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Seamount family digital photograph collection, 1914-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seamount family
- Title
- Seamount family digital photograph collection
- Dates
- 1914-1972 (inclusive)19141972
- Quantity
- 40 Items
- Collection Number
- P1088
- Summary
- The Seamount family photograph collection consists of family photographs taken during the period 1914 through 1972. The originals were loaned to the library through the efforts of Steve Gerber and Paul Phillips, historical researchers, who arranged the loan with Billie Seamount Rich. They were scanned by Multimedia Archives staff and returned to the donor. The images depict Seamount family members such as the parents of the Seamount brothers; Bill and Dan Seamount; their wives Jean and Florence; Billie Seamount, daughter of Bill and Jean; and other family members; live on the Rock Creek Ranch in Desolation Canyon of the Green River, in eastern Utah; the family's other ranch at Willow Bend, near the town of Green River, Utah; other ranches in the area; and some images of Green River (including the Midland Hotel, which was owned by Belle Waddell, Jean McIntyre Seamount's sister) and Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Four brothers, Bill, Dan, Alf, and Ed Seamount were born in Utah soon after their parents immigrated to the United States from Sweden in the last years of the 19th century. They settled at the mouth of Rock Creek, an isolated clearing in Desolation Canyon of the Green River in eastern Utah. There they built a substantial ranch with rock buildings, pastures, irrigation ditches, and other improvements. Bill Seamount, who is featured in the majority of the photographs, married Jean McIntyre of Price, Utah, in 1914, and they settled at the ranch. However, by 1920 the brothers were forced to sell the ranch and moved first to the town of Green River, Utah, where they owned the Willow Bend Ranch north of town, and later to Salt Lake City, Utah. Although in the middle of an undeveloped wilderness, and no longer actively worked, the ranch is still in private hands and still retains its character. It is a frequent stop for the many river runners who float Desolation Canyon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The photographs in this collection consist of family photographs taken during the period 1914 through 1972. The originals were loaned to the library through the efforts of Steve Gerber and Paul Phillips, historical researchers, who arranged the loan with Billie Seamount Rich. They were scanned by Multimedia Archives staff and returned to the donor. The images depict Seamount family members such as the parents of the Seamount brothers; Bill and Dan Seamount; their wives Jean and Florence; Billie Seamount, daughter of Bill and Jean; and other family members; live on the Rock Creek Ranch in Desolation Canyon of the Green River, in eastern Utah; the family's other ranch at Willow Bend, near the town of Green River, Utah; other ranches in the area; and some images of Green River (including the Midland Hotel, which was owned by Belle Waddell, Jean McIntyre Seamount's sister) and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Parents of Seamount brothers
|
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| 1 | 2 | Bill Seamount
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circa 1900- 1914 |
| 1 | 3 | Bill and Jean McIntyre Seamount
|
1920s |
| 1 | 4 | Bill Seamount
|
1960s-1970s |
| 1 | 5 | Other family members
|
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| 1 | 6 | Rock Creek Ranch; miscellaneous scenery
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ranching--Utah--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Digital photographs
Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
2003 (last modified: 2018)
