Two (2) outdoor CDV views of Salt Lake City, each published by Salt Lake City photographer C.W. Carter in circa 1868. Each view with Carter's illustrated imprint to verso. 

Provenance: California State Library, California Section (stamps to versos, with "withdrawn / discarded" stamps). 

1. Maxwell's Camp in Dr. Spragzze's Lot. Salt Lake City. 1868. Tabernacle from Theatre. Outdoor view of Salt Lake pioneer encampment with Tabernacle. Period purple ink title and date inscription to verso. 

Elevated landscape view capturing canvas wall tents pitched in a fenced field in the foreground with residential adobe and frame houses beyond. The domed roof of the Salt Lake Tabernacle (under construction or recently completed) rises above the trees in the distance.

2. Main St. West Side Salt Lake City. Outdoor of Main St. Period pencil title inscription to verso. 

An elevated view capturing the many businesses on the west side of Salt Lake City, including City Bakery, Pacific Hardware Store, and a bank touting "Gold Dust Bought." 

2. East Temple (Main) Street Looking South: High-angle elevated panoramic perspective looking down the wide dirt thoroughfare of East Temple Street (now Main Street). The scene highlights horse-drawn wagons, hitching posts, and prominent commercial shopfronts with painted signage, including "BANK / GOLD DUST BOUGHT", dry goods merchants, and hardware stores extending toward the valley horizon.

[Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Great Salt Lake City, East Temple Street, Main Street, Salt Lake Tabernacle, Temple Square, Mormon History, LDS Church, Gold Dust, Banking, Frontier Towns, Pioneer Encampments, Wagons, American West] [Photography, Early Photography, Historic Photography, Carte-de-Visite, CDV, Albumen Photographs, Charles R. Savage, Savage & Ottinger, C. W. Carter, Utah Photographers, Urban Landscapes, Street Views]

Both in very good condition overall, displaying warm tones and good contrast. The card mounts remain unaltered, showing only faint handling marks and minor peripheral age toning.