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Noel R. Barton photograph collection, 1911-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Barton, Noel R., 1942-
Title
Noel R. Barton photograph collection
Dates
1911-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)  :  956 negatives
Collection Number
P0847
Summary
The Noel R. Barton photograph collection consists of photographs of Lagoon from the 1950s and 1960s and photos from Davis County Fair from 1960s-1970s. Photographs by Etsil Fisher.
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
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Content Description

The Noel R. Barton photograph collection consists of photographs of Lagoon, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s and photos from Davis County Fair from 1960s-1970s. Photographs by Etsil Fisher

resources include: https://lagoonhistory.com/project/quick-facts/timeline/ and https://lagoonhistory.com/project/lagoon-and-the-fair-part-i/

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

By folder and subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Noel R. Barton in 2000.

Processing Note

Processed by Photo Archives staff.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Derby Day, 1911

    This folder contains negatives that were taken of photographs-you can see the tape or weights holding the items down on the edges-copy work.

    • 1: Crowd and arena on Derby Day, June 17, 1911
    • 2: Group of the annoucers and stands on Derby Day, June 17, 1911
    • 3a: Crowd and arena on Derby Day, June 17, 1911
    • 3b parking lot on Derby Day, June 17, 1911

    Dates: June 17, 1911
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1A
  • Description: Lagoon Construction February 1954, March and July 1956
    • 1-6: Lagoon construction, February 10, 1954 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 7-15: Lagoon construction, March 29, 1956 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 16-26: Lagoon construction, July 21, 1956 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1B
  • Description: Lagoon Openings 1956 and 1958
    • 1-5: Lagoon Opening Ceremony Speech, 1956 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 6-9: Lagoon Opening Postponed, April 26, 1958 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Lagoon Children's Area 1956-1957
    • 1-36: Lagoon Children's Area, July 21, 1956 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 37-49: Lagoon Children's Area, September 16, 1956 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 50-77: Lagoon Children's Area, June 5, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Lagoon Afire
    • 1-8: Destruction of Dancing Pavilion, Fun House, part of the Roller Coaster and the west side of the Midway, November 14, 1953 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Lagoon Roller Coaster Accident
    • 1-18: Lagoon Roller Coaster Accident, July 29, 1954 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Lagoon - Old Pictures, Band, Billboard, Roller Coaster
    • 1: "Old Picture" (black-and-white negative)
    • 2: Roller coaster in winter (black-and-white negative)
    • 3-4: Lagoon Billboard and classical string trio, June 1960 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 5: Trees after the Lagoon Amusement Park November 1953 fire (Photograph by Etsil R. Fisher of Farmington, Utah)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Lagoon - Mother Gooseland, Midway, Swimming Pool
    • 1-15: Mother Gooseland, Midway, Swimming Pool, 1950s or 1960s (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Lagoon - Rides and Dance, May 28, 1954
    • 1-4: Amusement rides and attractions, May 28, 1954 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 5: Dance, May 28, 1954 (black-and-white negative)
    • 6-8: Amusement rides and attractions, May 28, 1954 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 8: Dance, May 28, 1954 (black-and-white negative)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Lagoon - Fireworks, September 5, 1955
    • 1-12: Fireworks, September 5, 1955 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Lagoon - Fun House and Swimming Pool, May 8, 1957
    • 1-8: Fun House, May 8, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 9-10: Swimming Pool, May 8, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Lagoon - Aerials and views of Park, Roller Coaster, Carousel, May 26, 1957
    • 1: Lagoon park, May 26, 1957 (black-and-white negative)
    • 2-4: Fun House interior, May 26, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 5-6: Aerial of Fun House, May 26, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 7-9: Fun House interior, May 26, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 10-18: Aerials and views of Lagoon Park, May 26, 1957 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Lagoon - Crowd, Roller Coaster, June 5, 1957
    • 1-6: Crowd at Lagoon (black-and-white negatives)
    • 7-10: Roller Coaster (black-and-white negatives)
    • 11: Family at Lagoon (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Snow at Lagoon, November 1958
    • 1-4: Snow at Lagoon, November 1958 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Lagoon Boat Show, April 26, 1959
    • 1-17: Boat Show, April 26, 1959 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Lagoon Speedway, 1960
    • 1-38: Gibbons and Reed Construction Co. building the Speedway, 1960 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 39-44: Lagoon Speedway, April 10, 1960 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 45: Boat Show, April 26, 1959 (black-and-white negative)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Lagoon Arcade, July 24, 1966
    • 1-26: Penny Arcade, July 24, 1966 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Lagoon Hot Air Balloons, September 1978
    • 1-2: Hot Air Balloons, September 1978 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1966-1970
    • 1-9: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities, August 24, 1962 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 10-14: Davis County Fair exhibits, August 16-17, 1963 (black-and-white negatives)
    • Davis County Fair, August 20, 1964 (empty)
    • 15-23: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities, August 20, 1965 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 24-37: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities, August 18, 1966 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 38-72: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities, August 20-22, 1970 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 73-80: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities, August 20-22, 1970 (color contact prints)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: 51st Davis County Fair at Lagoon, August 17-19, 1978
    • 1-10: Davis County Fair Junior Rodeo Queen (black-and-white negatives)
    • 11-19: Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Davis County Fair, August 1972
    • 1-2: Miss Davis County Queen Rebecca Parrish with attendants Marilyn Egan and Sandy Child, August 1971 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 3-7: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits (color negatives)
    • 8-14: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 15-20: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits (color negatives)
    • 21-22: Davis County Fair competition winners (color negatives)
    • 23: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 24: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits (color negatives)
    • 25-33: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits and Miss Davis County pageant (contact sheets)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1973
    • 1: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson (color negatives)
    • 2-16: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 17-20: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson (color negatives)
    • 21: Davis County Fair competitive exhibit (color negatives)
    • 22: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson (color negative)
    • 23-27: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 28-29: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson (color negative)
    • 30: Miss Davis County Queen (color print)
    • 31-33: Miss Davis County 1st attendant Margaret Kay Brough (contact sheet)
    • 34-52: Davis County Fair competitive exhibits and activities (contact sheets)
    • 53-59: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson and exhibits (contact sheet)
    • 60-61: Miss Davis County Queen Kathlyn White with attendants Margaret Kay Brough and Luanne Nelson (color prints)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1974
    • 1-16: Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 17-22: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 23-26: Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 27-30: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 31-38: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 39-41: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 42-48: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 49-67: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 68: Miss Davis County pageant (color negative)
    • 69-73: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 74-82: Miss Davis County pageant (color negative)
    • 83-91: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 92-97: Miss Davis County pageant (color negative)
    • 98-104: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (color negatives)
    • 105-107: Miss Davis County pageant (prints)
    • 108-111: Davis County Fair personnel (prints)
    • 112-137: Davis County Fair activities (contact sheets)
    • 138: Miss Davis County pageant (print)
    • 139: Davis County Fair activities (print)
    • 140-154: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (contact sheets)
    • 155-181: Miss Davis County pageant (contact sheets)
    • 182-210: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (contact sheets)
    • 211-220: Miss Davis County pageant (contact sheet)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 22
  • Description: Davis County Fair (prints) 1974
    • 1-53: Davis County Fair exhibits and activities (black-and-white prints)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 23
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1975
    • 1-9: Miss Davis County pageant participants (black-and-white negatives)
    • 10-13: Davis County Fair exhibits (color negatives)
    • 14-16: Miss Davis County pageant (color negatives)
    • 17-32: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (color negatives)
    • 33: Little Miss Davis County pageant (color negative)
    • 34: Davis County Fair exhibit (color negative)
    • 35-41: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (color negatives)
    • 42-46: Davis County Fair exhibits (color negatives)
    • 47-50: Miss Davis County pageant winners (color negatives)
    • 51-53: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (color negatives)
    • 54-112: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (color negatives)
    • 113: Ed Rogers, Davis County Fair Manager (print)
    • 114-116: Miss Davis County pageant winners (prints)
    • 117-145: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (contact sheets)
    • 146-217: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (contact sheets)
    • 218-219: Davis County Fair "Let Freedom Ring" horticulture display (contact sheets)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1976
    • 1-17: Davis County Fair activities (color negatives)
    • 18-27: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageant winners (color negatives)
    • 28-37: Miss Rodeo Davis County pageant winners (color negatives)
    • 38-79: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (color negatives)
    • 81-88: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 89-117: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (color negatives)
    • 118-129: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 130: Davis County Fair booth (color negative)
    • 131-132: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 133: Davis County Fair exhibit (color negative)
    • 134-135: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 136: Davis County Fair activities (color negative)
    • 137-138: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 139: Davis County Fair activities (color negative)
    • 140-141: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 142: Davis County Fair activities (color negative)
    • 143-144: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 145-148: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (color negatives)
    • 149-157: Davis County Fair Parade (color negatives)
    • 158-163: Davis County Fair activities (color negatives)
    • 164: none (number skipped)
    • 165: Davis County Fair Parade (color negative)
    • 166: Davis County Fair activities (color negative)
    • 167-176: Miss Davis County pageant winners (color negatives)
    • 177-187: Miss Rodeo Davis County pageant winners (prints)
    • 188-197: Miss Rodeo Davis County pageant winners (contact sheet)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Davis County Fair 1976
    • 1: Miss Davis County pageant, 1950s (print)
    • 2-3: Davis County Fair exhibits (prints)
    • 4-5: Miss Davis County pageant, 1950s (prints)
    • 6-7: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (prints)
    • 8-9: Miss Davis County pageant, 1950s (prints)
    • 10-11: Davis County Fair activities (prints)
    • 12: Miss Davis County pageant, 1950s (print)
    • 13-31: 1975 Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (contact sheets)
    • 32: Davis County Fair collage (prints)
    • 33: Davis County Fair rodeo (prints)
    • 34-35: Miss Rodeo Davis County pageant winners (prints)
    • 36-39: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (prints)
    • 40: Miss Davis County pageant winners (print)
    • 41-56: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (prints)
    • 57-59: Miss Davis County pageant winners (prints)
    • 60-68: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (prints)
    • 69-117: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (contact sheets)
    • 118-193: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (contact sheets)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: Davis County Fair (prints) 1974
    • 1-28: Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 29-56: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (black-and-white negatives)
    • 57-58 Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 59 Miss Davis County pageant (black-and-white negatives)
    • 60-64 Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 65-67 Miss Davis County pageant (black-and-white negatives)
    • 68-75: Davis County Fair activities (black-and-white negatives)
    • 76: Little Miss Davis County pageants (black-and-white negative)
    • 77-199: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: Davis County Fair (prints) 1974
    • 1-2: Joseph E. Bybee, 1954 (black-and-white negatives)
    • 3-18: Paramount Dairy Farm, Farmington by Lagoon (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Davis County Fair (prints) 1974
    • 1-13: Miss Davis County and Little Miss Davis County pageants (color negatives)
    • 14-18: Davis County Fair activities (color negatives)
    • 19: Miss Davis County pageant (color negative)
    • 20-24: Davis County Fair activities and exhibits (color negatives)
    • 25-31: Miss Rodeo Davis County pageant (black-and-white negatives)
    • 32-38: Davis County Commissioners, June 5, 1979 (black-and-white negatives)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Davis County Fair (prints) 1974
    • 1-9: Wanship Dam, Weber Basin (for Christmas News, Deseret News and Telegram), ca. 1955 (prints)
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7

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Subject Terms

  • Agricultural exhibitions--Utah--Davis County--Photographs
  • Amusement parks--Utah--Farmington--Photographs
  • Amusement rides--Utah--Farmington--Photographs
  • Pageants--Utah--Davis County--Photographs
  • Parades--Utah--Davis County--Photographs
  • Rodeos--Utah--Davis County--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Barton, Noel R., 1942---Photographs
  • Fisher, Etsil--Photographer

Geographical Names

  • Davis County (Utah)--Photographs
  • Lagoon (Farmington, Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Contact sheets
  • Negatives (Photographs)
  • Photographs
  • Photographs
  • black-and-white photographs
  • color photographs

Finding aid created by Sara Davis.
2015

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