Object number:
H75.107.1.54
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Mormon Family, Great Salt Lake Valley from The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent
Maker:
Andrew J. Russell
Date made:
1868
Material / Technique:
Albumen print
Dimensions:
H: 9.25 in, W: 12.062 in
Credit line:
Gift of George E. Arnott
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Content description:
This is a single page from "The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent" that contains an albumen print photograph. The print shows a family posing in front of a log cabin. A man is sitting in a chair in front of the cabin's door. To the right and left of him are women and children.
Cultural affinity:
Shoshone; Ute; Goshute
Concepts:
landscape; family; log cabin; transcontinental railroad; Mormon
Places:
Utah; Kaysville, Utah
Organizations:
Union Pacific Railroad
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