Historic Photograph Collections

Jackson Brothers Stereos, 1868-1869

PH194_012

Jackson Brothers was an Omaha company formed in 1867 by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) and his brother Edward. William became a noted landscape photographer by 1869 and left in 1870 to serve as official photographer for the Hayden survey for USGS, the beginning of a remarkable career in photography and marketing. The collection consists of ten stereos of Utah landscapes from "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad."

Box 1: 

• PH194_012_2407: No. 88. 6th Crossing of the Weber [River] near Tunnel No. 4. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of wooden railroad bridge, bundles of wood at end of bridge. Mountains in background. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2408: No. 110. Camp in Echo. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [Small tent pitched at base of rock cliff; man tends fire, rifle leaning on nearby telegraph pole. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2409: No. 82. Devil's Gate Bridge, Weber Canyon. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [Construction site of wooden railroad bridge over river; rugged mountain in background. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2410: No. 92. 4th Crossing of the Weber [River]. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of wooden railroad bridge and trestle crossing river and riverbank. Rugged mountains on either side. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2411: No. 133. Tunnel No. 2. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View down railroad tunnel, with tracks under construction. Two men sit on tracks in shade at entrance of tunnel. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2412: No. 97. Tunnel No. 3. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of railroad tracks crossing small bridge; tunnel entrance beyond in rocky mountainside; telegraph poles to the side of tracks. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2413: No. 134. High Trestle near Wahsatch. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of large wooden trestle looking from one side of canyon to other; telegraph poles on hillside. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2414: No. 98. 1000 Mile Tree - Weber Canon. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [Group of men construct rail line; tall tree next to track has sign: "1000 Mile Tree"; telegraph poles are alongside the track. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2415: No. 101. Devils Slide. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of dramatic rock formation emerging from hillside in Weber Canyon, Utah. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.
• PH194_012_2416: No. 84. Devil's Gate Bridge. Photographed by Jackson Bros. "Scenery of the Union Pacific Railroad" series. [View of work crews constructing wooden railroad bridge; telegraph pole next to track. See below. BY Jackson Brothers of Omaha, NB. LOC Utah. DATE 1868/69.