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Expeditions and Surveys

 Series

Scope and Contents

Boxes 15 and 16 hold photographs taken by Stuart M. Young during the Byron Cummings Expedition. Cummings, a University of Utah professor, led an expedition for archaeological and anthropological studies into Navajo Country in 1909, during which his party "discovered" and named Rainbow Bridge. There are 175 photographs with negatives, as well as several similar photos without negatives. For many of the photographs there are duplicates, some of which may be original prints. Similar and duplicate photos are in box 16. The photographs are organized in their original trinomial system, where the first number (4200) indicates Utah, with the second number (109) being the survey number, and the third number (H) indicating the number of the photograph.

Dates

  • 1850-1990

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 78 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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