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Andrew J. Russell — Church Buttes, Near Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory

Andrew J. Russell

Church Buttes, Near Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory

1868

Documenting the remote Wyoming landscape encountered during transcontinental railroad construction, Russell's photograph captures both the geological grandeur and strategic importance of Western landmarks in America's expansion narrative.

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

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Andrew J. Russell, Church Buttes, Near Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory, 1868

Documenting the remote Wyoming landscape encountered during transcontinental railroad construction, Russell's photograph captures both the geological grandeur and strategic importance of Western landmarks in America's expansion narrative.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Western, Mountain

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