The Devil's Slide. Weber Canyon, Utah
- Photograph
- Salt Lake City, UT: C. R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, 1870
Salt Lake City, UT: C. R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, 1870. Photograph. Near Fine. Carte de visite. Albumen photograph [9.5 x 5.5 cm] mounted on a white card [10 x 6 cm] with a red border on the front. "C. R. Savage, (Late Savage & Ottinger.) Pioneer Art Gallery" backstamp. Pencil notation in a neat hand on the reverse. The photograph shows clear focus and excellent contrast. A straight-on, portrait-oriented view of the iconic protruding limestone strata, The Devil's Slide. Railroad tracks (Union Pacific line) and the Weber River can be seen in the foreground at the base of the towering geological formation.
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.