Eagle Gate
[Salt Lake City]: [Sainsbury & Johnson], (c.1892). Cabinet card[10.5 cm x 15 cm] gelatin silver print on a dark gray mount [15 cm x 20 cm] with the title in the lower left corner of the image. Gentle rubbing to the corners of the mount with five discolorations near the extremities from tape removal. Image has nice contrasts. Item #2973
Image of Eagle Gate from the south looking up East Temple [State] Street with a Salt Lake Railroad street car and a man standing in the background. Shown is the second iteration of Eagle Gate with the widened base and the new piers labeled 'Eagle Gate.' This photo is not labeled C.E. Johnson, but we believe the title writing of this photograph is a match to other Sainsbury & Johnson images.
Charles Ellis Johnson (1857-1926) was a Mormon photographer known for his work both in Utah and around the world. He grew up in St. George, Utah, and gained an interest in botany and theater. While operating a drug store in Salt Lake City, he started dabbling in photography and opened a photo studio. He photographed actors and actresses at the Salt Lake Theater, including some artistic nudes. He took photos of Utah attractions, and in 1903 traveled through the Ottoman Empire to take photos for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. In 1917 Johnson moved to San Jose, California where he continued operating a photo studio.
"Johnson was one of the most prolific and enterprising photographers on the Mormon scene. He photographed thousands of people in his modern state-of-the-art studio in Salt Lake City." - Nelson Wadsworth 'Set in Stone Fixed in Glass' (pg. 274).
Price: $100.00