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John Frank Wright photograph collection, 1955-1956
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- John Frank Wright photograph collection
- Dates
- 1955-1956 (inclusive)19551956
- Quantity
- 5 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0256
- Summary
- The John Frank Wright photograph collection contains images of Glen Canyon and southern Utah taken by J. Frank Wright.
- Repository
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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
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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
J. Frank Wright was a boatman for Norman Nevills in the 1940s. He was later in charge of boats and boating for the University of Utah/Museum of Northern Arizona salvage surveys of Glen Canyon in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The collection contains images of Glen Canyon and southern Utah taken by J. Frank Wright.
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
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by John Frank Wright's original groupings.
Processing Note
Processed by Roy Webb, Russell Michalak and Agnes Korzeniowski in 2004.
Separated Materials
Also see, John Frank Wright audio-visual collection (A0692) located in Special Collections.
Related Materials
This collection forms part of the Utah River Running Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Group 1-28 and Roll 1-28Return to Top
- These photos have corresponding negatives in Negatives, Box 1.
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Group 1
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1 | 2 | Group 2
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1 | 3 | Group 3
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1 | 4 | Group 4
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1 | 5 | Group 5
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1 | 6 | Group 6
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1 | 7 | Group 7
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1 | 8 | Group 8
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1 | 9 | Group 9
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1 | 10 | Group 10
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1 | 11 | Group 11, 18, 19
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1 | 12 | Group 12
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1 | 13 | Group 13
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1 | 14 | Group 14
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1 | 15 | Group 15, 16
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1 | 16 | Group 17
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1 | 17 | Group 20
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1 | 18 | Group 21
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1 | 19 | Group 22
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1 | 20 | Group 23
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1 | 21 | Group 24
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1 | 22 | Group 25
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1 | 23 | Group 26
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1 | 24 | Group 27
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1 | 25 | Group 28
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1 | 26 | Roll 1
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1 | 27 | Roll 2
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1 | 28 | Roll 3
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1 | 29 | Roll 4
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1 | 30 | Roll 5
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1 | 31 | Roll 6
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1 | 32 | Roll 7
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1 | 33 | Roll 8
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1 | 34 | Roll 9
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1 | 35 | Roll 10
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1 | 36 | Roll 10A
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1 | 37 | Roll 11
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1 | 38 | Roll 12
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1 | 39 | Roll 13
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1 | 40 | Roll 14
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1 | 41 | Roll 15
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1 | 42 | Roll 16
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1 | 43 | Roll 17
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1 | 44 | Roll 18
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1 | 45 | Roll 19
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1 | 46 | Roll 20
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1 | 47 | Roll 21
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1 | 48 | Roll 22
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1 | 49 | Roll 23
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1 | 50 | Roll 24
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1 | 51 | Roll 25
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Rolls 26-74 and General ImagesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
- These photos have corresponding negatives in Negatives, Box 2
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
2 | 1 | Roll 26
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2 | 2 | Roll 27
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2 | 3 | Roll 28
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2 | 4 | Roll 29
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2 | 5 | Roll 30
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2 | 6 | Roll 31
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2 | 7 | Roll 32
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2 | 8 | Roll 33
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2 | 9 | Roll 34
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2 | 10 | Roll 35
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2 | 11 | Roll 36
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2 | 12 | Roll 37
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2 | 13 | Roll 38
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2 | 14 | Roll 39
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2 | 15 | Roll 40
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2 | 16 | Roll 41
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2 | 17 | Roll 42
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2 | 18 | Roll 43
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2 | 19 | Roll 44
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2 | 20 | Roll 45
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2 | 21 | Roll 47
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2 | 22 | Roll 48
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2 | 23 | Roll 49
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2 | 24 | Roll 50
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2 | 25 | Roll 51
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2 | 26 | Roll 52
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2 | 27 | Roll 53
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2 | 28 | Roll 54
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2 | 29 | Roll 55
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2 | 30 | Roll 56
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2 | 31 | Roll 57
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2 | 32 | Roll 58
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2 | 33 | Roll 59
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2 | 34 | Roll 60
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2 | 35 | Roll 61
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2 | 36 | Roll 62
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2 | 37 | Roll 63
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2 | 38 | Roll 64
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2 | 39 | Roll 65
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2 | 40 | Roll 66
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2 | 41 | Roll 67
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2 | 42 | Roll 68
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2 | 43 | Roll 69
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2 | 44 | Roll 70
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2 | 45 | Roll 71
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2 | 46 | Roll 72
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2 | 47 | Roll 73
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2 | 48 | Roll 74
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2 | 49 | San Juan River and San Juan Fleet
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2 | 50 | Unidentified river scenes
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2 | 51 | Grand Canyons Area
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2 | 52 | Canyons
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2 | 53 | Unidentified proofs
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Canyons, Rivers, IndividualsReturn to Top
- These photos do not have corresponding negatives
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
3 | 1 | Arches National Monument
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3 | 2 | Train trip, Durango
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3 | 3 | Dedication, Four Corners National Monument
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3 | 4 | Carl Hayden Visitor Center, Four Corners National Monument
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3 | 5 | Glen Canyon, Georgia O'Keefe
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3 | 6 | Glen Canyon
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3 | 7 | Rainbow Bridge, Glen Canyon
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3 | 8 | Spear fishing, Glen Canyon
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3 | 9 | Triple Arches, Glen Canyon
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3 | 10 | Goblin Valley
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3 | 11 | Hall's Corssing
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3 | 12 | Lake Powell
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3 | 13 | Mexico
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3 | 14 | Parade, Monticello
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3 | 15 | Unidentifed men and children, Family Park, San Diego
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3 | 16 | San Juan River
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3 | 17 | Snow Scenes
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3 | 18 | Unidentified men, women and children
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3 | 19 | Unidentified scenery
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3 | 20 | Glen Canyon
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3 | 21 | Driftwood in Harris Wash on Escalante River, off of Colorado River
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3 | 22 | Glen Canyon, Castle Wash
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3 | 23 | Westwater Canyon, Glen Canyon
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3 | 24 | Colorado
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3 | 25 | Colorado
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3 | 26 | Glen Canyon, Rivers
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3 | 27 | Hole-in-the-Rock, Lake Powell
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3 | 28 | American Eagle Rock, Rainbow Bridge
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3 | 29 | Canyons
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3 | 30 | Rivers, canyons, Moqui
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3 | 31 | Lake Canyon, Glen Canyon
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3 | 32 | Canyons
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3 | 33 | Glen Canyon
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3 | 34 | View of lower Glen Canyon from rim above canyon
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3 | 35 | Scenes in Glen Canyon from boat trip
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3 | 36 | Betatkin Ruins, Northeast Arizona, Glen Canyon
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3 | 37 | Glen Canyon, Petroglyphs
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3 | 38 | Hidden Passage, Glen Canyon
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3 | 39 | Katie Lee, Frank Wright and Tad Nichols
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3 | 40 | Hole-in-the-Rock, Rainbow Bridge, Glen Canyon, Forbidden Canyon
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3 | 41 | Canyons, San Juan Archaeological Salvage Project
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3 | 42 | University of Utah boat trip, San Juan Archaeological Salvage Project
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3 | 43 | Glen Canyon, Mystery Canyon
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3 | 44 | Glen Canyon
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3 | 45 | Olympia Bar, Colorado River, Glen Canyon
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3 | 46 | Balance rock bar, Lake Canyon
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3 | 47 | Hole-in-the-Rock, Moqui Canyon, Glen Canyon
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3 | 48 | California Bar, Tapestry Wall, Moqui Canyon
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3 | 49 | Rook Creek, Petroglyphs, California Bar
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3 | 50 | Cathedral-in-the-Desert
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3 | 51 | Glen Canyon, Reflection pools, Hidden Passage, campsite, bars
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3 | 52 | Bars, Bullfrog Basin
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3 | 53 | Hall's Crossing, Forbidden Canyon, Reflection pool
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3 | 54 | Canyons, Cathedral-in-the-Desert, Klondike Point, Hidden Passage
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3 | 55 | Canyons, bars
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3 | 56 | Forbidden Canyon, petroglyphs on Wright Bar
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3 | 57 | Hole-in-the-Rock, Rainbow Bridge, Individuals
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3 | 58 | Lake Canyon, Escalente River, rocks
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3 | 59 | West Canyon, Glen Canyon, Tower Butte
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3 | 60 | West Canyon, Antelope Canyon
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3 | 61 | Tad Nichols, Cross bedded sand stone, Little Labyrinth, Antelope Canyon
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3 | 62 | Hidden Passage, Music Temple
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3 | 63 | West Canyon, Hidden Passage Bar, petroglyphs, bird tracks
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3 | 64 | Petroglyphs on Wright Bar
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3 | 65 | Lake Canyon
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3 | 66 | Canyons
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3 | 67 | Forbidden Canyon, Rivers
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3 | 68 | Lake Canyon
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3 | 69 | Petroglyphs, Cabin, Individuals
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3 | 70 | Canyons, Hidden Passage, Cabin
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3 | 71 | Crystal Springs Canyon, Bars, Glen Canyon, Headstone and Cave
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3 | 72 | Lake Canyon, Bars, Individuals
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3 | 73 | Rivers, Hidden Passage Rainbow Bridge
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3 | 74 | Rainbow Bridge, Lake Ruin, Davis Gulch
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General ImagesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
4 | 1 | Group 1 Lower Glen Canyon, October 22, 1958. Salvage Project run by University of Utah |
4 | 2 | Group 2 Glen Canyon, 1956 or 1957 Mouth of Forbidden Canyon and area. Olympia Box |
4 | 3 | Group 3 San Juan River, Grand Canyon Dam, Rainbow Bridge, Mouth of Mystery Canyon |
4 | 4 | Group 4 Glen Canyon between Hall's Crossing and Hite, Lake Powell. Olympia Box, Rainbow Bridge |
4 | 5 | Group 5 Glen Canyon, 1957, Betatkin Ruin, AZ. |
4 | 6 | Group 6 Glen Canyon, August 1958, Council Reef, Narrows Canyon, Olympia Bar, Juction of Colorado and Green River |
4 | 7 | Group 7 San Juan River, Bill and Nettie Adams, J. Wetherill on wall by Rainbow Bridge |
4 | 8 | Group 8 Mouth of Forbidden canyon, Mitten Monument, Schaffer's Trail, Flagstaff |
4 | 9 | Group 9 White Rim Drive, 1975 |
4 | 10 | Group 10 Monument Basin, 1974 |
4 | 11 | Group 11,18,19 White Rime Drive, Tad Nichols and passenger, Bridge over Dirty Devil, Highway 95 |
4 | 12 | Group 12 Glen Canyon, May 25-June 1. University of Utah |
4 | 13 | Group 13 Hovenweep, June 5, 1974 |
4 | 14 | Group 14 Cows on Ferry, Hall's Crossing, 1963 |
4 | 15 | Hall's Crossing |
4 | 16 | Group 17 Hall's Crossing, October 17, 1963 |
4 | 17 | Group 20 Mesa, AZ. February 8, 1978 |
4 | 18 | Group 21 Manti Temple, October 18, 1979, night |
4 | 19 | Group 22 Goblin Valley, August 1979 |
4 | 20 | Group 23 Anticline Overlook, October 15, 1978 |
4 | 21 | Group 24 Grand View, October 15, 1979 |
4 | 22 | Group 25 Fisher Tower, La Sal Mountains, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Castle Gate, Utah, Colorado River |
4 | 23 | Group 26 Hall's Crossing, Wright's Grocery Store, Marina, Lake Powell, Forbidden Canyon, Rainbow Bridge. |
4 | 24 | Group 27 Goblin Valley, Utah, Canyonlands |
4 | 25 | Group 28 Needler, Utah, Shaffer's Trail, White Rim Drive, Canyonlands, Mouth of Forbidden Canyon |
4 | 26 | Roll 1 Hall's Crossing and Marina |
4 | 27 | Roll 2 J Frank Wright Home |
4 | 28 | Roll 3 Carlsbad, New Mexico, Bonnie Dolson, Mrs. Wright, Tools Settlement Canyon |
4 | 29 | Roll 4 Lake Powell, Trees, Red Bluff Camp Ground, Blue Mountain - Southside |
4 | 30 | Roll 5 Mesa, Arizone - LDS Temple Grounds. Mrs. Wright, E. Nielson (sister) in Mesa |
4 | 31 | Roll 6 Dallas Divide, west of Colorado Ridgewayto Telluride, Golden Valley, Utah, Canyonlands |
4 | 32 | Roll 7 Four Corners Monument, Mesa Verde National Park |
4 | 33 | Roll 8 Wright home in Blanding, Utah. L. Redd home, LDS South Chapel. |
4 | 34 | Roll 9 West of Ridgeway, Colorado |
4 | 35 | Roll 10 Blue Mountain, Utah. Mesa Verde National Park |
4 | 36 | Roll 10A J. Frank Wright family at Carlsbad, New Mexico |
4 | 37 | Roll 11 Dolores Hurst and Sister Nellie at St. John's Arizona, Wright family at Carlsbad, New Mexico and St. Johns, AZ |
4 | 38 | Roll 12 Area of fisher Towers, Utah Area of Silverton - Durango, Colorado, Along Highway 550 |
4 | 39 | Roll 13 Engine, Narrow gauge railroad - Chama N.M. to Cumbus (SIC) over Sumberland pass to Antonito, Colorado |
4 | 40 | Roll 14 Santa Fe, New Mexico - Plaza Governors Palace and Chapel, Lake Powell Scenery. |
4 | 41 | Roll 15 Natural Bridges National Monument Utah, Comb Ridge on Highway 95, Utah |
4 | 42 | Roll 16 Silverton, Colorado, Highway 550, Rock formation near Ouray, Colorado |
4 | 43 | Roll 17 Oquirrh Mountains (2) Kennecott Copper Pit, Rainbow Bridge, Vallicito Dam, Chama, New Mexico |
4 | 44 | Roll 18 Mesa Arizona Temple Grounds |
4 | 45 | Roll 19 Navajo Bridge, Colorado River, Marble Canyon, Vermillon Cliffs, Brigham Young home, St. George Temple |
4 | 46 | Roll 20 Cherry Point Army Base North Carolina Coast, Dry Valley, Utah near Monticello. |
4 | 47 | Roll 21 Chaco Canyon, National Monument. Pueblo Bonito National Monument. |
4 | 48 | Roll 22 Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito and area, Construction |
4 | 49 | Roll 23 St. George historical sites |
4 | 50 | Roll 24 Fifth Avenue, Arches National Park, Utah. |
4 | 51 | Roll 25 DeWitt, Montana, Mormon Monuments, Lake Powell, Highway 95, baby |
5 | 1 | Roll 26 Narrow gauge railroad - Chama, NM. To Antonito, Colorado over Cumberland Pass, Landscape on road to Santa Fe |
5 | 2 | Roll 27 People at Crossing of the Fathers, Colorado River |
5 | 3 | Roll 28 Interstate 70 West of Green River to Salina, LDS South Chapel, Parler Redd's Texaco Station, Blanding Center - Blanding UT |
5 | 4 | Roll 29 Unknown Scenic area, Comb Ridge, Southeastern Utah, Manti LDS Temple. |
5 | 5 | Roll 30 Scenic West Slope, Blue Mountain, West of causeway |
5 | 6 | Roll 31 Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Overlook, Spruce house, Wright Home in Blanding, Utah. |
5 | 7 | Roll 32 Monument Canyon, Canyonlands, from White Rim Drive West of Moab. |
5 | 8 | Roll 33 Lake Powell |
5 | 9 | Roll 34 Chaco Canyon National Monument, NM Scenery, Clouds, Bonnie Dobson |
5 | 10 | Roll 35 Wright home, winter 1953(?) |
5 | 11 | Roll 36 Million Dollar Highway, Durango to Silverton, Blue Mountains, SE, Utah, #10 Johnson Creek |
5 | 12 | Roll 37 Wright family- Frank, Dora and children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. |
5 | 13 | Roll 38 Overlooking Hall's Crossing, Glen canyon Marina, Aztec Ruins, NM. |
5 | 14 | Roll 39 Glen Canyon, dust storm, Berchesgarten, Germany, Salzburg, Austria. |
5 | 15 | Roll 40 Head of Lake Powell- Narrow Canyon, Arch in Glen Canyon above Hite |
5 | 16 | Roll 41 White Rim Drive, Canyonlands |
5 | 17 | Roll 42 White Rim Drive, Canyonlands, Monument Canyon |
5 | 18 | Roll 43 Bryce Canyon National Park |
5 | 19 | Roll 44 Bryce Canyon National Park |
5 | 20 | Roll 45 Million Dollar Highway, Silverton, Colorado, Animas River, Red Bluff, Blue Mountains |
5 | 21 | Roll 47 Blanding, Utah. Weather Bureau Obsesrvation Station, Roy Johnson |
5 | 22 | Roll 48 Unknown Scenery |
5 | 23 | Roll 49 Grainery, Verdure (between Monticello and Blanding) Barn, Watertank, Sheepherder's trailer |
5 | 24 | Roll 50 Monument Canyon, Canyonlands |
5 | 25 | Roll 51 Zion National Park, Utah |
5 | 26 | Roll 52 John's Canyon, below Bluff, along San Juan River |
5 | 27 | Roll 53 East of Panguitch in Red Canyon Highway 12, Bryce Canyon toward Cannonville |
5 | 28 | Roll 54 Million Dollar Highway, Durango to Silverton, overlooking Silverton. |
5 | 29 | Roll 55 Narrow Canyon above Hite, Lake Powell |
5 | 30 | Roll 56 Glen Canyon |
5 | 31 | Roll 57 Moqui Steps, Glen Canyon |
5 | 32 | Roll 58 Hall's Crossing, Glen Canyon, Bull Frong, harbor and marina. |
5 | 33 | Roll 59 Hall's Crossing, Wright home, Library, Chapel, Bank, gas station, Post Office in Blanding, Utah. |
5 | 34 | Roll 60 Augusta Bridge, Bridges National Monument, Utah, Overlooking White Canyon, Bridge, NM, Narrow Canyon |
5 | 35 | Roll 61 Narrow Canyon, Hite |
5 | 36 | Roll 62 White Rim Drive, Canyonland in Moab, Monument Canyon |
5 | 37 | Roll 63 Monument Canyon, Canyonlands, Schaeffer Trail, Deadhorse Point, Wilson Arch, Southern Utah. |
5 | 38 | Roll 64 Verdure Canyon between Blanding and Monticello, Grand Mesa, Colorado. |
5 | 39 | Roll 65 White Rim Drive, Canyonlands |
5 | 40 | Roll 66 Windowrock, AZ. Verdure Canyon, Utah. |
5 | 41 | Roll 67 Mexican Hat, Utah. |
5 | 42 | Roll 68 Hall's Crossing, Hite, Utah. |
5 | 43 | Roll 69 Indian Creek near Dugout Ranch, Monticello, north. near Newspaper Rock. |
5 | 44 | Roll 70 Cabin, Bllue Mountain, Utah. Columbian flowers. |
5 | 45 | Roll 71 Verdure Canyon |
5 | 46 | Roll 72 Chaco Canyon, NM, Window Rock, AZ. |
5 | 47 | Roll 73 White Rim Drive, Canyonlands |
5 | 48 | Roll 74 Scenic, Glen Canyon |
5 | 49 | San Juan River, Boat named "Paiute" and J Frank Wright |
5 | 50 | River Running Grand Canyon |
5 | 51 | Unidentified Negatives |
5 | 52 | Unidentified Negatives |
5 | 53 | Grand Canyon |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Geographical Names
- Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)--Photographs
- Utah--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Negatives
- Photographic prints