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The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West

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  2026-11-20 09:00:00 2026-11-20 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : The Jim Crain Collection: Texas, California & the Old West https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/the-jim-crain-collection-texas-california-the-old-west-23552
The lifetime collection of author and photo historian, Jim Crain (1939-2025). The catalog is exclusively devoted to antique photography with an emphasis on the Old West, California, Texas, and Native Americana from 1840-1900.
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Lot 577

[RAILROADS, UTAH] (3) Muybridge Stereoviews of Union Pacific Railroad & Utah Scenery

Estimate: $250 - $500
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Three (3) outdoor albumen stereoviews taken by Eadweard J. Muybridge (1830–1904) and published by Bradley & Rulofson, captured along the newly opened transcontinental corridor in Utah Territory; these views were issued under Muybridge's celebrated series header "Union Pacific Railroad" as part of his sweeping "Photographic Illustrations of the Pacific Coast." 

 

Each is mounted on publisher's cardstock mounts (comprising 3 yellow/orange mounts, with view title, series title (Union Pacific Railroad), Muybridge's photographer imprint, and Bradley & Rufolson's publisher imprints. Mount versos are printed with publishers' series headings (Photographic Illustrations of the Pacific Coast / Pacific Railroads), and studio credit lines. Versos retain period and collector pencil inventory markings.

 

1.) No. 814 - Devil's Slide, [parallel vertical strata of hard rock,] from the railroad, looking South. Outdoor albumen stereoview. 

Landscape view exhibiting an interesting geological feature located in Utah's Weber Canyon, near the community of Croydon in Morgan County, Utah

 

2.) No. 822 - Mouth of Echo Kanyon, Pulpit Rock and Weber River, looking west. Outdoor albumen stereoview. 

Vista showcasing a settlement along the Weber River in Echo Canyon. A man can be seen with his back to the camera, gazing out towards the river.  

 

3.) No. 824 - Pulpit Rock, Mouth of Echo Kanyon, looking west. Outdoor albumen stereoview. 

Pulpit Rock, a distinctive sandstone formation resembling an old-fashioned pulpit, which served as a prominent landmark along the Hastings-Mormon Trail. Situated along the north side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at the mouth of Echo Canyon.

 

Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) was an English photographer and pioneer of motion photography, best known for his groundbreaking studies of human and animal movement. Muybridge also gained recognition for his extensive photographic documentation of the American West, capturing its landscapes, architecture, railroads, and significant landmarks.

 

 

[Stereoview, Stereocard, Western Americana, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, UPRR, Utah Territory, Eadweard Muybridge, Muybridge, Helios, Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, Echo Canyon, Weber Canyon, Devil's Slide, Pulpit Rock, California State Library, 19th Century Photography]

Very good condition overall. The prints retain strong clarity, rich tones, and fine detail,  exhibiting only light, age-appropriate edge fading. The card mounts remain solid and structurally sound with honest corner and edge wear. 

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Jim Crain collection.