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Black-and-white photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to a broad class of photographs having images in gray tones, black, and white, and sometimes one hue (which can result from chemical processes used, including toning, or from aging).

Found in 358 Collections and/or Records:

West Jordan threshing photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0195
Abstract

The West Jordan threshing photograph collection contains one photograph of a threshing machine operating in West Jordan, Utah.

Dates: 1930

Western Road Trips Through Utah, Idaho, and Yellowstone photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: P2192
Abstract

The Western Road Trips Through Utah, Idaho, and Yellowstone photograph album is an album compiled by an unidentified individual or individuals depicting photographs of road trips through Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming dating from 1940 to 1941.

Dates: 1940-1941

Western Waters photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1563
Abstract

Prints of western industrial sites and locations collected by Susan Salem in the summer of 2008 as part of her work on the Western Waters Digital Library project. Most are publicity shots from various industries, and many have handwritten or typed captions.

Dates: 1940-1960

James Westfield photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1941
Abstract

James Westerfield (1904-1976) was a graduate of the University of Utah who worked a variety of positions for the United States Bureau of Mines, including the position of Assistant Director of Health and Safety. This collection contains press coverage of the Rovena mine safety day rally in 1955, photos from National First Aid and Mine Rescue contests, awards ceremonies, safety practices. Also included are photos from various mining operations and disasters around the country.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Alice Estelle Manning Whipple photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1473
Abstract

Alice Estelle Manning Whipple (1925-2018) was a poet and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This collection contains photographs of Whipple's father, Horatio Alpha Manning, and his parents, siblings, and grandparents.

Dates: 1860-1983

Doris C. Whittier photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1598
Abstract

The Doris C. Whittier photograph collection contains 487 photographs, slides, and negatives related to family, friends, and life in Alaska.

Dates: 1880-1990

Arthur C. Wiscombe photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2140
Abstract

Arthur C. Wiscombe (1928-2011) was a Utah educator who worked as a teacher, principle, and superintedent of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Downers Grove, Illinois school districts. He also taught philosophy at Brigham Young University and at the University of Utah. This collection contains photographs of Wiscombe and his family dating from 1953 to 1994.

Dates: 1953-1994

Joan Woodbury photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1531
Abstract

Joan Woodbury (1927-) was a dancer, choreographer, and professor of dance at the University of Utah who co-founded the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in 1964. This collection contains portraits of Woodbury and photographs of students, practices, and dance performances dating from 1950 to 1990.

Dates: 1950-1990

Douglas O. Woodruff photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2136
Abstract Douglas O. Woodruff (1895-1989) worked for the University of Utah from 1931 to 1964, managing the student union, serving as executive director of the alumni development fund, and directing the the publication Utah Alumnus. He also served as board member of officer of numerous groups, including: the Association of College Unions, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the American Alumni Council. This collection contains photographps of Woodruff's...
Dates: 1923-1977

Don C. Woodward photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1949
Abstract

Don C. Woodward (1936-2022) was a Utah journalist and author who served as managing editor of Deseret News. He was coauthor, with Joel Campbell, of Common Ground: 100 Years of the Salt Lake Chamber, published in 2010. This collection contains photographs of Hill Air Force Base, Davis County, Utah dating from 1934.

Dates: 1934

Jedediah Foss Woolley Jr. photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1024
Abstract

The Jedediahy Foss Woolley, Jr. photopgraph colleciton contains family photos of the Woolley, Ferguson, and Forsyth families.

Dates: 1900-1950

Word War I Parade photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1824
Abstract

The Word War I Parade photograph collection consists of 28 black-and-white photographs depicting the parade and celebration on November 11, 1918, in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, to celebrate Armistice Day, the end of World War I.

Dates: 1918

Edward Wyer Family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1612
Abstract

The Edward Wyer Family photograph collection was created by and largely concerns James and Leah Wyer, prominent librarians in the 20th century. Included are cabinet cards, formal portraits, library school group photos.

Dates: circa 1880-1965

Yamashiro family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2284
Abstract

Shoichi Yamashiro and Tsuruyo Nakanishi Yamashiro emigrated to Utah from Japan in the early 20th century and raised their five children in Devil's Slide and Kaysville, Utah before the family relocated to California in the 1950s. This collection consists of photograph ablums and prints collected and created by members of the Yamashiro family and depicting their experiences

Dates: 1900-2018; Majority of material found within 1940-1965

Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain Parks photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2190
Abstract One black photograph album containing 130 commercial prints of Western parks and tourist destinations dating from the 1920s. The images were arranged by geographic location by the unknown compiler of the album; the primary areas are Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, and Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and its surrounding areas, such as Estes Park and Big Thompson Canyon. In addition to landscapes of the parks, the images depict resorts and hotels, campers and tourists, and animals, as well...
Dates: 1920-1930

Yellowstone National Park photo album collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1489
Abstract

The Yellowstone National Park photo album collection consists of 1 photograph album documenting an unidentified family's tourism to Yellowstone National Park and other parks in the American West in 1940, including Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Dates: 1940

Yellowstone National Park photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: P0966
Abstract

The Yellowstone National Park photograph album consists of 1 annotated vernacular photograph album of a trip through Yellowstone National Park in August 1936 taken by unidentified individuals.

Dates: 1936 August

Frank K. And Sadie Yoshimura photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1091
Abstract

The Frank K. And Sadie Yoshimura photograph collection contains mainly material realted to Topaz Relocation Camp.

Dates: 1940-1950