Russel Capt A J Collection

The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, 1869. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views Across the Continent, 1869

Mirror Lake A, late 19th century. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Mirror Lake A, late 19th century. Albumen print, stereo, no. 35 from the series " California and the Pacific Coast, West from Omaha"

Church Buttes, Near Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory, 1868 / 69
Church Buttes, Near Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xiii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Castle Rock, Green River Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Castle Rock, Green River Valley, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Scene of Battle, Fredericksburg, Virginia [Caissons Destroyed by Federal Shells], May 3, 1863. Albumen print

Wasatch Range of Rocky Mountains, From Brigham Youngs Woolen Mills, 1868 / 69
Wasatch Range of Rocky Mountains, From Brigham Youngs Woolen Mills, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxv from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Burning Rock Cut, Green River Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Burning Rock Cut, Green River Valley, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. x from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Bitter Creek Valley, Near Green River, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Bitter Creek Valley, Near Green River, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. ix from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Wilhelmina's Pass, Distant View of Serrated Rocks or Devil's Slide, Weber Canon, Utah, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xx from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon, Utah, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Tunnel No. 3, Weber Canon, Utah, 1868/69. A work made of albumen print, pl. xxii from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley, 1868/69. A work made of albumen print, pl. xxviii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Snow and Timber Line, Medicine Bow Mountain, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Snow and Timber Line, Medicine Bow Mountain, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. vii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Skull Rock, (Granite) Sherman Station, Laramie Mountains, 1868 / 69
Skull Rock, (Granite) Sherman Station, Laramie Mountains, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. iii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Serrated Rocks or Devils Slide, (Near View), Weber Canon, Utah, 1868 / 69
Serrated Rocks or Devils Slide, (Near View), Weber Canon, Utah, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxi from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Sentinel Rock, Echo Canon, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Sentinel Rock, Echo Canon, 1868/69. A work made of albumen print, pl. xvi from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Salt Lake City, Camp Douglas and Wasatch Mountains in the Background, 1868 / 69
Salt Lake City, Camp Douglas and Wasatch Mountains in the Background, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxvi from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Malloys Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Malloys Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. iv from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Laramie Valley, From Sheephead Mountains, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Laramie Valley, From Sheephead Mountains, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. vi from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Lake at the Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Lake at the Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xiv from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868 / 69
Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxx from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. viii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Great Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Great Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxvii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Granite Rock, Buford Station, Laramie Mountains, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Granite Rock, Buford Station, Laramie Mountains, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. ii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Devil's Gate, (From Below) Weber Canon, Wasatch Mountain, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxii from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Dial Rock, Red Buttes, Laramie Plains, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Dial Rock, Red Buttes, Laramie Plains, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. v from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

City Creek Canon, Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake Valley, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
City Creek Canon, Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake Valley, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxiv from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Coalville, Weber Valley, Utah, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Coalville, Weber Valley, Utah, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xviii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Summit of Sierra Nevada, Snow Sheds in Foreground, Donner Lake in the Distance, C. P. R. R. 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxix from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass, 1868/69. Pine tree in Wilhelmina Pass, or the narrows of Weber Canyon, Weber County, Utah, marking the 1

Moores Lake, Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain, 1868 / 69
Moores Lake, Head of Bear River, Uintah Mountain, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. i from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Hanging Rock, Echo City, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Hanging Rock, Echo City, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xvii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Conglomerate Peaks of Echo, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Conglomerate Peaks of Echo, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xv from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Citadel Rock, Green River Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Citadel Rock, Green River Valley, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xi from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

City Point, Virginia. James River, 1864. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
City Point, Virginia. James River, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Confederate Trestle Work on Alexandria Railroad, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Confederate Trestle Work on Alexandria Railroad, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Manassas, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Manassas, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

General Butlers Headquarters, Chapins Farm, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Wagon Train at Port Royal, Rappahannock River, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Wagon Train at Port Royal, Rappahannock River, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Headquarters of Capt. H. B. Blood, A. Q. M. at City Point, Virginia, 1861-65
Headquarters of Capt. H.B. Blood, A.Q.M. at City Point, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

[Wharves on the James River, City Point]. Brady album, p. 10, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Abandoned Camp, Falmouth, Virginia, 1862. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Abandoned Camp, Falmouth, Virginia, 1862. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Locomotive #56, U. S. Military Railroad / City Point. Troops Ready to be Taken to the Fron
Locomotive #56, U.S. Military Railroad/City Point. Troops Ready to be Taken to the Front by Rail, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Burial of the Dead, Fredericksburg, 1863. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Burial of the Dead, Fredericksburg, 1863. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1863. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1863. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Cannon, 1861-65. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Cannon, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Headquarters, 10th Army Corps, Hatchers Farm, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Falmouth, Virginia. Abandoned Camp, 1862. Creators: Andrew Joseph Russell
Falmouth, Virginia. Abandoned Camp, 1862. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Crows Nest, Battery and Lookout, 1864. Creators: Andrew Joseph Russell, Tim O Sullivan
Crows Nest, Battery and Lookout, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

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"Capturing the Beauty of America: The Captivating Lens of Andrew Joseph Russell" Step back in time to the late 19th century as we explore the remarkable works of photographer Andrew Joseph Russell, affectionately known as Russel Capt A J. Through his lens, he immortalized some of the most breathtaking landscapes and historical moments that shaped America's history. One such masterpiece is "Mirror Lake A, " a tranquil scene that transports us to a serene oasis nestled amidst nature's embrace. Russell's keen eye captures every detail, allowing us to marvel at the beauty and serenity of this hidden gem. Moving on, we find ourselves standing before "Church Buttes, " near Fort Bridger in Wyoming Territory. Here, Russell expertly frames these majestic rock formations against an expansive sky, showcasing their grandeur and immensity. In "Castle Rock, " situated in Green River Valley, we witness nature's artistry at its finest. The rugged cliffs rise proudly from the earth, commanding our attention and leaving us in awe of their sheer magnificence. Russell also takes us back to a significant moment in history with his photograph titled "Scene of Battle. " This haunting image depicts caissons destroyed by Federal shells during the Battle of Fredericksburg in Virginia. It serves as a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made during times of conflict. Venturing westward into Utah's Wasatch Range, we discover Brigham Youngs Woolen Mills through Russell's lens. Against a backdrop dominated by towering mountains, this industrial complex stands as a testament to human ingenuity amidst untamed wilderness. "Burning Rock Cut" offers another glimpse into life on the frontier. In this captivating image captured within Green River Valley, flames engulf massive rocks while billowing smoke fills the air—an evocative portrayal symbolizing both danger and progress intertwined. Traveling further along Bitter Creek Valley near Green River brings us face-to-face with untouched natural beauty preserved forever in Russell's photograph.