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Stereo-view of Union Pacific workmen building the permanent railroad bridge at Green River Wyoming. Image taken by photographer A.J. Russell during the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Original caption is "Construction Permanent…

Tintype studio portrait of A.J. Russell taken by an unknown photographer.

Stereo-view of a man, four women, and numerous children outside of a small cabin. Image taken by photographer A.J.Russell. Russell described this scene as representing Mormon polygamy. Original caption is, "Mormon Family"

Stereo-view of Mormon workers on a cut in Weber Canyon during the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Image taken by photographer A.J. Russell.

Originally a stereoview photograph by A.J. Russell, number 91. Title: "Photographing Under Difficulties." This photograph depicts the Clarence King surveying party in the Uintah mountains, climbing a steep cliff with all of their equipment for the…

A cropped view of an A.J. Russell stereo-view showing his developing box on his darkroom wagon taken during the construction of the transcontinental railroad.

Large-format print entitled "East and West Shaking Hands." The photograph features the two trains of the Union and Central Pacific lines meeting at Promontory Point with executives and crew members from both lines.