H69.459.1904

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Andrew J. Russell

Smith's Rock, Green River Valley

1868

Imperial collodion glass plate negative

10.125 HIGH x 13 WIDE x 0.0625 DEEP
(25.72 HIGH x 0.16 DEEP)

Museum Purchase

H69.459.1904

inscription: "No 6? [6? is crossed out] Smiths Rock Green River Valley / No 64" inscribed in emulsion along top edge.

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History

(64b) Smith's Rock, Green River Valley.

"This rocky promontory above the Green River is presumably named after the Union Pacific cashier, O. C. Smith. Smith was a friend of the photographer Andrew J. Russell, went into business with him in 1869, and, after Russell went to work for "Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper," printed and sold prints from Russell's negative." Remarks from Glenn Willumson for the NEA Russell Grant, July 2013 - June 2015.

This work (by Andrew J. Russell), identified by Oakland Museum of California, is free of known copyright restrictions.

Used: Union Pacific Railroad

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