Tunnel No. 3 [Union Pacific Railroad] and Weber River. Weber Canyon, Utah
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- Photograph
- Salt Lake City, UT: Savage & Ottinger Fine Art Gallery, 1860
Salt Lake City, UT: Savage & Ottinger Fine Art Gallery, 1860. Photograph. Very Good +. Carte de visite. Albumen photograph [5.5 x 9.5 cm] mounted on a white card [6 x 10 cm] with a gold border on the front. Savage & Ottinger Fine Art Gallery backstamp (with beehive garden illustration). Faint pencil notation on the reverse. Two small stains also on the reverse (does not affect photograph, nor does it obscure the backstamp). The image is bright and clear, showing nice contrasts. A wide view looking down on the railroad tracks and bridge leading over the Weber River and into tunnel number three in Weber Canyon, UT. Several small building structures are visible to the right of the tunnel.
A striking image from the renowned Mormon pioneer photographer, Charles Roscoe Savage, who is best known for his images of the linking of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah. Savage was a prolific photographer of the American West in general, and of Utah and the Mormon experience in particular. He thoroughly documented the early settlement and development of Salt Lake City, including the long and arduous construction of the Mormon Temple over several decades. He also photographed many Indigenous North Americans, and is credited for taking the first photographs of what would later become Zion National Park.
A striking image from the renowned Mormon pioneer photographer, Charles Roscoe Savage, who is best known for his images of the linking of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah. Savage was a prolific photographer of the American West in general, and of Utah and the Mormon experience in particular. He thoroughly documented the early settlement and development of Salt Lake City, including the long and arduous construction of the Mormon Temple over several decades. He also photographed many Indigenous North Americans, and is credited for taking the first photographs of what would later become Zion National Park.