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Andrew J. Russell — Lake at the Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain

Andrew J. Russell

Lake at the Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain

1868

Exemplifying Russell's skill in alpine photography, the image captures the pristine wilderness of the Uintah Mountains before large-scale development, preserving a moment of untouched American landscape for posterity.

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

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Andrew J. Russell, Lake at the Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain, 1868

Exemplifying Russell's skill in alpine photography, the image captures the pristine wilderness of the Uintah Mountains before large-scale development, preserving a moment of untouched American landscape for posterity.

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

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Serene, American, Landscape, Wilderness, Water, Mountain

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