Glen Canyon archaeological survey photograph collection, circa 1958 PDF XML
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Jennings, Jesse David, 1909-
- Title
- Glen Canyon archaeological survey photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1958 (inclusive)19501959
- Quantity
- 81 photographs
- Collection Number
- P0324
- Summary
- The Glen Canyon archaeological survey photograph collection contains images of excavations, artifacts, and cliff dwellings taken during an archaeological survey of Glen Canyon prior to its flooding. The survey was headed by Jesse Jennings of the University of Utah Department of Anthropology. Included are photographs of some of the members of the survey party.
- Repository
- University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections.
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of 81 black-and-white prints which document part of the huge task of an archaeological survey of Glen Canyon prior to its flooding in 1963. This survey was headed by Jesse Jennings of the University of Utah Anthropology Department, whose forward to the first report follows this page. The collection includes photographs of excavations, artifacts, cliff dwellings and some of the surveyors. The collection was kept in the original order in which it appeared in a photo album.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| 1 | 1 | Excavation site: 42UN631 Photograph number 1-5
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| 1 | 2 | Excavation site: 42UN632 Photograph number 6-8
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| 1 | 3 | Excavation site: 42UN634 Photograph number 9-12
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| 1 | 4 | Excavation site: 42UN635 Photograph number 13-15
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| 1 | 5 | Excavation site: 42UN636 Photograph number 16-20
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| 1 | 6 | Excavation site: 42UN637 Photograph number 21-25
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| 1 | 7 | Excavation site: 42UN638 Photograph number 26-28
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| 1 | 8 | Landscape Photograph number 29-31
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| 1 | 9 | Excavation site
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| 1 | 10 | Hoskaninni dredge; Olympia bar water-wheel
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| 1 | 11 | Landscape with two surveyors Photograph number 44
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| 1 | 12 | Excavation site: 42SA38727 Photograph number 45-46
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| 1 | 13 | Artifacts Photograph number 47-48
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| 1 | 14 | Gourd Photograph number 49-51
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| 1 | 15 | Artifacts Photograph number 52
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| 1 | 16 | Excavation site (?) Photograph number 53-54
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| 1 | 17 | Rock steps Photograph number 55-56
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| 1 | 18 | Unidentified surveyor climbing rock steps Photograph number 57-58
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| 1 | 19 | Man at old well (?) Photograph number 59-61
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| 1 | 20 | Upper Moqui Canyon near Red Ant Kiva site. Photograph number 62
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| 1 | 21 | Landscape Photograph number 63-64
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| 1 | 22 | Low level aerial Kaiparowits Plateau with Henry mountains in the background. Photograph number 65-68 Photographs probably taken by Jesse D. Jennings in 1957 or 1958.
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1957, 1958 |
| 1 | 23 | Landscape Photograph number 69
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| 1 | 24 | Benchmark cave site excavated Photograph number 70-71
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1958-1959 |
| 1 | 25 | Benchmark cave site excavated Photograph number 72-74
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1958-1959 |
| 1 | 26 | Kiva(?) excavation site with bones Photograph number 75
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| 1 | 27 | Cliff dwelling Photograph number 76-77
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| 1 | 28 | Excavation site and trucks Photograph number 78-79
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| 1 | 29 | Excavation site with two surveyors Photograph number 80-81
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cliff-dwellings--Arizona--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Antiquities--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1958
Finding aid created by Mary Ann Curtis.
2004 (last modified: 2018)
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