Squatters Brewery photographs, 1988-2006
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Squatters Brewery
- Title
- Squatters Brewery photographs
- Dates
- 1988-2006 (inclusive)19882006
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0650
- Summary
- A collection of informal photographs relating to Squatters Pub Brewery, founded in 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 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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No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Squatters Pub Brewery (also known as Salt Lake Brewing Company) was founded in September 1989 in downtown Salt Lake City by business partners Peter Cole and Jeff Polychronis. Their launch ended a 22‑year brewing drought in downtown SLC, making it Utah's second modern brewpub (the first was Wasatch Brewery in Park City, 1986). The name "Squatters" was inspired by a British comedy sketch involving a character named Squatters, a tongue‑in‑cheek nod to the founders' humor and Utah's conservative culture. In like manner, Squatters developed humorous beer names like St. Provo Girl Pilsner and Polygamy Porter, and the slogan "Good for What Ales You."
Their flagship beers — Emigration Amber Ale and City Creek Pale Ale — were available from day one; Emigration remains a staple. Squatters also hired one of the nation's first female brewers, Jennifer Talley, who crafted their award‑winning Full Suspension Pale Ale.
In 2000, Squatters merged its production with Wasatch Brewery under the Utah Brewers Cooperative, and then was sold to CANarchy collective in 2012. When Monster Beverage Corp. acquired CANarchy in 2022, the brewpubs were reacquired by original founders Cole and Polychronis.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune article, 2019
Content Description
This collection contains snapshots and informal photos of employees, customers, and events related to the Salt Lake Brewing Company/Squatter Pub Brewery. Also includes architectural renderings, t-shirt designs, and various marketing materials.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Squatters Brewery photographs must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Squatters Brewery photographs USU_P0650. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_P0650, USUSCA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Photographs that were removed from cork boards are grouped together in folders, based on the original board arrangments.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Photographs, 1988-2006
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Description: 1:01: Front Exterior of Squatters Roadhouse GrillDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:02: Office day at Squatters Roadhouse Grill, Heather Lee and Doug HofelingDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:03: Beer taps at a bar under constructionDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:04: Construction at Squatters Roadhouse Grill September 2006Dates: 2006 SeptemberContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:05: Squatters Roadhouse Grill original management team, From right: George Moldenhauer, Jason Knab, Phil Barton, Doug Hofeling and an applicantDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:06: Restaurant interior filled with stacks of chairsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:07: Squatters Roadhouse Grill temporary office podDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:08: Two Individuals with Foreheads Together in an Office SpaceDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:09: An individual speaking from a podiumDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:10: Front Exterior of the Salt Lake Brewing CompanyDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:11: Mike McCoy with thirsty soldiers in the desertDates: 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 1:12: U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Air Force wishing for a cold beer in IraqDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: 2:01: Man in Squatters shirt feeding cowsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:02: Brew Master Dan Burick, Fairy Falls, Yellowstone National ParkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:03: A Handshake exchanged at a table in a sporting goods storeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:04: Two people sharing one pasta noodleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:05: Customers eating in an outdoor areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:06: A group of people sharing drinks around a tableDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:07: A couple sitting in an outdoor restaurant areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:08: Two Individuals in front of the Squatters Roadhouse Grill MenuDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:09: Restaurant and bar full of patronsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:10: Baby PolychronisDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:11: Two young kids in Squatters branded t-shirtsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:12: Megan and Molly Jones, 1st Utah Brewer's Festival, Deer ValleyDates: 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:13: Todd Jensen, Sea of Cortez, MexicoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:14: Egyptian F-16 "Ops check good - Need refill" MSGT (Ret) Gary J. NewmanDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:15: Josh Scheuerman, Mt. Hood, OregonDates: 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 2:16: Looking for our favorite Squatters beer in Jerry Seinfeld's fridgeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: 3:01: Craps at Citadel's private christmas partyDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:02: Citadel's Private Christmas PartyDates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:03: Squatters group photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:04: Individual using a computer in a small closetDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:05: Two people eating dinnerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:06: Individual standing in front of brewing machineryDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:07: People sitting around a tableDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:08: Squatters staff photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:09: Customers moving around a barDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:10: Two people in Squatters shirts at an outdoor eventDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:11: Group photo at an outdoor restaurant areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:12: Four people in a group discussionDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:13: Two people at a restaurant outdoor areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:14: Man leans over a counterDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:15: Portrait of two peopleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:16: Two people sharing a hug and kissDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:17: Portrait of a person with a shocked expression at an office deskDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:18: Waitresses at workDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:19: Four people in a group photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:20: Employee group photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:21: Adult and child holding handsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:22: Portrait of two waitressesDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:23: Outside group photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:24: Portrait of three peopleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:25: Person at work in the kitchenDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:26: Group photo taken at SquattersDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:27: Woman with excited facial expressionDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:28: Woman pointing at cameraDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:29: Person working in the Squatters kitchenDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:30: Three Squatters employees sharing french friesDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:31: Squatters employee at workDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:32: Woman smiling at the cameraDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:33: Man smiling at a camera from a kitchenDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:34: Person at a bar with drinksDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:35: Person working at Squatters giving a thumbs upDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:36: Person with a broken middle fingerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:37: Five people in a group photoDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:38: Portrait of an unidenified personDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:39: People working in a kitchenDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:40: Outdoor seating areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:41: Four people in matching hatsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:42: Gwen, Amy and Colin, Salt Lake's Brewer's FestivalDates: 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:43: Two individuals sharing a megaphone and one holds a basketballDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:44: A group photo sitting by flower bedsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:45: Exterior of the Squatters Building in Salt Lake CityDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:46: Photo strip with four photosDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 3:47: Photo strip with four photosDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: 4:01: Four cyclists standing in front of quad-tandem bicycleDates: 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:02: Young children riding bikes and walking in the St. Patricks Day paradeDates: 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:03: Three people in front of covered wagonDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:04: Four people at an outdoor effectDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:05: Three people in front of a sign reading "We're here! We're Queer! We Drink Squatters Beer!Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:06: Crowd of people in front of Salt Lake Brewing Co. buildingDates: 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:07: Selfie of two people on a grassy hillDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:08: People on a parade floatDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:09: Polaroid of three peopleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:10: Three people outsideDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:11: Squatters parade trailerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:12: Joe Lambert and Grant Johnson, St. Patrick's Day paradeDates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:13: Portrait of two peopleDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:14: Two youth dressed for St. Patricks DayDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:15: A Squatters Beer parade floatDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:16: People at a St. Patricks Day ParadeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:17: Squatters parade trailerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:18: Two people outsideDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:19: Squatters parade trailerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:20: Man reclined with a drinkDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:21-22: Brew Crew with Mayor Rocky Anderson, St. Patrick's Day ParadeDates: 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:23: Mug Club Celebration, St. Patrick's DayDates: 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:24: Squatters truck in Salt Lake CityDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:25: People at St. Patricks Day ParadeDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:26: Three people in worksuits clinking beer glassesDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:27: Squatters Chasing Tail 5k Fun RunDates: 2005Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 4:28: Top of Salt Lake Temple visible above Squatters sign, St. Patrick's Day paradeDates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: 5:01: Group photo with people in orange shirtsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:02-03: 147 West BroadwayDates: 1988Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:04: Couple in a photoboothDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:05: Group photo with one person dressed as SantaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:06: In loving memory of our good friend JackDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:07: Two people standing by the beer tapsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:08: Arm WrestlingDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:09: Balloon shaped like a manDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:10: Arm WrestlingDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:11: Cardboard box with four black kittensDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:12: Ernie, Loyal Chasing Tail Celebrity DogDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:13: Gifting of an awardDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:14-15: Arm WrestlingDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:16: Cooks at Squatters pointing knifes at the cameraDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:17: Person standing by brewing equipmentDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:18: Customers moving around a barDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:19: CDC - Utah Housing Coalition, Yard ProjectDates: 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:20: People at a busy outdoor eating areaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:21: CDC - Utah Housing Coalition, Yard ProjectDates: 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:22: Gurvin Bulog, Gobi Alloy Range, Gobi Desert, MongoliaDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:23: Jennifer Schiefer, Allison Jenkins and Paul and Stacey Richards, Great American Beer Festival, DenverDates: 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:24: Group photo holding "X96"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:25: Squatters Brew CrewDates: 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:26: Black and white photo of two people walking away carrying Squatters BeerDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:27: A building under constructionDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:28: Exterior of Squatter's Pub BreweryDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:29: Todd and Carmelle Jensen, MarrakechDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 5:30: Newspaper clipping titled "Squatters may have started fire in abandoned dance club"Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: 6:01: Group photo outside SquattersDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: 6:02: Exterior of building during paintingDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Loose photographs and legal documents
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Description: 01:01: Garden Hotel, with horse-drawn carriages and a wagon "Smith Transfer Co. Moving, Storage"Dates: circa 1910Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: 01:02: Squatters sign with the spires of the LDS Salt Lake Temple appearing behindDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: 1:03: "Jeff and Peter think two are better than one" Advertisement for Squatters Pub Brewery and Fuggles MicrobreweryDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: 01:04: "Nice Cans." Advertisement for Provo Girl PilsnerDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: 2:01-17: Construction/remodel photos
These images detail the construction/remodel of the original Squatters pub building, including exterior shots and interior spaces with fermentation tanks
Dates: circa 1989Container: Box 2, Folder 2 -
Description: 3:01: Three female employees posing at the barDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:03: "Team Squatters, 4th Street Clinic Triathlon"Dates: 2006Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:02: Dog appearing to be drinking from a Squatters beer bottleDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:04: Man and woman wearing finisher medallions in front of rack of bicyclesDates: 2011Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:05: Two men in crowded roomDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:06: Row of individuals seated in a stadiumDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:07: Baseball player at batDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:08: Woman and man seated at a bar in front of tap handlesDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:09: Woman and man in scuba gear, wearing Squatters hatsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:10: Five employees posing for an "Artys City Weekly" photoDates: 2009Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:11: Crowded bar with a quad-tandem bicycle hanging from the ceilingDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:12: Man lifting aluminum keg with numerous kegs behindDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:13: Group photo of individuals in white Squatters t-shirts, holding glass growlers of beerDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:14: Basket ball team "Squatters Brew Crew 5-2 tie for second"Dates: 1990Container: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:15: Man standing in front of a waterfallDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 3:16: Four men lifting a fermentation tank into placeDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: 4:01: Copy of newspaper article "Chamber Member Profile" about George PolychronisDates: 1980 January 24Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:02-03: Mt. Air Cafe business frontDates: circa 1980Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:04: Sheet with copies of 3 photos, presumably of Mt. Air Market/Cafe
One interior shot appears to be from the 1940s, and an exterior shot shows a street view with1930's-era automobile
Dates: 1940s-1980sContainer: Box 2, Folder 4 -
Description: 4:05-06: Architectural rendering of Mount Air Market exteriorDates: 1973Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:07: Copy of The Park Record front page, featuring an image of a woman at a bar
Caption reads "Val Thurnell has worked at the Mt. Air Cafe for 10 of the 13 years she has lived in Park City"
Dates: 1986 October 16Container: Box 2, Folder 4 -
Description: 4:08-09: Copy of newspaper ads for Mount Air MarketDates: 1975-1978Container: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:10-20: Legal document copies
Includes the first page of various agreements, bills of sale, warranty deeds, and leases relating to members of the Polychronis family.
Dates: 1916-1965Container: Box 2, Folder 4 -
Description: 4:21: Conceptual sketch of Deer Valley Plaza/Squatters GardenDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:22-24: T-shirt design proofsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: 4:25: "Squatters Beers Brewing Process" basic schematic planDates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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