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The Grouse Creek photograph collection, 1906-1961
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- The Grouse Creek photograph collection
- Dates
- 1906-1961 (inclusive)19061961
- Quantity
- 1 box, 13 A-Boards, (0.5 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0201
- Summary
- Three views of the Grouse Creek reservoir site in Box Elder County, Utah, and two views of the Pine Creek reservoir site in Beaver County, Utah, 1961. These images show the area before the dams and reservoirs were built and were removed from a report, The Grouse Creek Water Plan. Also included are thirteen images from the Historical A-board photographs showing mostly area agricultural scenes; sheep-shearing, wheat harvesting, horse-powered threshing, etc. in the Grouse Creek area, taken around 1906-1918.
- Repository
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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
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Grouse Creek photograph collection consists of three views of the Grouse Creek reservoir site in Box Elder County, Utah, and two views of the Pine Creek reservoir site in Beaver County, Utah, 1961. These images show the area before the dams and reservoirs were built and were removed from a report, The Grouse Creek Water Plan. Also included are thirteen images from the Historical A-board photographs mostly of agricultural scenes in the Grouse Creek area. The prints are located in a shared document box that contains collections P0181 through P0203.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt 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 The Grouse Creek photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Alternative Forms Available
The A-board photographs listed below have been digitized and are available for viewing along with other materials from the Grouse Creek Cultural Survey. The prints are located in a document box that contains collections P0181-P0203.
Preferred Citation
The Grouse Creek photograph collection, 1906-1961. (P0201). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Numerical order, undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | 1:01: Grouse Creek (Upper) Dam Reservoir Site. Standing
on left abutment of dam and looking upstream |
Spring, 1961 |
| 1 | 1:02: Grouse Creek (Upper) Dam Site. Standing on right
abutment and looking toward left abutment |
Spring, 1961 |
| 1 | 1:03: Pine Creek (Upper) Dam Reservoir Site. Standing on
left abutment and looking upstream |
Spring, 1961 |
| 1 | 1:04: Existing Pine Creek (Lower) Dam Reservoir and Dam.
Standing above reservoir and looking downstream |
Spring, 1961 |
| 1 | 1:05: Grouse Creek (Lower) Dam Reservoir and Dam Site.
Dam Site in background looking downstream |
Spring, 1961 |
Historical A-board Photographs, undatedReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
A-1287: Threshing scene with threshing crew and
equipment |
1911 |
A-1424: Wheat harvesting shows a view of header
elevating cut stalks of dry-farm wheat into header wagon. Photograph by David
A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1425: Two men shearing sheep. Photograph by David A.
Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1426: Wheat harvesting. An empty header box following
a header through dry-land wheat field. Photograph by David A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1427: Party investigating sagebrush land offered by
Blue Creek Land Company to dry-farmers |
1908 |
A-1428: Party investigating sagebrush land offered by
Blue Creek Land Company to dry-farmers |
1908 |
A-1429: Two men beside stake fence around
sheep-shearing pen. Photograph by David A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1431: White top buggy drawn by two teams in road at
Grouse Creek farmstead. Row of Lombardy Poplars and picket fence in background |
1918 |
A-1432: Wheat harvesting, header and header box
operating in dry- land wheat field. Photograph by David A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1433: Wheat harvesting, header and header box
operating in dry- land wheat field. Mud wagon at far right. Photograph by David
A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1434: Wheat harvesting, headers and two header boxes
cutting dry-land wheat. Photograph by David A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1435: Sheep shearing pen and man standing on
wool-stacking platform. Photograph by David A. Burgoyne |
1918 |
A-1556: Threshing scene with threshing crew, wagons,
and horse-powered thresher in the yard of A.T. Richins |
1915 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Utah--Box Elder County--Photographs.
- Agriculture--Utah--Grouse Creek--Photographs.
- Sheep-shearing--Utah--Grouse Creek--Photographs.
- Threshing--Utah--Grouse Creek--Photographs.
- Wheat--Harvesting--Utah--Grouse Creek--Photographs.
Geographical Names
- Box Elder County (Utah)--Photographs.
- Grouse Creek (Utah)--Photographs.
Finding aid created by USU Special Collections and
Archives.
2008
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