Begins with two printed poems "The Stone Giant's Bowl" and "The Ice Dragon's Nest" and two facsimile letters written during Clarence King's trip in the Uintah Mountains to his sister Marion and to "Lall" and "Jan."
Alternative Title:
The three lakes
Description:
Blank versos of mounted photographs not reproduced. and Unidentified manuscript inscription on title page.
Subject (Geographic):
Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Utah, West (U.S.), and Wyoming
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
Photographic prints of images created by Andrew Joseph Russell of locations in Utah, Wyoming, California, and Nebraska, ca. 1867-1869. The bound album contains the same images represented in the loose photographic prints. the loose photographic prints were previously bound in a deteriorating leather album with spine title "Views in Salt Lake." The loose photographic prints were foliated before the album was disbound album, Images of locations and structures related to Brigham Young in Utah include views of his residences, known as the Beehive House and Lion House in Salt Lake City; one of these images includes the foundation for the Salt Lake Temple in the foreground. Images of other structures related to Young include his bathhouse located at Warm Sulphur Springs, Salt Lake City, and a view of his cotton and woolen mills in Parley Canyon with the Wasatch Range in the distance, Images of locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, include views of the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Theatre, Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution, and an overview of Temple Street that shows businesses, Images of locations in Echo, Utah, and its vicinity include an overview of the city from the south, as well as several rock formations, including Conglomerate Peaks, Hanging Rock, Sentinel Rock, and Sphinx Rock, Images of locations in Echo Canyon, Utah, and its vicinity include views of several rock outcroppings, including Death's Rock, Finger Rock, and Rock Great Eastern. Several images document Tunnel No. 2 (also known as Echo Tunnel or Wahsatch No. 2) for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and includes an image of a tunnel entrance, Images of the Weber River and Weber Canyon (also known as the Weber River Valley or Weber Valley), Utah, include views of Coalville; a location on the river near Heneferville (which became Henefer); a vista from Witch Rocks; construction of a wooden bridge across the Weber River at Devil's Gate; a view of Devil's Gate without a bridge; and a view from a ridge of the canyon that shows both entrances to Tunnel No. 3 and two railroad bridges. An image also documents the One Thousand Mile Tree, located in the canyon at a distance one thousand miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, Views of Wilhelmina Pass in Weber Canyon (also known as the Narrows of Weber Canyon), include a distant view of Serrated Rocks (also known as Devil's Slide); a view below a railroad bridge, and an overview of the canyon, Images of locations in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, include a view of Moore's Lake at the head of the Bear River; a view of a man identified as the old trapper in camp beside the Bear River; and a view of the Lake of the Sounding Shore, Images of other locations in Utah include a view of a wooden trestle near Promontory, and a view of Ripple Lake in White Pine Canyon near Park City, Images of locations in the vicinity of Dale Creek, near Sherman and the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming include a view of the Dale Creek Trestle, a wooden railroad trestle bridge; a view of Medicine Bow Mountain; a view of Skull Rock near Sherman Station; a view of Camel Rocks (also known as Granite Rock) near Buford; a view of Devil's Gate in the canyon of Dale Creek; a view of Grizzly Peak from near Evans' Pass; and a view of the source of the Laramie River in the Laramie Mountains, Images of the Green River Valley in Wyoming include a view of the Green River Bridge, a wooden bridge across the Green River with Citadel Rock in the distance; as well as discrete views of rock outcroppings, including Smith's Buttes and Castle Rock, Images of rock outcroppings at various locations throughout Wyoming include views of the High Bluffs near Black Buttes; Church Buttes near Fort Bridger; and Dial Rock in the Laramie Basin, Images of locations in Nebraska include views of a wooden bridge that crosses the North Platte River at its junction with the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, and a view of the Loup Fork Bridge across Loup Fork of the Platte River, and Images of California include a view from a summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain range with snow sheds in the foreground and Donner Lake in the distance, as well as a view of hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flat that shows men using jets of water to break down gravel banks
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Letterpress captions on mounts., Many duplicate images. Some of these photographs also appear in A.J. Russell's The Great West Illustrated . . . New York, 1869., and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Utah, Salt Lake City., West (U.S.), Bear River (Utah-Idaho), Buford (Wyo.), California, Coalville (Utah), Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.), Donner Lake (Calif.), Dutch Flat (Calif.), Echo (Utah), Echo Canyon (Utah), Green River (Wyo.-Utah), Green River Valley (Wyo.-Utah), Grizzly Peak (Wyo.), Henefer (Utah), Laramie Basin (Wyo.), Laramie Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.), Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.), Nebraska, North Platte River, One Thousand Mile Tree (Utah : Tree), Parley Canyon (Utah), Platte River (Neb.), Promontory (Utah), Salt Lake City (Utah), Sherman (Wyo.), Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Temple Street (Salt Lake City, Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.), Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho), Weber River (Utah), Weber River Valley (Utah), White Pine Canyon (Summit County, Utah), Wilhelmina Pass (Utah), Witch Rocks (Utah), and Wyoming
Subject (Name):
Russell, Andrew J., Young, Brigham, 1801-1877, Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah), Salt Lake Theatre, Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah), Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Bridges, Wooden, Hot springs, and Railroads
