Research Catalog

Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad

Title
  1. Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad [graphic] / W. H. Jackson.
Published by
  1. Omaha, Neb. : W. H. Jackson, 1869?-1872?
Author
  1. Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Additional authors
  1. Jackson Bros. (Omaha, Neb.) Rocky Mountain scenery.
  2. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Description
  1. 94 stereographs (photographic prints) : albumen, some col.; 88 x 177 mm. or smaller.
Summary
  1. Stereoscopic views on the Union Pacific Railroad: Farnham Street, Omaha; Rollins House, Cheyenne; views showing the last rail and tie at Promontory, Utah, also sidings and trains; views of canyons, including Weber and Echo Canyons, showing rock formations, the river, bridges and tunnels, men at work on the tracks near the 1000 mile tree, section men on a hand car, Uintah, at the mouth of the Weber Canyon (photographer's shadow just visible), trestle two miles west of Wahsatch, railroad cuts, tents next to track and train going up the old Z near Wahsatch, Wahsatch, Green River Butte, general views of Salt Lake City, including the Tabernacle, "the Old Deseret Store"; views near Sherman, Wyo.: Reed's Rock, including view of man looking out from rocks with binoculars, Sherman in the background, other rock formations, and a view of a tree and the prairie looking south from Sherman; views on the Green River, including tracks running along river, Green River Station and Burning rock cut; Dale Creek canyon and the Dale Creek Bridge, including a view of a mountain goat skull atop a rock, man below; Silver City, showing a few small plank or log buildings; a group at Benton, some wearing top hats; train on a snowy prairie, Medicine Bow Mountains, beyond; wagon in Fish Creek Valley; group of men and women at Carbon Station, train in background.
Subject
  1. Photographica
  2. Hand-colored photoprints
  3. Stereographs
  4. Photographic prints
  5. Albumen prints
  6. Group portraits
  7. Weber River (Utah)
  8. Sherman (Wyo.)
  9. Salt Lake City (Utah)
  10. Medicine Bow Mountains (Colo. and Wyo.)
  11. Green River (Wyo.-Utah)
  12. Trees > Utah
  13. Skulls
  14. Rock formations > Wyoming
  15. Rock formations > Utah
  16. Railroads > Wyoming
  17. Railroad > Utah
  18. Railroads > Nebraska
  19. Railroad tunnels > Utah
  20. Railroad stations > Wyoming
  21. Railroad construction & maintenance > Utah
  22. Railroad handcars > Utah
  23. Railroad employees
  24. Railroad bridges > Wyoming
  25. Railroad bridges > Utah
  26. Prairies
  27. Hotels & taverns > Wyoming > Cheyenne
  28. Historic sites > Utah
  29. Historic building > Utah > Salt Lake City
  30. Canyons > Utah
  31. Buttes > Wyoming
  32. Union Pacific Railroad Company
  33. Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  34. Central Pacific Railroad Company
Genre/Form
  1. Group portraits.
  2. Albumen prints.
  3. Photographic prints.
  4. Stereographs.
Call number
  1. MFY Dennis Coll 92-F104
Note
  1. Most of the views were probably made in 1869, and were published before Jackson sold his Omaha studio in 1872 since all are labelled either Jackson Bros. or W. H. Jackson, Omaha. Labels are printed on mount or printed on paper labels pasted on mounts and include caption and numbering, some captions and numbers printed, others hand-written. Includes views from the series "Rocky Mountain scenery," which may have been made in 1868.
  2. Includes one hand-colored view.
  3. Views are numbered: Rocky Mountain scenery: 17, 21, 25, 39, 40, 47, 48; Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad: 35, 62, 65, 66, 71, 77, 79, 80, 86, 91-93, 95, 98, 100, 104, 108, 109, 112, 115, 120, 122-124, 126-130, 133, 134, 138-142, 145-148, 152-154, 158, 162, 164, 166, 170-173, 179-181, 184-185, 188, 266.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Cite as (note)
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Provenance (note)
  1. Gift of Robert Dennis, 1982 and Mrs. George R. Collins, 1993.
Author
  1. Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer.
Title
  1. Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad [graphic] / W. H. Jackson.
Imprint
  1. Omaha, Neb. : W. H. Jackson, 1869?-1872?
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Photography Collection; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Cite as:
  1. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Provenance
  1. Gift of Robert Dennis, 1982 and Mrs. George R. Collins, 1993.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Local subject
  1. Hand-colored photoprints.
  2. Photographica.
Added author
  1. Jackson Bros. (Omaha, Neb.) Rocky Mountain scenery.
  2. Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Research call number
  1. MFY Dennis Coll 92-F104
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