Western views photograph album, 1869-1883 (bulk 1870-1880).

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Western views photograph album, 1869-1883 (bulk 1870-1880).

Albumen prints taken by photographers W.H. Jackson, C.R. Savage, and I.W. Taber from the 1870s to the early 1880s. Most of the photos show scenes along the Denver & Rio Grande or Central Pacific Railroads in California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Also included are images from Santa Fe, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and the Grand Canyon. The prints were removed from the album to prevent mechanical damage to loose prints and because the album pages were composed of highly acidic wood pulp paper. The original album is kept separately in Box 2.

0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company

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American railroad company. From the description of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company station records, 1922-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122367852 From the guide to the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company station records, 1922-1923, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909

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Reinhard Maeser was the son of Karl G. Maeser, a president of Brigham Young Academy. He was born in 1855 and died in 1926. From the description of Reinhard Maeser photograph collection, 1855-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367867066 Pioneer Utah photographer. From the description of C.R. Savage diaries, 1855-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365135505 C.R. Savage was a prominent photographer of Utah and the West. He is known for his photographs o...

Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912

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Morris Badt was born in Schwersenz, Posen, Germany in 1830. He emigrated to New York in 1847 and moved to San Francsico in 1851, where he established a mercantile business. He later established businesses in Elko and Wells, Nevada. He married Lena Posener in 1868. Badt died in San Francisco in 1899. Mirel Lipshuetz Badt was the stepmother of Morris Badt. (From genealogical information provided by donors.) From the description of Morris Badt family portraits [graphic]. ca. 1880-ca. 18...