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Andrew J. Russell — Malloy's Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range

Andrew J. Russell

Malloy's Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range

1868

Documenting the extensive excavation required for railroad passage through the Laramie Range, Russell's image serves as both engineering record and artistic statement about human transformation of the Western landscape.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. IV from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

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Andrew J. Russell, Malloy's Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range, 1868

Documenting the extensive excavation required for railroad passage through the Laramie Range, Russell's image serves as both engineering record and artistic statement about human transformation of the Western landscape.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. IV from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)
Year
1868
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Epic, Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Railway, Western, Mountain

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