Object number:
H69.459.1906
Object name:
photonegative
Title:
Carmichael's Camp, Bitter Creek Valley No. 2
Maker:
Andrew J. Russell
Date made:
1868
Material / Technique:
Imperial collodion glass plate negative
Dimensions:
H: 10 in, W: 13 in, D: 0.062 in
Credit line:
Museum Purchase
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Content description:
66 No Carmichael's Camp Bitter Creek Valley No 2 (Scratched on negative). See also 73 and 75. "Behind the construction camp, right center of the photograph, one can see one of the cuts made into the hillside to accommodate the railroad line." Remarks per Glenn Willumson for the NEA Russell Grant, July 2013 - June 2015.
Cultural affinity:
Shoshone
Concepts:
transcontinental railroad
Places:
Bitter Creek, Wyoming; Bitter Creek Valley; Wyoming
Organizations:
Union Pacific Railroad
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