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Salt Lake City (Utah)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 66 Collections and/or Records:

Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1178
Abstract

Charles Uheiji Akita (1881-1962) was a Japanese immigrant who settled in Utah in the early twentieth century. The Uheiji Charles Akita digital photograph collection contains scans of black-and-white photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Salt Lake City and images of Akita and his family on their farm in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1930-1950

Auerbach Department Store photograph collection

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Identifier: P1867
Abstract

The Auerbach family was among the first Jewish residents in Salt Lake City and operated a department store in downtown Salt Lake City from 1864 to 1977. Herbert S. Auerbach (1882-1945) served as president of the Auerbach Company from the 1920s until his death in 1945. This collection contains cabinet cards and cartes de visite portraits of Herbert Auerbach and other members of the Auerbach family.

Dates: 1900-1944

Auerbach negative collection

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Identifier: P2183
Abstract

The Auerbach Negative Collection contains 122 unique negatives of photographs and illustrations primarily depicting nineteenth-century Salt Lake City businesses and downtown streets.

Dates: 1860-1940

Aurora Club photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0854
Abstract

The Aurora Club photograph collection consists of photographs of a social event held by the club in 1973. The Aurora Club started out as a social sewing club in 1913 but grew to include other activities such as book readings, speakers, tours, and charitable projects.

This collection is entirely digitalized and available online in our Digital Library.

Dates: 1973-1975

David Buhler photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2101
Abstract

David Buhler (1957-) is a Utah politician and professor of Political Science. Buhler worked on campaigns for Orrin Hatch and Norman Bangerter in the 1980s and in 1994 won a seat in the Utah State Senate. This collection contains photographs of Buhler's career in politics and photographs of his family.

Dates: 1980s-2000s

Marsena Cannon photograph collection

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Identifier: P2129
Abstract

Marsena Cannon (1812-1900) was a daguerreotypist who migrated to Salt Lake City in 1850; he is credited as Utah's first commercial photographer. This collection contains photographs of Cannon, his family, and a photograph of Brigham Young dating from approximately 1867 to 1870.

Dates: circa 1867-1870

Thomas Battersby Child photograph collection

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Identifier: P1112
Abstract

Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (1888-1963) was a mason and sculptor who created Gilgal Garden in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Thomas Battersby Child photograph collection contains images of Child's family, the family of his wife Bertha Rumel, images of Child's work building various temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and photographs of Gilgal Garden.

Dates: 1880-1999

Deedee Corradini audio-visual collection

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Identifier: A0736
Abstract

The Deedee Corradini audio-visual collection (1984-1999) consists of mostly VHS cassettes relating to Corradini's two terms as mayor of Salt Lake City. Materials include election coverage of both elections, news clips, and various other related materials.

Dates: 1984-1999

Deedee Corradini photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1445
Abstract

Deedee Corradini (1944-2015) was a Utah politician who served as Salt Lake Mayor for two consecutive terms beginning in 1991. She was Salt Lake City's first female mayor. This collection contains images documenting Corradini's life and political career; including photos from her campaign and from Olympic events.

Dates: 1970-2000

John C. Cutler Family photograph collection

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Identifier: P2216
Abstract

John C. Cutler (1846-1928) was the second governor of Utah, a position that he held from 1905 to 1909. The John C. Cutler Family photograph collection contains photographs of Governor Cutler and his staff and prominent people in Salt Lake City; it also includes images of the Cutler family, including formal portraits and snapshots of travel.

Dates: circa 1907-1926

Tyrone Davies independent film collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0761
Abstract

The Tyrone Davies independent film collection (2001) consists of a copy of Davies' experimental film "Stealing Away." Tyrone Davies is a Utah filmmaker whose work has been featured in video installations in Salt Lake City and San Francisco. This collection is part of the Utah Independent Film Archive (UIFA).

Dates: 2001

Tim DeChristopher Protest photograph collection

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Identifier: P1999
Abstract

Timothy Mansfield “Tim” DeChristopher (1981-) is an environmental and climate activists who was arrested and sentenced to two years in federal prison for disrupting a United States Bureau of Land Mangement oil and gas lease auction December 19, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains color photographs documenting DeChristopher's protest and sentencing.

Dates: 2008-2011

Louise Degn broadcast journalism audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0747
Abstract The Louise Degn broadcast journalism audio-visual collection (1969-2007) consists of news stories and documentaries reported or produced by Degn during her career as a television journalist, producer and documentary flmmaker. The majority of the material was filmed for local television stations in Salt Lake City, Utah. The collection also includes important broadcasts in the history of Utah and Utah broadcasting. Louise Degn is an award winning broadcast journalist and educator and a member...
Dates: 1969-2007

Constance Luprille Dillon photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1639
Abstract

Constance "Connie" Luprille Dillon (1918-2005) was an artist who specialized in watercolor andc was active in the art community in Salt Lake City, Utah. This collection contains color slides and prints of Dillon paintings, involvement in community art classes and events, family, friends, and the Utah landscape and cityscape.

Dates: 1970-1999

Patricia Murphy Florence scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: P1357
Abstract

Patricia Murphy Florence attended the University of Utah, where she was a member of the Ski Team and a sister in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon sorority. The Patricia Murphy Florence scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, lift tickets, programs, activity tickets, and invitations documenting her activities at the University of Utah between 1960 and 1962.

Dates: 1960-1962

Russell Simon and Margaret Breer Fraser photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1614
Abstract

The Russell Simon and Margaret Breer Fraser photograph collection contains images depicting family, friends, children, homes, the Fraser family garden, Liberty Park in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, California, Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, and a military base in Hawaii.

Dates: 1900s-1990s

Friends of Gilgal Garden photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1666
Abstract

Gilgal Garden is an outdoor sculpture park located in Salt Lake City, Utah, created by Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (1888-1963) in the backyard of his home starting in 1945. In 2000, Gilgal Garden was purchased by the Friends of Gilgal Garden and opened as a city park. This collection contains color photographs, negatives, slides, and digital photographs documenting the Friends of Gilgal Garden's efforts to preserve and restore Gilgal Garden between 1996 and 2008.

Dates: 1996-2008

Mike Gaba photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1067
Abstract

The Mike Gaba photograph collection consists of 10 color prints of homes in the Avenues area of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1970-1990

J. Percy Goddard photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1902
Abstract

Joshua Percy Goddard (1879-1966) attended the University of Utah from 1907 to 1909 and graduated as valedictorian. This collection contains black-and-white photograph prints and negatives depicting the University of Utah campus and student activities from 1907 to 1909.

Dates: 1907-1909

Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0937
Abstract

Michael Joseph “Mike” Gorrell is a Utah journalist who covered the Olympics, as well as other topics, for the The Salt Lake Tribune. This collection contains material collected by Gorrell during the course of his career in journalism. The collection primarily consists of images related to the Olympics and postcards collected by Gorrell during his world travels.

Dates: 1980-2010