Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Photograph Collections
Consists of original stereo-views that were taken of sights along the Union Pacific or Central Pacific Railroads in Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California as well as a few general views in Utah (especially Salt Lake City), Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona. Also included are several Native American portraits and views of Yellowstone National Park. Many photographers are represented in this collection including Andrew Joseph (A.J.) Russell, William Henry Jackson, Charles William (C.W.) Carter, Carleton Watkins, John K. (Jack) Hillers, William Bell, Underhill & Underhill, and Eadweard Muybridge.
The C.R. Savage photograph collection consists of 130 original photographs taken from around 1865 to 1895. The majority of the photographs are cabinet card portraits (many of children) from his Salt Lake City studio including a 1888 portrait of Wilford Woodruff (4th LDS Church President), and a 1897 view of Temple Square. The remainder consists of: stereographs of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads; an interior shot of the Salt Lake City Tabernacle; two oversize landscapes; and two carte-de-visites.
