Anderson, Adam Saig, 1869-1944
Dates
- Existence: 1869 - 1944
Biography
Adam Saig Anderson (1869-1944) was a photographer in Provo, Utah. He was brother of George Edward Anderson, and apprenticed with Charles R. Savage.
Adam Saig Anderson was born to George and Mary Ann Anderson in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 23, 1869. As he grew into adulthood, Adam worked as an intern for various individuals including Charles R. Savage - a famous British-born photographer whose photos of the linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways and the Cornerstone ceremony of the Salt Lake temple were published in magazines including "Harper's Weekly." After finishing his apprenticeships, he opened up a gallery in Provo, Utah, around 1890, but later sold it to Thomas Christian Larson in 1910. On March 18, 1944, he passed away in Provo, Utah.
Citation:
UPB Files, July 31, 2017 (worked as a photographer in Provo, Utah; apprenticed with Charles R. Savage in Salt Lake City; opened a gallery in Provo in 1890, but later sold it to his apprentice Thom Christian Larson in 1910.)FindAGrave, July 31, 2017 (b. Jan. 23, 1969 to George and Mary Ann Anderson in Salt Lake City)
Wikipedia, July 31, 2017 (Charles R. Savage was a famous British-born photographer whose photos of the Linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways and the Cornerstone Ceremony of the Salt Lake Temple were published in notable magazines inclding "Harper's Weekly.")
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Adam Saig Anderson photograph of Utah Stake Primary Association presidency
Adam Saig Anderson photographs of Provo, Utah
Collection includes photographs of people and events in Provo, Utah, including an event welcoming William Howard Taft on his visit to Utah, taken by Adam Saig Anderson. Also includes 3 copy negatives of some of these photographs. Most of the photographs are albumen prints. Dated approximately 1890-1909.
Alice Evans music box photo album
19 silver print photographs taken by photographers in Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. Photographs are of Alice Hazel Stallings Evans and members of her family at different ages throughout their lives. Dated approximately 1880-1910.
Jex family photographs
Collection includes six photographs of the Jex family taken by George Edward Anderson and Adam Anderson.
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- Photographs 3
- Cabinet photographs 2
- Images 2
- Albumen prints 1
- Antiquarians 1
- Cartes-de-visite 1
- Church Government 1
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Gelatin silver prints 1
- Home and Family 1
- Latter Day Saint families -- Utah -- Spanish Fork -- Photographs 1
- Platinum prints 1
- Portraits 1
- Primary 1
- Provo (Utah) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs 1
- Provo (Utah) -- Photographs 1
- Safety film negatives 1
- Social Life and Customs 1 + ∧ less