Transportation
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Birten Wendell Allred papers
Aviation-early flight photograph collection
The Aviation-early flight photograph collection contains photographs of possibly one of the earliest airplane flights ever recorded in Salt Lake City showing both the airplane and crowds watching the flight.
Emerson R. Bailey memoir
The Emerson R. Bailey memoir (1952) consist of Emerson's twelve-page account of being four days snowbound at Yuba Gap in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the passenger train "City of San Francisco" in January of 1952.
Bingham Stage Lines collection
The Bingham Stage Lines collection (circa 1958) consists of company letterhead, notes, a history, and news clippings. Bingham Stage Lines Co. was Salt Lake City's first large bus line. Organized in 1920, it ran from Salt Lake to the Bingham Copper Mines. It also provided tours to several scenic areas in Utah and Arizona.
Bingham Stage Lines photograph collection
The Bingham Stage Lines photograph collection contains photographs of tours organized by Bingham Stage Lines to various national parks in Utah; photographs of forty-passenger Cadillacs used by the company.
Bonneville Salt Flats racing ephemera
The Bonneville Salt Flats racing ephemera (circa 1940s-2020) consists materials related to motor sports at Bonneville Salt Falts, Utah.
Dean R. Brimhall photograph collection
The Dean R. Brimhall photograph collection contains portraits of Dean Brimhall and of members of his family, photographs of activities of Utah Pacific Airways, and of the Works Progress Administration exhibit building in Washington, D.C. (1940). The collection also contains photographs of petroglyphs and rock paintings and photographs of scenic views taken by Dean Brimhall on various camping trips.
Paul Coburn letter
The Paul Coburn letter (1864) is directed to Nat Stein, ALS, of Viginia City, Idaho. The letter is printed on Overland Stage Company letterhead, concerning the disposition of a grey horse by warrant of "Mrs. Slade." Along with the letter is a descriptive article, written by Richard Saunders in 2010, about the provenance of the letter and historical background information.
Committee to Stop East-West Light Rail records
The Committee to Stop East-West Light Rail records (1999-2000) contain a booklet published by those against the light rail spur to the University of Utah. There are also some mailing certificates and a letter of reasons the spur should not be built.
Nina Dougherty papers
The Nina Dougherty papers (1949-2010) consist of correspondence, research, and organization documents relating to the Utah projects Dougherty was heavily involved in during her lifetime. Dougherty was a prominent environmental activist.
Ken Garff scrapbook [photocopy]
The Ken Garff scrapbook [photocopy] (1950-1970) is a collection of newpaper articles and letters. Garff was a Utah businessman who owned several automobile dealerships along the Wasatch Front.
Gilmer and Salisbury Express Company letterpress book
The Gilmer and Salisbury Express Company letterpress book (1881-1882) of H.S. Howell, Superintendent of Gilmer and Salisbury Express Company, includes letters written from Viriginia City, Helena, Dillon, and Salt Lake City.
Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Lines ledger
The Gilmer and Salisbury Stage Lines ledger (1875-1876) consist of abstracts of passenger way-bills.
Hite Ferry dedication booklets
The Hite Ferry booklet (1946) documents the dedication of newly developed roads that lead into Hite, Utah. Several individuals spoke at the dedication including; E. P. Pectol (the County Commissioner of Wayne County), Zeke Johnson, Bishop John D. Rogers, J. M. Adams, Wayne Wonderland, M. C. Moffit, Gordon T. Hyde, Arthur L. Crawford, Bishop Martin Guyom, and Governor Herbert B. Maw.
Ron Howard papers
The Ron Howard papers (1947-1972) consists mainly of program copies for auto racing in Salt Lake City, Utah as well as some original programs.
Richard A. Keller, III papers
The Richard A. Keller, III papers (1957-2011) consist of articles, brochures, and news clippings regarding Keller's development of rocket-powered cars. The collection contains materials regarding speed racing and various vehicles developed by Keller such as The Blue Flame, X-1, Pollution Packer, and others. Keller helped to form the company Reaction Dynamics.
Richard A. Keller, III Bonneville Salt Flats racing films
The Richard A. Keller, III Bonneville Salt Flats racing films (1970-1974) consist of five 16mm films about the cars and people attempting to break the world landspeed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah. Click here to request copies of digitized items from this collection.
Lawrence Howard Lee papers
The Lawrence Howard Lee papers (1943-2002) detail his personal and professional life. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, financial materials, and professional materials regarding Western Airlines. Lee began his airline career in 1943 and worked in many different field and administrative positions within Western Airlines and established Salt Lake City as Western's first major "hub" operation. He became President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Airline in 1983.
Thomas C. Mabey papers
The Thomas C. Mabey papers (1964-2016) detail his involvement with international and national car racing and car show events. The collection includes materials regarding the activities of Rocky Mountain Motorsports along with general racing ephemera and memorabilia. Mabey is a long-time racer and is also a vintage car collector.
Brigham Madsen photograph collection
The Brigham Madsen photograph collection contains photographs of freighting and historic freighting sites in the western United States, mostly in Utah, Idaho, and Montana. As well as, copies of photographs used as illustrations in various books on Western history written by Brigham Madsen.