Utah Photograph Album photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1181
Scope and Contents
The Utah Photograph Album photograph collection contains loose pages from a photograph album containing 284 5 x 7 or smaller black-and-white photographs. The photographs were taken by an an unidentified photographer and compiled by an unknown person. It contains black-and-white photographs of landscapes and outdoor activities like camping and fishing in and around Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California. The locations of the photographs are well identified and include: Millcreek, City Creek Canyon, the Wasatch Range, Deer Creek, Provo Canyon, Park City, Mount Timpanogos, Fish Creek, and Bird Island in the Great Salt Lake. It also includes photographs of railroads, mills, and mining operations around Bingham and Sevier and photographs of automobiles. While the creator of the album is unknown, many of the photographs of people are identified and include: V.S. Matson, V.P. Mengle, C.A. Capen, and Frank C. Torkelson. The album also contains photographs of Southern California, particularly cities and outdoor areas near Los Angeles, including Santa Monica and Altadena. The photographs date from 1917-1919.
Dates
- 1917-1919
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
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.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Utah Photograph Album photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Utah Photograph Album photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Extent
1 Box
Abstract
The Utah Photograph Album photograph collection consists of loose pages from a photograph album containing black-and-white photographs of camping, fishing, and landscapes from northern Utah and southern California between 1917 and 1919.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Utah Photograph Album photograph collection, 1917-1919
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu