Russell, Andrew J.
Person
Biography
Andrew J. Russell (1829-1902) was an American photographer.
Andrew Joseph ("A. J.") Russell was born March 20, 1829 in New Hampshire to John Russell and Harriet Robinson Russell. He is well-known for his work photographing the American Civil War and the Union Pacific Railroad. He died September 22, 1902 in New York.
Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW (born March 20 1829; parents John and Harriet Russell; photographed Civil War and Union Pacific Railroad; died September 22 1902).Library of Congress Name Authority File, via WWW, Jan. 15, 2019 (Andrew J. Russell; Russell's Civil War photographs; b. 1830; d.1902; photographed building of the Union Pac. Railroad; Name variants are A. J. Russell and Andrew Joseph Russell; photographer, painter; covered the Civil War and Union Pacific Railroad; b. born in Walpole, New Hampshire on March 20, 1829; died 22 September 1902, Brooklyn, New York; 19th-century American photographer of the Civil War and Union Pacific Railroad).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Andrew J. Russell photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 63
Scope and Contents
Collection includes original photographs taken by Andrew Joseph Russell around Utah and the western states. There are also modern reproductions and microfiche printings. Image features include Yellowstone, railroads, Native Americans, and early Utah settlers. One of the prints is a copy of the Russell photograph of the Samuel Ashton cabin and family.
Dates:
1868-1869