Tooele Army Depot photograph collection

Tooele Army Depot photograph collection, circa 1940-1949

Overview of the Collection

Title: Tooele Army Depot photograph collection
Dates: circa 1940-1949 (inclusive)
19401949
Quantity: 34 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0603
Summary: The Tooele Army Depot photograph collection contains images from the War Department showing various views of the Tooele Army Depot during World War II, including an aerial view and photographs of buildings and activities.
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, English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains photographs from the War Department showing various views of the Tooele Army Depot in the 1940's, including the layout of the depot, how supplies were moved, and miscellaneous images of buildings (exterior) and a grocery store. For posterity, the Tooele Chemical Weapons Processing depot is located west of 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

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Ken Sanders Books.

Processing Note

Processed by Drew Ross in 1994.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Storage Grounds 1: storage bunker 2: kerosene canister near barrel storage 3-4: barrel storage 5-6: empty rails for barrel storage 7-9: panoramic view of Tooele Army Depot
1	2	Moving Operations 1-11: moving unidentified containers on the grounds 12-14: moving apparatus in box cars (note number 13 shows workers in gas masks) 15: train engine
1	3	Buildings and Grounds 1-4: family housing and barracks 5-8: buildings and people during winter storm
1	4	Interior Views 1-2: PX / Grocery store 3-4: base laundry room?

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Subject Terms

World War, 1939-1945--Utah--Photographs

Geographical Names

Tooele Army Depot (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Aerial photographs
Photographic prints--1940-1949
Photographs

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