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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 576

[RAILROADS, UTAH] (5) C.W. Carter Stereoviews Documenting Landscapes Along the Union Pacific Rail Road

Estimate: $500 - $750
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A lot of five (5) outdoor albumen stereoviews documenting the dramatic geological terrain and engineering corridors surrounding the route of the First Transcontinental Railroad through Utah Territory by C.W. Carter (1832-1918). 

 

1.)  Devil's Slide, Weber Canon. Outdoor albumen stereoview. On publisher's cardstock mount, with view title, series title, and publisher's imprint stamped to the mount verso. 

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

 

2.) Needle Rocks, on the line of U.P.R.R. Outdoor albumen stereoview. On publisher's cardstock mount, with view title, series title, and publisher's imprint stamped to the mount verso. 

A ground-level view of a rugged rock formation situated along a ridge near the Union Pacific Railroad. 

 

3.) Mouth of Echo Kanyon. Pulpit Rock. Outdoor albumen stereoview. On publisher's cardstock mount, with view title, series title, and publisher's imprint stamped to the mount verso. 

A large group of horses and covered wagons can be seen at the base of Pulpit Rock, 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.

 

4.) Ogden Canyon. Outdoor albumen stereoview. On orange/purple publisher's cardstock, with period ink and contemporary pencil inventory markings to verso. 

View taken from beneath a massive rock overhang. A riverbed stretches across the valley floor, framed by steep, rocky hillsides, and a small trail. 

 

 

C. W. Carter (1832–1918) was an English-born photographer who became one of the prominent early photographers of the American West. After settling in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1864, he established his own photography studio in 1867. Carter documented landscapes, Native American communities, mining operations, and construction of the Transcontinental Railroad throughout Utah and the surrounding territories.

 

 

[Stereoview, Stereocard, Western Americana, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, UPRR, Utah Territory, C.W. Carter, Charles William Carter, Carter's View Emporium, Salt Lake City, E. & H.T. Anthony, Andrew J. Russell, Echo Canyon, Weber Canyon, Ogden Canyon, Pulpit Rock, Devil's Slide, Wagon Train, 19th Century Photography]

Very good condition overall. The albumen prints retain strong contrast and fine definition, displaying only minor age-appropriate edge fading. The card mounts remain structurally flat and solid with honest margin rubbing and light corner wear.

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Jim Crain collection.