, 1880, Images created by Watkins in California consist primarily of locations in Yosemite National Park, including Half Dome, Sentinel Rock, Tutocanula Pass (consisting of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks cliff), and views of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail and Eagle Point, 1878-1881. Other images from California include two different views from the top of Round Top Mountain, with one of the images showing a view of the Blue Lakes and the other the Mokelumne River, 1879; views in the vicinity of San Gabriel showing residences and wine houses of the Lake Vineyard, near the Sierra Madre Mountains and a date palm tree on the grounds of the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, ca. 1874-1880; a view of the Carmel Valley from the Mission Road, Monterey; and a view of a waterfall, probably the Palisades Falls on the North Fork American River at Soda Springs, ca. 1874-1880, Images created by Watkins in Marysville, Montana Territory, consist of a view of the town, three interior views of a mill, and a view of the Drumlummon Mine and the Maskelyne Tunnel, 1884-1885 or 1890, Images created by Watkins along the Columbia River, Oregon, consist of views of rock bluffs along the river, a Native American village located at the Dalles, a winter view of the river with snow-covered shores, and a view of the Tooth Bridge and Eagle Creek Crossing, 1884-1885, Images created by Watkins in Washington Territory include a view of the Spokane Falls of the Spokane River, a mill in Port Ludlow, and ships at a dock in Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, 1882, Images created by Watkins of geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Territory, consist of Giant Geyser, Grotto Geyser, Old Faithful Geyser, and Pulpit Terrace, 1884-1885, A majority of the images created by William Henry Jackson depict locations and geological features in Colorado, while other images show locations in Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, and Oregon, 1878-1898, Images from El Paso County, Colorado, created by Jackson include geological features in the Garden of the Gods, such as Cathedral Spires, Gate Rock, Tower of Babel, and the abutting Seal Rock and Bear Rock, with many images showing Pikes Peak in the distance; a view of Monument Park showing eroded sandstone rock formations; a view of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon; a view of Phoebe's Arch, near Palmer Lake; a view of Sheltered Falls on Ruxton Creek; a view of foothills and snow on Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs; a view of Seven Falls (also known as Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, and a view of Fountain Creek near Colorado City with a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance, Images from Gunnison County, Colorado, created by Jackson include a view of the Curecanti Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon with the Gunnison River and the railroad of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, and a view of a man standing on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero, Two images in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado, created by Jackson show the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad near the Arkansas River, with one of the images showing a suspension bridge known as Hanging Bridge, Other images created by Jackson in Colorado include a view of the city of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County and the stone and wood frame buildings at the Yampah Hot Springs bathhouse and pool; a view of the Georgetown Loop and tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company in Clear Creek Canyon in Clear Creek County; a view of Cathedral Spires and the Platte Canyon of the South Platte River with tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company in Jefferson County; a view of people sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road in Ute Pass, showing Twin Creek and Rainbow Falls, in Teller County; and a view of Sierra Blanca mountains, a stream and railroad tracks, possibly in Costilla County, Images created by Jackson in Utah include a view of Bridal Veil Falls on the Provo River in Provo Canyon, Utah County; and a view in the vicinity of Echo, depicting men standing and sitting on a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Summit County, Other images created by Jackson include a view of the Twin Falls waterfall on the Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho; a view of Rio de los Pinos and rock formations in the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; and a view of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in Multnomah County, Oregon, and The collection includes an additional view created by F. Jay Haynes that shows an unidentified body of water beside two railroad tracks and a telegraph line; and an image probably by Watkins or Haynes that depicts an interior view of large industrial machinery in a brick building
Description:
A mammoth plate is a photographic negative plate, 18 by 21 inches (53.5 x 45.7 cm.) or larger, from which photographic prints are made through contact printing., Title devised by cataloger., Captions inscribed in the negatives created by Jackson., Manuscript inscription on the recto and verso of several photographic prints., and Photographs previously bound in a volume with the spine title "Photographs by Ezra Meeker and W. H. Jackson." The original boards and spine are filed with the collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Wyoming, Montana, West (U.S.), Arizona, Arkansas River, Austin Bluffs (Colo.), Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.), Blue Lakes (Calif.), Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), California, Cathedral Rocks (Calif.), Cathedral Spires (El Paso County, Colo.), Cathedral Spires (Jefferson County, Colo.), Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.), Clear Creek County (Colo.), Cochise Stronghold (Ariz.), Colorado, Columbia River, Costilla County (Colo.), Curecanti Needle (Colo.), Dalles (Or.), Dragoon Mountains (Ariz.), Drumlummon Mine (Mont.), Eagle Creek (Or.), Echo (Utah), El Capitan (Calif.), El Paso County (Colo.), Fountain Creek (Colo.), Fremont County (Colo.), Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Garfield County (Colo.), Gate Rock (El Paso County, Colo.), Giant Geyser (Wyo.), Glenwood Springs (Colo.), Grotto Geyser (Wyo.), Gunnison County (Colo.), Gunnison River (Colo.), Half Dome (Calif.), Jefferson County (Colo.), Jerome County (Idaho), Lake Vineyard (San Gabriel, Calif.), Marysville (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.), Mokelumne River (Calif.), Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.), Multnomah County (Or.), Multnomah Creek (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), North Fork American River (Calif.), Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.), Oregon, Palisades Falls, Pikes Peak (Colo.), Platte Canyon (Colo.), Port Ludlow (Wash.), Port Madison (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Provo Canyon (Utah), Provo River (Utah), Pulpit Rock (Utah), Pulpit Terrace (Wyo.), Rainbow Falls (Colo.), Rio Arriba County (N.M.), Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.), Round Top Mountain (Calif.), Royal Gorge (Colo.), San Gabriel (Calif.), Sentinel Rock (Calif.), Seven Falls (Colo.), Sierra Blanca (Colo.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Soda Springs (Calif.), South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.), South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.), South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.), Spokane (Wash.), Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.), Teller County (Colo.), Toltec Gorge (N.M.), Tombstone (Ariz.), Tombstone Region (Ariz.), Twin Creek (Colo.), Twin Falls (Idaho : Waterfalls), Utah, Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.), Washington (State), Yampah Hot Springs (Colo.), Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), and Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Haynes, F. Jay 1853-1921. (Frank Jay),, Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942., Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928., Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916., Colorado Central Railroad Company, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company, Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), and Tough Nut Mine
Subject (Topic):
Geysers, Landscape photography, Mineral industries, and Railroads
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., Shows Indian tribal locations, military posts, and routes and dates of expeditions and surveys., and Includes text of "Authorities."
Publisher:
War Dept
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)
Subject (Topic):
Railroads, Pacific railroads, and Explorations and surveys
Map showing the relative position at Rock Island with the northwestern states and territories and its connections by rail roads and rivers
Description:
BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio 2017 14: Imperfect: brittle and chipped, with some loss of text., Relief shown by hachures., "Lith. by Ed Mendel, Chicago.", Coordinates not present on map and are approximated., and Includes two maps below: Map of Rock Island showing government property water power and Fort Armstrong; Map of Rock Island and vicinity with its coal fields.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Illinois, Rock Island, United States, Rock Island., and United States.
BEIN 766 1909: Original wrappers. Illegible inscription on front wrapper., Also has a 48 page Route Guide to Massachusetts, Connecticut & R.I. This company also published maps of the west in the 1870's, under the name Edward Mendenhall. Covers are brown card board 18.5x11.5 printed with an illustration of three people in an automobile and the title "Mendenhall's Guide And Road-Map of Connecticut With District Maps. C.S. Mendenhall, Map Publisher, Cincinnati. Price 75 Cts.", and Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
An unfinished sketch for the engraving which appeared in the November 1845 issue of "George Cruikshank's Table-book," illustrating a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett. John Bull is beset by lilliputian tormentors who are removing all his cash, clothing, and possessions, beneath clouds of steam and a clanging bell
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from pencil annotation below image, in the artist's hand., Text above image: George Cruikshank's "Table Book"., and With additional pencil drawings and artist’s notes in the margins.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
"Imp-like creatures of the railway company, gathered around the seated figure of John Bull, stripping him of his clothes and possessions, an auctioneer selling elements of his wardrobe, trains pulling boxes of money and silver plate"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Anticipated effects of the railway calls
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication and publisher from British Museum catalogue., Illustration to: George Cruikshank's Table book. Published by George Bell in London., Illustration accompanying a brief article on railroad speculation by the periodical's editor, Gilbert Abbott a Beckett., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Window mounted to 30 x 23 cm.
Publisher:
George Bell
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Auctions, Fictitious characters, Money, and Railroads
Two versions of a viewbook, each with a different binding, that consist of photographs along the Columbia River, as well as images of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, created by Isaac Grundy Davidson and compiled by printer George H. Himes, both from Portland, Oregon, ca. 1879. One volume bound in wood and ebony, and the other volume bound in leather. Several images relate to the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad and to the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, General overviews of the Columbia River include views of the Lower Cascades and Upper Cascades, as well as a copy photograph from a painting. Views along the Columbia River in Washington include Beacon Rock (referred to as Castle Rock), Gibraltar Rock, Cape Horn, and Cape Disappointment at the mouth of river, as well as a view of Bradford Island in Oregon, Images of Idaho along the Clark Fork River include views of Cabinet Gorge and of the communities of Clark Fork and Cabinet, as well as images of railway construction by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company that consist of a trestle bridge under construction at Clark Fork and railway grading at Big Bluff. Other images of Idaho include the military compound at Fort Coeur d'Alene (which became Fort Sherman), Coeur d'Alene Lake, and locations along the Snake River, Images of Oregon include views of rock formations consisting of Rooster Rock and Twin Rocks; views of waterfalls that include Bridal Veil Falls, Latourell Falls, and Multnomah Falls; views of a train of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company along the Umatilla River and Crested Butte; views of Meacham Creek and Meacham Creek Canyon; and views of the Oregon cities of Astoria and Portland, Photographs of Washington include several views of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River; several views of Mount Rainier (identified as Mount Tacoma); overviews of Seattle that show Puget Sound; a view of North Fork Canyon of the Puyallup River; and a view of a railroad trestle near Riparia on the Snake River, and The volume with leather binding includes two additional images that consist of a view of the breakers at Cape Disappointment and a copy photograph of the painting by maritime artist Cleveland Rockwell that depicts of the mouth of the Columbia River
Description:
The complete title of the volume is “Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Glimpses of pretty spots along the valley of the Columbia River from Northern Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Scenery along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, showing the new trans-continental route in process of construction.”, The ebony and wood bound volume includes statement on the title page, “Bound in Oregon woods and Alaska cedar, prepared by the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company.”, Photographic prints mounted on boards with letterpress captions below each print., Captions in several negatives., and The leather bound volume includes a receipt laid in from the Cadmus Book Shop, New York, to Edward Eberstadt, 1923.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest, Pacific, Astoria (Or.), Beacon Rock (Wash.), Bradford Island (Or.), Bridal Veil Falls (Or.), Cabinet (Idaho), Cape Disappointment State Park (Wash.), Clark Fork (Idaho : Town), Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho), Coeur d'Alene Lake (Idaho), Columbia River, Fort Sherman (Idaho), Idaho, Latourell Falls (Or.), Meacham Creek (Or.), Meacham Creek Canyon (Or.), Multnomah Falls (Or.), Oregon, Portland (Or.), Puget Sound (Wash.), Puyallup River (Wash.), Rainier, Mount (Wash.), Riparia (Wash.), Seattle (Wash.), Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.), Spokane Falls (Wash. : Waterfall), Umatilla River (Or.), and Washington (State)
Subject (Name):
Davidson, I. G. 1845-1922. (Isaac Grundy),, Himes, George H., 1844-1940., Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907., Northern Pacific Railway Company, Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company., and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
