A. J. Peters photograph collection, circa 1900-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Title
A. J. Peters photograph collection
Dates
circa 1900-1960s (inclusive)
Quantity
70 photographs
Collection Number
P0368
Summary
The A. J. Peters photograph collection contains portraits of A. J. Peters, photographs of buildings in Salt Lake City and Murray, Utah. The collection also contains photographs of national parks, some hand colored.
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

This collection contains portraits of A. J. Peters, photographs of buildings in Salt Lake City and Murray, Utah. The collection also contains photographs of national parks, some hand colored.

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

Gift of Ruth Peters Logan in 1991.

Processing Note

Processed by Peter F. Schmid in 1991.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Photographs, 1930s-1960sReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
A. J. Peters
  • Photograph number 1: Portrait with Mrs. Peters.
  • Photograph number 2: Portrait as a young man.
  • Photograph number 3-5: Portraits as an aerial photographer in World War I; in one he holds his camera.
  • Photograph number 6: The bi-plane Peters flew in, shown flying.
  • Photograph number 7: The same plane shown after it crashed.
  • Photograph number 8: Formal portrait.
  • Photograph number 9: With Mrs. Peters in Washington, D.C.
  • Photograph number 10: Formal portrait, late 1960s.
1 2
Murray, Utah
  • Photograph number 1: View of State Street looking north from between 4800 South and Vine Street (5300 South), circa 1900. View includes the Murray City Hall.
  • Photograph number 2: Peters in front of the Christenson Photo Studio, 4905 South and State Street, circa 1922. View includes the Murray Electric Co.
  • Photograph number 3-5: Carlisle Motor Co., Chevrolet dealer on the southwest corner of 4800 South and State Street, 1930s. Part of the Berry-Block Building, also includes oblique shot of a Piggly-Wiggly.
  • Photograph number 6: Godfrey's Grove, gully and creek off of Vine Street (5300 South) near State Street.
1 3
Salt Lake City Views
  • Photograph number 1: The Capitol Building.
  • Photograph number 2-4: The Salt Lake City and County Building.
  • Photograph number 5-6: The Salt Lake Temple.
  • Photograph number 7-9: The Temple block, 1939 (?).
  • Photograph number 10: Panorama of the Temple block, made up of views 1:3:7-9.
1 4
Utah Views
  • Photograph number 1: View during sunset across the Great Salt Lake towards the Royal Crystal Salt Co.
  • Photograph number 2: View of the south wall of Millcreek Canyon (?) during winter.
  • Photograph number 3: View down a small road in Millcreek Canyon.
  • Photograph number 4-5: Sundial Peak behind Lake Mary in the Wasatch. 1:4:4 is hand-tinted.
  • Photograph number 6: Lake in the Uintas (?).
  • Photograph number 7-10: Mirror Lake in the Uintas. Paper printed on both sides; all hand-tinted except for 1:4:9.
  • Photograph number 11-12: Bryce Canyon views.
  • Photograph number 13: Back of Peters as he takes a photograph, in Bryce Canyon, ca. 1928.
  • Photograph number 14: The Peters home in Richfield.
1 5
Glacier National Park
  • Photograph number 1: The Prince of Wales Hotel on the coast
  • Photograph number 2: An unidentified hotel in mountains.
1 6
Grand Teton National Park
  • Photograph number 1: View of the range includes the Grand Teton.
1 7
Yellowstone National Park
  • Photograph number 1-3: The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.
1 8
Unidentified Mountain Views
  • Photograph number 1-2: Unidentified Mountain Views
  • Photograph number 3: "Trick Falls," range unknown.
1 9
Washington, D.C.
  • Photograph number 1: Formal portrait, President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • Photograph number 2: Snapshot of President and First Lady Roosevelt in a car.
  • Photograph number 3: View in the Mall, includes Washington Memorial.
  • Photograph number 4: Aerial view taken from the top of the Washington Memorial.
  • Photograph number 5: The Public Health Building where Peters worked.
 1936-1941

OversizeReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
2 1
Landscapes
  • Photograph number 1: Godrey's Grove, gully and creek off of Vine Street (5300 South), near State Street.
  • Photograph number 2: Looking down a small road in winter, Big Cottonwood Canyon (?).
  • Photograph number 3: Mirror Lake and Mount Baldy in the Uintas.
  • Photograph number 4-8: Bryce Canyon views; 2:7 in hand-tinted.
  • Photograph number 9: Zion Canyon from window in the Mount Carmel tunnel.
  • Photograph number 10-12: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.
  • Photograph number 13: Tower Falls.
  • Photograph number 14: Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River.
  • Photograph number 15: Unidentified falls.
  • Photograph number 16: Unidentified mountain view.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • National parks and reserves--Utah--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Peters, A. J.Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Carlisle Motor Company (Murray, Utah)
  • Christenson Photo Studio (Murray, Utah)
  • City County Building (Salt Lake City, Utah)
  • Murray Electric Company (Murray, Utah)
  • Salt Lake Temple

Geographical Names

  • Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
  • Godfrey's Grove (Murray, Utah)
  • Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)
  • Great Salt Lake (Utah)
  • Millcreek Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)
  • Mirror Lake (Utah)
  • Mount Baldy (Utah)
  • Murray (Utah)Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
  • Salt Lake City (Utah)Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
  • Sundial Peak (Utah)
  • Tower Falls
  • Utah--Capital and capitol
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Zion Canyon (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Exterior views
  • Photographic prints--1900-1969
  • Photographic prints--Colored

Finding aid prepared by Peter F. Schmid
1991

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