Mormon family, Great Salt Lake Valley
Scope and Contents
Contains an albumen stereo card showing the Ashton family in Kaysville, Utah. It was taken by Andrew J. Russell, who was with C.R. Savage and Alfred A. Hart to photograph and document the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in this Mormon settlement in the Utah Territory. Andrew J. Russell and C.R. Savage photographed this family at the same time. Russell mistakenly recorded that it was a polygamous family. In reality, those shown in the photograph are Samuel Ashton, his wife, Mary Bunting Ashton, her three sisters, five nieces and nephews, and her mother.
Dates
- 1868
Creator
- Russell, Andrew J. (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Condition restricted. Item kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Mormon family, Great Salt Lake Valley must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Andrew J. Russell was a 19th-century American photographer.
Andrew J. Russell was born on March 20, 1829 in Walpole, New Hampshire. He grew up in New York, where he gained an interest in painting. In 1862, he helped organize, and served as captain of, a local militia unit in the Civil War. A short time later he received training in photography from the successful photographer Egbert Guy Fowx. In 1865, he left his duties in the militia to become the first official photographer of the Civil War. In 1868, he photographed and documented the construction on the Union Pacific Railroad. He died in Brooklyn, New York on September 22, 1902.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from eBay by Lyn Clayton, Brigham Young University curator, on June 2, 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Lyn Clayton, Brigham Young University curator; June 2, 2016.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph archives).
General
Title control number: a6692932.
General
Title from caption on card.
General
Slight soiling.
General
Black and white albumen prints on stereo card, 8 x 17 cm.
General
Stamp on verso: "Union Pacific R.R. Views Across the Continent, West from Omaha. A.J. Russell. Artist."
General
Note on verso: "Amelia Tamill #168 5230J."
General
Number on card: "No. 33."
Processing Information
Processed; Deven Hunsaker, student manuscript processor; 2018.
- Title
- Register of Mormon family, Great Salt Lake Valley
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Deven Hunsaker
- Date
- 2018 October 24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States