Object number:
H75.107.1.45
Object name:
photograph
Title:
East End of Tunnel, Weber Canon 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: 9.125 in, W: 12.25 in
Credit line:
Gift of George E. Arnott
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical 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.
Content description:
The print shows a group of men standing in front of a tunnel under construction. There are 3 men attached to ropes above the tunnel and 6 men above them holding onto the ropes.
Cultural affinity:
Shoshone; Goshute
Concepts:
transcontinental railroad; landscape; track; rock; man; tunnel
Places:
Utah; Weber Canyon
Organizations:
Union Pacific Railroad
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