Photograph
1870 · Salt Lake City, UT
by Savage, Charles Roscoe. [C. R. Savage] [Carte de visite] [CDV]
Salt Lake City, UT: C. R. Savage, Pioneer Art Gallery, 1870. Photograph. Near Fine. Carte de visite. Albumen photograph [9.5 x 5.5 cm] mounted on a white card [10 x 6 cm] with a red border on the front. "C. R. Savage, (Late Savage & Ottinger.) Pioneer Art Gallery" backstamp. Pencil notation in a neat hand on the reverse. The photograph shows clear focus and excellent contrast. A straight-on, portrait-oriented view of the iconic protruding limestone strata, The Devil's Slide. Railroad tracks (Union Pacific line) and the Weber River can be seen in the foreground at the base of the towering geological formation.
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A striking image from the (truncated)