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Great Salt Lake Collection

The Great Salt Lake, located in Utah, USA, is a mesmerizing natural wonder that never fails to captivate visitors

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Map of Salt Lake City, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Salt Lake City, c.1900 (engraving)
532851 Map of Salt Lake City, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island state Park, winter reflection

USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island state Park, winter reflection

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Sunrise at Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Sunrise at Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Bison on beach, Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Bison on beach, Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Antelope Island State Park, Wasatch range and Great Salt Lake in winter

USA, Utah, Antelope Island State Park, Wasatch range and Great Salt Lake in winter

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, cityscape at the Great Bay and Great Salt Pond

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, cityscape at the Great Bay and Great Salt Pond

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA baren landscape at the Great Salt Lake

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA baren landscape at the Great Salt Lake

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: The Great Salt Lake, from Around the World in Eighty Days

The Great Salt Lake, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501807 The Great Salt Lake, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Prevost, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Sketches in the Territories of the United States, II (engraving)

Sketches in the Territories of the United States, II (engraving)
1058948 Sketches in the Territories of the United States, II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Territories of the United States, II)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: The Great Salt Lake, Utah, c. 1870s (b / w photo)

The Great Salt Lake, Utah, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498539 The Great Salt Lake, Utah, c.1870s (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho)

Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho)
PNP247633 Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City, Utah (colour litho) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake, USA (chromolitho)

Great Salt Lake, USA (chromolitho)
2788824 Great Salt Lake, USA (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Salt Lake, USA. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: The Union Pacific Railway, the Great Salt Lake, Utah, from the Ogden Road (engraving)

The Union Pacific Railway, the Great Salt Lake, Utah, from the Ogden Road (engraving)
1104142 The Union Pacific Railway, the Great Salt Lake, Utah, from the Ogden Road (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Union Pacific Railway)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, c1897. Established by Captain Thomas Douris in 1881and originally called Garfield Landing. Located near Black Rock outside of the town of Corinne in Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA, c1900. View of the Garfield Beach swimming pavilion on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake, Utah; Sparky

Great Salt Lake, Utah; Sparky
lightning over the Great Salt Lake

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Brigham Young at the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s

Brigham Young at the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s
Brigham Young bringing the first Mormons to the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Pioneers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Pioneers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah
Mormon Trail settlers approaching the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake Viewed From A Commercial Flight; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Of America

Great Salt Lake Viewed From A Commercial Flight; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Of America

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: US South West, satellite artwork C015 / 6579

US South West, satellite artwork C015 / 6579
US South West. Simulated panoramic satellite image of the southwestern United States taken from low Earth orbit. Image created using a cloud-free mosaic of satellite images of the Earths surface

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Antelope Island, Stansbury Island, Great Basin, Farmington Bay, View of

USA, Utah, Antelope Island, Stansbury Island, Great Basin, Farmington Bay, View of Sunset over Great salt lake (Large format sizes available)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Sunset over Farmington Bay

USA, Utah, Sunset over Farmington Bay (Large format sizes available)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Buffalo (bison) herd Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Buffalo (bison) herd Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: View from Antelope Island Causeway of Great Salt Lake and Northern Wasatch Mountains

View from Antelope Island Causeway of Great Salt Lake and Northern Wasatch Mountains including Willard Peak and Ben Lomond Peak, Antelope Island State Park near Salt Lake City, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Antelope on Shore of Antelope Island, Northern Wasatch Mountains in Distance, Antelope

Antelope on Shore of Antelope Island, Northern Wasatch Mountains in Distance, Antelope Island State Park, near Salt Lake City and Syracuse, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Snow covers the Rocky Mountains in the western United States

Snow covers the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. The Rockies run from the western U.S. into western Canada. This region of the country is rich in National Parks

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: View from space of the wild fires in the western and southwestern United States

View from space of the wild fires in the western and southwestern United States
June 27, 2012 - View from space of the wild fires in the western and southwestern United States. These particular fires, of unknown cause

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: The high peaks of the Rocky Mountains covered with snow

The high peaks of the Rocky Mountains covered with snow
February 2, 2009 - The high peaks of the Rocky Mountains covered with snow. The Rocky Mountains are a range that runs from Western Canada into the American West

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake, United States of America

Great Salt Lake, United States of America

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Sunset over Great Salt Lake looking west toward Lakeside Mountains and Stansbury Island

Sunset over Great Salt Lake looking west toward Lakeside Mountains and Stansbury Island, Magna Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: UTAH: GREAT SALT LAKE, 1869. View of the Great Salt Lake from an observation car

UTAH: GREAT SALT LAKE, 1869. View of the Great Salt Lake from an observation car on the first trans-continental railroad in 1869. Illustration, American, c1935

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Spiral jetty above Great salt lake

USA, Utah, Spiral jetty above Great salt lake (Large format sizes available)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake. The setting sun reflects in the water of the Great Salt Lake

USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake. The setting sun reflects in the water of the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: A female American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope

A female American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope
Female American Avocet, salt water pool, Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Syracuse, UT

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: A group of American Avocets, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope

A group of American Avocets, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope
American Avocets, salt water pool, Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Syracuse, UT

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: A male American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope

A male American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, in a salt water pool on Antelope
Male American Avocet, salt water pool, Antelope Island State Park, Great Salt Lake, Syracuse, UT

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: View from Antelope Island Causeway at sunset of Great Salt Lake and Northern Wasatch

View from Antelope Island Causeway at sunset of Great Salt Lake and Northern Wasatch Mountains including Willard Peak and Ben Lomond Peak, Antelope Island State Park near Salt Lake City, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake, Boulders on Stansbury Island

USA, Utah, Great Salt Lake, Boulders on Stansbury Island (Large format sizes available)

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: North America, USA, Utah, Great Basin, above Great Salt Lake, abandoned ranch buildings

North America, USA, Utah, Great Basin, above Great Salt Lake, abandoned ranch buildings
US, Utah, Great Basin, above Great Salt Lake, abandoned ranch buildings near Promontory Point. Wasatch Mountains behind

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Black and White Aerial view of Stansbury Island with Antelope Island in the Foreground

Black and White Aerial view of Stansbury Island with Antelope Island in the Foreground
Aerial view of Stansbury Island with Antelope Island in the Foreground, Great Salt Lake, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Postcard of Train Crossing Great Salt Lake. ca. 1930, Going to Sea by Rail. 697

Postcard of Train Crossing Great Salt Lake. ca. 1930, Going to Sea by Rail. 697. Train Crossing Great Salt Lake Cut-Off at Sunset, Great Salt Lake, Utah

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Railroad Meets Wagon Train

Railroad Meets Wagon Train
Monument Point, Utah: c. 1868 The Central Pacific Railroads Jupiter engine passes by a wagon train during the construction of the transcontinental railroad on the north side of the Great Salt Lake

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Julian Steward, US anthropologist C016 / 8817

Julian Steward, US anthropologist C016 / 8817
Julian Haynes Steward (1902-1972), US anthropologist. Steward is holding part of the skeleton of an infant that he had discovered in a cave near Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: US South West, satellite artwork C015 / 6578

US South West, satellite artwork C015 / 6578
US South West. Simulated panoramic satellite image of the southwestern United States taken from low Earth orbit. Image created using a cloud-free mosaic of satellite images of the Earths surface

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Great Salt Lake, USA, 1985-2010 C013 / 7111

Great Salt Lake, USA, 1985-2010 C013 / 7111
Great Salt Lake, USA, 1985-2010. Landsat satellite photographs showing the loss of water from the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA. The image on the left was taken in 1985 and on the right 2010

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Utah. USA. Pressure ridges in salt crust. Bonneville Salt Flats. Silver Island Mountains

Utah. USA. Pressure ridges in salt crust. Bonneville Salt Flats. Silver Island Mountains in distance. Great Salt Lake Desert. Great Basin

Background imageGreat Salt Lake Collection: Powered paraglider over the Great Salt Lake. Utah. (PR) (MR)

Powered paraglider over the Great Salt Lake. Utah. (PR) (MR)




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The Great Salt Lake, located in Utah, USA, is a mesmerizing natural wonder that never fails to captivate visitors. Antelope Island State Park, nestled on the lake's shores, offers breathtaking views and unforgettable experiences. During winter, the Great Salt Lake transforms into a stunning reflection of its surroundings. As the sun rises over Antelope Island State Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, the lake glistens with an ethereal beauty. The serene landscape creates a sense of tranquility and awe-inspiring wonder. Exploring Antelope Island State Park unveils even more surprises. As you stroll along the beach of the Great Salt Lake, you might encounter majestic bison roaming freely against this unique backdrop. It's truly a sight to behold – nature at its most raw and untamed. In winter months when snow blankets both Wasatch Range and Great Salt Lake in their entirety within Antelope Island State Park in Utah's vast wilderness; it feels like stepping into another world altogether. The juxtaposition of icy mountains against saltwater expanse creates an otherworldly ambiance that leaves visitors spellbound. The history surrounding this remarkable lake is equally fascinating. From Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" to sketches depicting early settlements by Mormons descending Little Mountain into Salt Lake City; these glimpses offer insight into how this iconic landmark has shaped American culture throughout time. Artistic renderings such as engravings showcasing Union Pacific Railway crossing over Great Salt Lake or chromolithographs capturing Garfield Beach reveal how people have marveled at its grandeur for centuries. Whether you're drawn to witness its magical winter transformation or explore its rich historical significance from various perspectives - be it literature or art - one thing remains certain: The Great Salt Lake continues to leave an indelible mark on all who visit.