J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
20th Infantry album photograph collection
P0833
.2 linear feet
1 archives box
September 10-19, 1919
The 20th Infantry album photograph collection contains one album containing black-and-white photographs depicting a military march through Utah dating from September, 1912. The album is titled: "Ten days with the twentieth infantry September 10th - 19th 1912. Colonel Irons commanding distance 120 miles."
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The 20th Infantry was stationed at Fort Douglas in 1912. It was commanded by Colonel James Anderson Irons from June 26, 1907, until Colonel Irons was assigned to the 2nd Infantry on March 10, 1917. Fort Douglas was established by Colonel Patrick Connor of the Union Army in 1862 and was originally called Camp Douglas. Its purpose was to protect mail and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route. In 1863, troops from Camp Douglas attacked a Shoshone camp at Bear River, Idaho and massacred the inhabitants, though the so-called "Battle of Bear River" gave Connor a reputation in the military as an able soldier. The camp was used in the United States government's attacks on native nations in the decades following the American Civil War. In 1876, the camp was made permanent and was renamed Fort Douglas. It was used in the Spanish-American War of 1898 and was used to hold German prisoners of war during World War I. During World War II, it was used as the headquarters for the Ninth Army Corps. In the decades after World War II, the Army began transferring parcels of the land to the University of Utah, and in 1991 Fort Douglas was closed and the University took over stewardship of the land and historic structures.
The 20th Infantry album photograph collection contains one album containing black-and-white photographs depicting a military march through Utah that occurred from September 10-19 in 1912.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Purchased in 2000.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2021.
United States. Army. Infantry, 20th--Photographs
Marches--Utah--Photographs
Soldiers--United States--Photographs
Photographs
black-and-white photographs
Albums (Books)
Photograph albums
20th Infantry Album
September 1912
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- P0833n01_01 : Title page of an album of photographs documenting a march of the 20th Infantry in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_001 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry, probably during the hike in northern Utah on September 10-19, 1912.
- P0833n01_01_002 : Black and white photograph of Colonel James A. Irons, commandant of the 20th Infantry, next to a tent during a hike in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_003 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), taking a break in Parley's Canyon during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_004 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), pitching tents at Bountiful during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_005 : Black and white photograph of a wagon train attached to the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), following a road by a railroad track during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. Location unidentified.
- P0833n01_01_006 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. One of the soldiers is lying down and receiving some "barbering."
- P0833n01_01_007 : Black and white photograph of an encampment of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas) at a place called Stoyers Ranch during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_008 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry's hospital corps during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_009 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), bathing in a stream at Stoyers Ranch during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_010 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), in camp at Snow Creek (possibly in Davis County) during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_011 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of Company "B," 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), standing at formation in camp during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_012 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), having a meal in camp at Snow Creek (possibly in Davis County) during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_013 : Black and white photograph of soldiers and supply wagons of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), marching in the western end of Weber River Canyon during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. Location probably at Devils Gate, the narrowest part of the canyon, at the Weber-Morgan county line.
- P0833n01_01_014 : Black and white photograph of a soldier identified as Lieutenant Dailey of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), surveying the Weber Canyon road during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_015 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), setting up camp near Peterson, Morgan County, during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_016 : Black and white photograph of "Headquarters" tents in a camp, probably near Peterson, Morgan County, during a hike of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas) in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_017 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), getting dinner in camp during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_018 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), unloading a supply wagon at a campsite during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_019 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), playing cards in camp after a day of marching during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_020 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of Company "C" of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), in camp at supper time during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_021 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), marching up Weber River Canyon toward Devils Slide during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_022 : Black and white photograph of a view of Devils Slide in Weber River Canyon, visited by soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas) during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_023 : Black and white photograph of mounted orderlies and supply wagons of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. Location is probably Weber River Canyon.
- P0833n01_01_024 : Black and white photograph of an encampment soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas) during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. This camp was near Devils Slide in the Weber River Canyon, Morgan County.
- P0833n01_01_025 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), at a "canteen check" in camp during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_026 : Black and white photograph of an encampment soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas) during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. This camp was near Devils Slide in the Weber River Canyon, Morgan County.
- P0833n01_01_027 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), standing by Pulpit Rock near Echo, Summit County, during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_028 : Black and white photograph of a view of the Weber River valley at Echo, Summit County, Utah, in September of 1912. Soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), are seen encamped by the river during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_029 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), having dinner at a campsite near Wanship, Summit County, during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_030 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), at a campsite near Wanship, Summit County, during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912.
- P0833n01_01_031 : Black and white photograph of soldiers of the 20th Infantry (stationed at Fort Douglas), marching up a canyon next to a railroad track during a hike in northern Utah in September of 1912. Location unidentified.