Item is a copy of a photograph of sailors on a ship taken by Andrew J. Russell between 1861 and 1865. A note on the front identifies as the ship as the Russian frigate "Osliaba" in the harbor of Alexandria, Virginia. The sailors are all gathered around and in the rigging. On the back is a stamp indicating that it was reproduced from the Library of Congress and that the call number is B8184-10222.

Item is a copy of a photograph of a train on the Potomac Creek Bridge by Andrew J. Russell. A note on the back identifies the bridge. On the back is a stamp indicating that it was reproduced from the National Archives and that the call number is 77-F-210-1-11. Dated approximately 1850-1902.

Collection includes fifty photographs, including oversize items and an image on cloth, taken between the 1860s and the 1940s. Includes images of early Utah, railroads, mining, and others.

Collection includes glass slides with images of the Civil War, Native Americans, railroads, and other items.

Materials include 9 copies of photographs taken by Andrew J. Russell between approximately 1850 and 1902. The copies are from the National Archives, Library Congress, and the Union Pacific. There are photographs relating to the Civil War and the construction of the transcontinental railroad.