Frank Filkins photograph collection, circa 1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Filkins, Frank
Title
Frank Filkins photograph collection
Dates
circa 1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.2 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)  :  62 items
Collection Number
P0549
Summary
The Frank Filkins photograph collection contains landscapes of Utah in various remote locales. Including the town of Castle Rock, southern Utah, Abandoned cabins: buildings, and the famous meeting of the railroads at Promontory, Utah. 8 x 10 black and white photographs and 4 x 5 color transparencies.
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: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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

Collection shows landscapes of Utah in various remote locales. Including; the town of Castle Rock, southern Utah, Abandoned cabins: buildings, and the famous meeting of the railroads at Promontory, Utah. 8 x 10 black and white photographs and 4 x 5 color transparencies.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1995.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Castle Rock, Southern Utah, Abandoned Buildings, and Promontory PointReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1a
Castle Gate, Utah and Promontory Point
  • Photograph number 1-2: Castle Gate, Utah
  • Photograph number 3-4: The North American Coal Corporation, Utah Division Office
  • Photograph number 5: Unidentified abandoned building
  • Photograph number 6: Castle Gate Post Office
  • Photograph number 7: Castle Gate Library
  • Photograph number 8-9: Unidentified Street
  • Photograph number 10-11: Petroglyphs
  • Photograph number 12: Abandoned building
  • Photograph number 13: 'H.L. and P.P. Erected 1909' sealed off building
  • Photograph number 14: Abandoned building
  • Photograph number 15: Abandoned cabin
  • Photograph number 16: Tent "Sunny Side"
  • Photograph number 17-25: Railroad, tow trains head to head (Promontory Point)
  • Photograph number 26: Picture off unidentified town in the 1880s
  • Photograph number 27: Church building
  • Photograph number 28: Abandoned cabin (color of15)
  • Photograph number 29: Adobe brick house: Elijah Cuttler Behunin Cabin
  • Photograph number 30: Abandoned cabin (same cabin as 28, 15)
  • Photograph number 31: Inside church
  • Photograph number 32: Unidentified landscape
  • Photograph number 33-34: Unidentified cabin
  • Photograph number 35: 'H.L. and P.P. Erected 1909, sealed off building (color of 13)
  • Photograph number 36: Boarded up store front
  • Photograph number 37: Petroglyphs
  • Photograph number 38: Adobe brick house: Elijah Cuttler Behunin Cabin (same cabin as 29)
1 1b
Machines
  • Photograph number 1: 4 images of old steam engines
  • Photograph number 2: 4 images of old tractors and steam engines
  • Photograph number 3: 4 images of steam engine/landscapes
  • Photograph number 4-5: 8 images of unidentified building
  • Photograph number 6: Stage coach stop, in ruins
  • Photograph number 7: Unidentified building (see 4-5)
  • Photograph number 8: Old store front
  • Photograph number 9: Boarded up Wells Fargo building
  • Photograph number 10-11: Elijah Cuttler Behunin Cabin, erected 1892, inhabited by 9 people
  • Photograph number 12: Unidentified man in a small aircraft
  • Photograph number 13: Gillian Airways "Zenith" Copper Center Alaska, October 10, 1934
  • Photograph number 14: Train engine
  • Photograph number 15: Tractor
  • Photograph number 16-25: Railroad, tow trains head to head (Promontory Point)
  • Photograph number 18: Collapsing Barn
  • Photograph number 19-20: Train engine
  • Photograph number 21-22: Silver King Mine buildings (Oversize)
  • Photograph number 23: Mining town near a railroad track (Oversize)
  • Photograph number 24: black and white of church, see color neg P0549n01_01a_27 (Oversize)
  • Photograph number 25: Promontory Point photo, meeting of 119 and Jupiter (Oversize)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Petroglyphs--Utah

Corporate Names

  • North American Coal Company

Geographical Names

  • Castle Gate (Utah)
  • Utah--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints
  • Transparencies--Color