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John P. Soule photograph collection, 1883
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- John P. Soule photograph collection
- Dates
- 188318831883
- Quantity
- 1.2 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)
- Collection Number
- P0172
- Summary
- The John P. Soule photograph collection contains two albums with photographs of scenes between Ogden, Utah and Denver, Colorado on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
- Repository
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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
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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
Soule's collection contains 2 photograph albums of scenes between Ogden, Utah and Denver, Colorado along the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad route. The pictures were taken by Soule in the summer of 1883 and include views of Salt Lake City, Price Canyon, and the canyons of the Colorado and Rocky Mountains.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John P. Soule (October 16, 1828 - November 27, 1904) was born on in Phillips, Maine. He was first listed in the Boston city directory as a "photographist" in 1859. John's younger brother William Stinson Soule (1836-1908) was also a photographer and reported his occupation on his 1861 enlistment in the 13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. In 1866, John Soule's listing in the Boston city directory changed to "photograph publisher," though he continued making photographs as well, including stereographs of the Boston Fire of 1872. John Soule published some of Will's images sent from his posts as a clerk at Fort Dodge, Kansas, and later as official photographer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Will returned east in 1875, eventually joining John's business in Boston. In 1882, John sold his part of the Soule Photography Company to Will and left Boston. In 1883, he travelled throughout the West photographing in Colorado and Utah along the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and in Salt Lake City.
In 1888 John Soule moved to Seattle, and the 1889 Polk's Seattle city directory lists his trade as photographer. Soule took photographs of the ruins of the Seattle Fire of 1889 and the rebuilding thereafter, and published and sold them. He continued to live in Seattle and continued to photograph the growing city until his sudden death on November 27, 1904.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Ogden and Salt Lake Area
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| 1 | 2 | Utah
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| 1 | 3 | Colorado
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| 2 | Denver Rio Grande Album
All of the captions are transcribed from the album. Everywhere [Canyon] appears, it is spelled 'Canôn' in the album.
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1883 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--History--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Colorado--Photographs
- Utah--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums--1883
