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Stereoscopic Photograph (Albumen Prints) of Brigham Young, by C. R. Savage, Salt Lake City, c.1870

Inventory Number 12580


Item type
Object
Makers
C. Savage
Provenance
Presented by Beatrice M. Blackwood in 1966. Part of a collection of stereoscopic photographs that belonged to the artist, travel writer, and folklorist Estella Canziani (1887-1964).
Primary inscriptions
Printed front and back of mount. Captioned 'President B. Young, born June 1st, 1801.'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 87mm Width: 176mm
Inventory No
12580
Accession Number
1966-147

Description

Stereoscopic albumen prints mounted on green card. The birth date indicates that Brigham Young (1801-1877) was still living when the photograph was published. From the series 'Utah'.

One of a collection of 74 early American stereoscopic photographs from the collection of Estella Canziani.