Photographs of Weber Canon and Echo City, Utah [graphic]. 1873.

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Photographs of Weber Canon and Echo City, Utah [graphic]. 1873.

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Composed of seven unmounted mammoth plate albumen silver print photographs taken by Carleton E. Watkins in 1873. Watkins traveled with painter, William Keith (1839-1911) first along the Central Pacific Railroad to Salt Lake City, and then on to Weber Canyon and Echo Canyon, Utah on the Union Pacific Railroad. Handwritten titles verso: Devil's Slide, Weber Canon 2) Echo City View West 3) Bridge at the Devil's Gate, Weber Canon 4) Train at the Devil's Slide 5) View in Weber Canon near the Devil's Slide 6) Rocks in Echo Canon 7) Echo & Pulpit Rocks.

7 photographic prints : albumen ; 41 x 54 cm. or smaller.

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