Brigham Young's Residences. The Lion House and the Beehive House
- Photograph
- Salt Lake City, UT: C. R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, 1870
Salt Lake City, UT: C. R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, 1870. 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 red border on the front. "C. R. Savage, (Late Savage & Ottinger.) Pioneer Art Gallery" backstamp. Nice contrast and detail in the photograph. Pencil notation in a neat hand on the reverse. The photograph is just barely starting to curl away from the card along the top. Shows a direct view of Brigham Young's residences from across the road on South Temple street looking north and slightly east. A white picket fence can be seen in the immediate foreground. A few horse drawn carriages can be seen parked in front of the Beehive House.
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.