Napper family photograph collection, 1895-1905

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Napper family.
Title
Napper family photograph collection
Dates
1895-1905 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 boxes, (1 linear ft. )
Collection Number
UUS_P0359
Summary
216 images from the family of Cyrus E. and Mary Jane Napper. Most of the images were taken in Logan and Logan Canyon, Utah, although a few appear to be from Salt Lake City. Included are photographs of downtown Logan, the Logan Temple, Utah State University, bridges, parades, and members of the Napper family. Although most of the people in the photographs are not identified, Cyrus E., Mary Jane, Harry Felix, Doud Byron, Eiffel May and George C. Napper are probably included in the collection. The pictures were most likely taken by Harry Felix and his father Cyrus E. Napper between 1895 and 1905. Includes the original glass plate and nitrate negatives.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research. Nitrate negatives have been removed from this collection and placed in Cold Storage Box 4. Patrons must request to view these negatives 3 hours in advance.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Cyrus (Cy) Edmund Napper, son of Charles and Susanna Napper, was born September 24, 1855 in Birmingham England. Cyrus came to Logan in 1873 and soon became involved in the drug business as a clerk. Around 1900 he opened his own drug store which had good success. In January of 1876 he married Mary Jane Hale, an early handcart pioneer of Cache Valley, originally from New Jersey. Cyrus and Mary Jane Napper were the parents of 10 children who reached adulthood: Charles Edmond, Doud Byron, Harry Felix, Eiffel May, William Roy, Marsden Mark, George Cyrus, Ruby Irene, Sidney Alfred and Russel Hale.

Harry Felix was born February 24, 1882. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad from 1906 to 1952 as a brakeman and conductor.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Napper Family Photograph Collection consists of 216 images from the family of Cyrus E. and Mary Jane Napper. Most of the images were taken in Logan and Logan Canyon although a few appear to be from Salt Lake City. Included are photographs of: Downtown Logan, the Logan Temple, the Cache County Courthouse, the Hercules Power Plant, the Logan Tabernacle, Brigham Young College, the Woodruff School, Utah State University, the Cy Napper drug store, bridges, parades, and the Napper family (especially children and babies). The images were most likely taken by Harry Felix and his father Cyrus between 1895 and 1905. There are references to the Spanish American war of 1898. Although most of the photographs were not identified, Cyrus E., Mary Jane, Harry Felix, Doud Byron, Eiffel May and George C. are probably included in the collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Napper family photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Napper family photograph collection, 1895-1905. (P0359). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized numerical by photo number.

Acquisition Information

Harry Felix Napper gave the original negatives to his son Hale H. Napper who loaned them to USU art professor R.T. Clark for copying. After the death of Hale Napper, Mr. Clark deposited them with Special Collections and Paul Napper of Pocatello deeded them to the library.

Processing Note

Register completed by Aleene Jones, April 2007.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 1:01:01: Trinity Methodist Church at Main and Center Street, looking southeast. Harris Bros. Organs, Pianos in background. 1905
1 1 1:01:02: Main street in Logan, looking north undated
1 1 1:01:03: Sales wagon for "Cache Knitting Works" on Main Street in Logan undated
1 1 1:01:04: Main Street in Logan, looking south from 1st North undated
1 1 1:01:05: Woman standing near door of log cabin. Garden in foreground undated
1 1 1:01:06: Unidentified family (possibly Cyrus E.) sitting outside of wood frame home undated
1 1 1:01:07: Unidentified young woman undated
1 1 1:01:08: Three unidentified young women undated
1 1 1:01:09: Doud Bryon Napper undated
1 1 1:01:10: Harry Felix Napper undated
1 1 1:01:11: George Napper? undated
1 1 1:01:12-13: Ethel (Eiffel) Napper undated
1 2 1:02:01-03: Logan-Hyde Park-Smithfield canal spillway. undated
1 2 1:02:04: Logan bell tower with courthouse in the background undated
1 2 1:02:05: Logan LDS Temple taken from Main Street. undated
1 2 1:02:06: Parade in Salt Lake City? undated
1 2 1:02:07: Union Roller Mills in Logan undated
1 2 1:02:08: Store on Main Street in logan? undated
1 2 1:02:09: Two women on boardwalk on Main Street in Logan. undated
1 2 1:02:10: Board advertising "Wall Paper Painting Glazing..." with dog undated
1 2 1:02:11: Horse and buggy undated
1 2 1:02:12: Wooden tower or fort undated
1 2 1:02:13: Salt Air resort? undated
1 3 1:03:01-02: Hercules Hydro-Power Plant at mouth of Logan Canyon undated
1 3 1:03:03: Overview of south end of Logan undated
1 3 1:03:04: West Building of the Brigham Young College under construction undated
1 3 1:03:05: Old Main without tower at Utah State University. undated
1 3 1:03:06: Building in Salt Lake City? undated
1 3 1:03:07: Street scene in Salt Lake City? undated
1 3 1:03:08: Deseret Mills in Logan undated
1 3 1:03:09: Troops drilling in field behind center street depot in Logan undated
1 3 1:03:10: Group of men standing near "Recruits" poster. Same building as 1:02:08 undated
1 3 1:03:11-12: Ice falls in canyon undated
1 3 1:03:13-16: Horse and Buggy on Cache Valley Bridges. undated
1 3 1:03:17: Probably Doud Byron or Charles Edmund Napper? undated
1 3 1:03:18: Unidentified young girl between two large dogs undated
1 4 1:04:01: Two men on a irrigation flume, possibly the Logan-Hyde Park-Smithfield canal undated
1 4 1:04:02: Logan LDS Temple undated
1 4 1:04:03: Mountain scene, Logan Canyon? undated
1 4 1:04:04: Unidentified man, Logan Canyon? undated
1 4 1:04:05: Young women on Main Street in Logan undated
1 4 1:04:06: Two women outside Cyrus Napper drug store. undated
1 4 1:04:07-08: Women with children camping in a tent. undated
1 4 1:04:09: Two unidentified boys undated
1 5 1:05:01: Hercules Hydro-Power Plant at mouth of Logan Canyon undated
1 5 1:05:02: Cyrus Napper with Shoshone Indians probably at Fort Hall, Idaho. 1. Tom Edmo, 2. Chas Deepwater, 3. Percy Edmo, 4. Canker Johnson, 5. Jonnie Gibson, 6. Geo Edmo, 7. Chief Arimo, 8. Cye E. Napper. undated
1 5 1:05:03-04: Trinity Methodist Church at Main and Center Street Logan, Utah. 1905
1 5 1:05:05: Logan bell tower with Cache Courthouse in background undated
1 5 1:05:06: Logan street scene, at the "Smith and Cummings & Co. Printers" building undated
1 5 1:05:07: Two women, dressed for a patriotic celebration in downtown Logan undated
1 5 1:05:08-09: Three unidentified young women undated
1 5 1:05:10: Three unidentified young women and unidentified man undated
1 5 1:05:11: Unidentified man in hat and long coat. Note with negative: "He use to sing and play on stage with Henry F. Napper." undated
1 6 1:06:01: Logan LDS Temple from downtown undated
1 6 1:06:02: Bear River Canyon undated
1 6 1:06:03: Crates of peaches in a garden undated
2 2:01: Boys fixing a bike undated
2 2:02: Float in a Logan Parade undated
2 2:03: Girls walking in winter undated
2 2:04: Older man and boy on a porch undated
2 2:05: Box Elder County Courthouse undated
2 2:06: Boy posing for the camera undated
2 2:07: Young men and women outside of Old Main undated
2 2:08: Man walking outside a stone building undated
2 2:09 : Boy with bike in snow undated
2 2:10: Three girls walking to school? undated
2 2:11: Three boys posed in winter undated
2 2:12: Small house, probably in Logan undated
2 2:13: Woodruff School(?) undated
2 2:14: Logan Tabernacle undated
2 2:15: Boy leading two horses undated
2 2:16: Cache County Courthouse in Logan undated
2 2:17: Large home, probably in Logan undated
2 2:18: Small home, probably in Logan undated
2 2:19: Negative with multiple images, baby and man undated
2 2:20: Logan Tabernacle undated
2 2:21: Small child with bird undated
2 2:22: Boy on wooden swing undated
2 2:23: Man with bike undated
2 2:24: Cache County Courthouse in Logan undated
2 2:25: Negative with multiple images, man and woman and baby undated
2 2:26: Negative with multiple images, baby undated
2 2:27: Logan LDS Temple undated
2 2:28: USU, model barn next to Old Main undated
2 2:29: Brigham Young College East Building undated
2 2:30: Small home, probably in Logan undated
2 2:31: Negative with multiple images, baby undated
2 2:32: Boys and girls posed for the camera undated
2 2:33: Negative with multiple images, boys "goofing" undated
2 2:34: Two men and a boy undated
2 2:35: Two women and man on porch of small home, probably in Logan undated
2 2:36: Four children in doorway undated
2 2:37: Entrance to large brick home undated
2 2:38: Wood-frame house undated
2 2:39: Woodruff School in Logan undated
2 2:40: Men in front of stone home undated
2 2:41: Children's theater undated
2 2:42: Christmas tree undated
2 2:43: Two boys posing for the camera undated
2 2:44: Boy spanking another boy undated
2 2:45: Woman posed in front of home undated
2 2:46: Cache County Courthouse in Logan undated
2 2:47: Boys playing in the snow undated
2 2:48: Children posed on a ladder undated
2 2:49: Two women doing chores undated
2 2:50: Boys stuck in wooden wheel undated
2 2:51: Boys posed for the camera undated
2 2:52: Three boys with American flags undated
2 2:53: Two girls and boy posed for the camera undated
2 2:54: Man with horse in snow undated
2 2:55: Children in formal clothes posed for camera undated
2 2:56: Parade float, 1776-1898 undated
2 2:57: Small children posed for the camera undated
2 2:58: Boys goofing off undated
2 2:59: Brigham Young College Campus undated
2 2:60: Hercules Power Plant in Logan Canyon undated
2 2:61: Bear River Canyon undated
2 2:62: Methodist Church on the southeast corner of Main and Center undated
2 2:63: View looking south to "The Island" and Providence undated
2 2:64: Bear River Canyon, with railroad trestle undated
2 2:65: Group of men in front of tent with shovels undated
2 2:66: Stone church or school undated
2 2:67: Hercules Power Plant in Logan Canyon undated
2 2:68: Waterfall from canal or spring, probably Logan Canyon undated
2 2:69: Small brick home undated
2 2:70: Children with bottles undated
2 2:71: View of Downtown Logan looking north? undated
2 2:72: Logan Temple undated
2 2:73: Men and boys next to a tent with shovels undated
2 2:74: View of store interior undated
2 2:75: Men in two-wheel wagon undated
2 2:76: Girls and horses undated
2 2:77: Girls and women posed for the camera undated
2 2:78: Two small children and horses undated
2 2:79: Negative with multiple images, small girl undated
2 2:80: Family examining a burned structure undated
2 2:81: A tree in blossom undated
2 2:82: Boy on a wooden swing undated
2 2:83: Baby with bird in a cage undated
2 2:84: Group of men in front of tent with shovels undated
2 2:85: Horses and barn undated
2 2:86: Man and bike undated
2 2:87: Two coys undated
2 2:88: Girl with bike undated
2 2:89: Burned structure behind fence undated
2 2:90: Boys playing cards with guns undated
2 2:91: Girls on a wooden swing undated
2 2:92: Older man on porch undated
2 2:93: Boys with catch of fish undated
2 2:94: Negative with multiple images, baby undated
2 2:95: Young boy and girl undated
2 2:96: Cache County Courthouse undated
2 2:97: Backside of Cy E. Napper drug store undated
2 2:98: Soda fountain in Napper store? undated
2 2:99: Young man with trombone undated
2 2:100: Boy outside of home with bike undated
2 2:101: Girl posed for the camera undated
2 2:102: Man posed outside home undated
2 2:103: Woman and man posed outside home undated
2 2:104: Woman and baby posed outside home undated
2 2:105: Cache County Courthouse undated
2 2:106: Boy and girl on tandem bike undated
2 2:107: Cy Napper? posed for the camera undated
2 2:108: Negative with multiple images, children and baby undated
2 2:109: Negative with multiple images, child and woman undated
2 2:110: Two women and baby in carriage undated
2 2:111: Negative with multiple images, children undated
2 2:112: Negative with multiple images, baby undated
2 2:113: Negative with multiple images, children and dolls undated
2 2:114: Children and woman next to fence undated
2 2:115: Negative with multiple images, children and babies undated
2 2:116: Negative with multiple images, children undated
2 2:117: Children posed for camera undated
2 2:118: Children with brooms and axe undated
2 2:119: Woman at the counter in store undated
2 2:120: Negative with six images, children and the Cache County Courthouse undated
2 2:121: View of Nibley Hall under construction, Brigham Young College undated
2 2:122: Children and man in wagon undated
2 2:123: Negative with multiple images, boy undated
2 2:124: Two girls with little girl in a small wagon undated
2 2:125: Cache County Courthouse undated
2 2:126: Three girls undated
2 2:127: Logan LDS Temple undated
2 2:128: Negative with multiple images, boy undated
2 2:129: Logan LDS Temple undated
3 3:01: Boy in a boat undated
3 3:02: Smith Cummings Co. parade float undated
3 3:03: Boy, Guy Fawkes mask undated
3 3:04: Children with a wooden swing undated
3 3:05: Tea party with dolls undated
3 3:06: Man with saw undated
3 3:07: Negative with multiple images, girl, man and children undated
3 3:08: Negative with multiple images, man, woman, and babies undated
3 3:09: Negative with multiple images, woman undated
3 3:10: Boys playing with guns undated
3 3:11: Girls hair undated
3 3:12: Men in front of house undated
3 3:13: Girls in snow undated
3 3:14: Children in a barn undated
3 3:15: Man posed in suit undated
3 3:16: Negative with multiple images, man undated
3 3:17: Children in front of home undated
3 3:18: Children with toys undated
3 3:19: Family on front porch undated
3 3:20: Women's Dorm/Forestry building, Utah State University campus undated
4 4:01: Cyrus Napper and employees, Pioneer Drug Store, Logan undated
4 4:02: Cyrus Napper and a group of Bannock/Shoshone including Chief Arimo (See 1-05-02), probably at Fort Hall. Also includes Tom Edmo, Chas Deepwater, Percy Edmo, Canker Johnson, Jonnie Gibson, Geo Edmo. undated
4 4:03: Cyrus Napper outside of drug store in Logan, "William Driver and Sons. Drugs Wines & Liquors" 1880-1889

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Napper, Cyrus Edmund, 1855-1907--Photographs.
  • Napper, Harry Felix, 1882-1957--Photographs.

Family Names

  • Napper family -- Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs.
  • Logan (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Logan Canyon (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Main Street (Logan, Utah)--Photographs.