sv000145.xml ANDREW J. RUSSELL: An Inventory of His Photograph Album at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Kova Walker-Lecic Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Sound and Visual Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Kova Walker-LecicJuly 2010 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Russell, Andrew J. The great West illustrated in a series of photographic views across the continent. Volume 1 [graphic]: taken along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad, west from Omaha, Nebraska: with an annotated table of contents, giving a brief description of each view; its peculiarities, characteristics, and connection with the different points on the road. 1869. Materials in English. Includes views of canyon cuts and passes, geologic formations, river valleys, supply trains, tunnels and bridges primarily in Granite Canyon, Echo Canyon, Weber Canyon, along the Laramie, Green, and Bear rivers, and near Salt Lake. 1 album ([10] p., 50 plates): sepia toned; 34 x 49 cm. Reserve Album 100: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Organizations: Union Pacific Railroad Company -- Pictorial works. Union Pacific Railroad Company. Places: West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Pictorial works. Document Types: Photograph albums. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator’s permission.

 Publication:

New York: Published by the authority of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1869

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Russell, Andrew J. The Great West Illustrated In a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

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Catalog ID number: 001623040

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Reserve Album 100 1 Carmichael's Cut, Granite Cañon, 1869.

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2 Granite Cañon from the water tank, 1869.

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3 Granite Rock, near Beaufort Station, 1869.

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4 Malloy's Cut, 1869.

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5 Hall's Cut, 1869.

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6 Skull Rock, 1869.

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7 Dale Creek Bridge, general view, 1869.

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8 Dale Creek Bridge, from above, 1869.

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9 Eastern approach to Dale Creek Bridge, 1869.

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10 Devil's Gate, Dale Creek Cañon, 1869.

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11 General Grant and party at Fort Sanders, 1869.

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12 Dial Rock, Red Buttes. , 1869.

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13 Snow and timber line, Laramie Mountains, 1869.

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14 Valley of the great Laramie from the mountains, 1869.

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15 Laramie Hotel, Laramie City, 1869.

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16 The windmill at Laramie, 1869.

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17 Laramie machine shops, from the southwest, 1869.

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18 Valley of the Little Laramie River, 1869.

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19 Among the timber at the head of the Little Laramie River. , 1869.

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20 Source of the Laramie River, 1869.

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21 High bluff, Black Buttes, 1869.

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22 Burning Rock Cut, 1869.

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23 The mountains of Green River, looking up the valley, 1869.

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24 Castle Rock, Green River Valley, 1869.

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25 Green River Valley, looking down the river, 1869.

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26 Church Buttes, 1869.

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27 Supply trains, 1869.

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28 Coal beds of Bear River, 1869.

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29 Bear River City, near the coal fields, 1869.

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30 Looking down Echo Cañon, from Death's Rock. , 1869.

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31 Monument Rock, mouth of Echo Cañon, 1869.

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32 Hanging Rock, foot of Echo Cañon, 1869.

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33 Sphynx of the valley, 1869.

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34 Sentinel Rock, near the mouth of Echo Cañon. , 1869.

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35 Looking up Weber River, Echo City, 1869.

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36 Coalville, Weber Valley, 1869.

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37 Wilhelmina Pass, from the East, 1869.

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38 Rock Great Eastern, 1869.

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39 East end of tunnel no. 3, Weber Valley, 1869.

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40 Devil's Gate, Weber Cañon, 1869.

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41 Weber Cañon, from below the devil's gate, 1869.

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42 Mormon turnpike bridge, mouth of Weber Cañon, 1869.

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43 Weber Valley, from Wilhelmina Pass, 1869.

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44 General Casement's construction train, 1869.

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45 Salt Lake City, from the top of the tabernacle. , 1869.

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46 City Creek Cañon, near City Creek Falls, 1869.

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47 Residence of Brigham Young, 1869.

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48 Mormon Family, Great Salt Lake Valley, 1869.

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49 Brigham Young's cotton and woolen factories, 1869.

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50 Great Mormon Tabernacle, 1869.

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