J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Nettie Blackburn West photograph collection
P0432
0.25 linear feet
1 archives box
49 items
circa 1860-1915
The Nettie Blackburn West photograph collection collection contains an album of Blackburn and More family photographs, accompanied by portrait tintypes and photographs.
English
The collection is comprised of 19th century photographs in excellent condition contained within a red photograph album. Formats included are tintype, cabinets and carte-de-visite.
Many of the photographs are recognizable as being from the Blackburn and More families. The relation, if not the same person, are close, but beyond certain recognition. Thus, in most cases, photographs may be unidentified, yet missing only confirming research. Will Bagley of Salt Lake conferred with the Blackburn relatives and Arda Haenszel and Mary Lewis of Southern California to positively identify eight of the photographs. Mary Lewis was able to identify three additional photos.
Mr. Eugene Bell received the family photog album from his grandmother, Minnie More Moon Bell. The album apparently belonged to Arnetta Matilda Blackburn West.
The Nettie Blackburn West photograph collection collection is digitized.
The red album had been kept in order. Please do not remove the photographs.
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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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Eugene Bell.
Processed by Drew Ross and Ashely Arave in 1991.
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A small collection of newspaper clippings concerning the shooting of Marshall West in Needles, California and the subsequent trial and hanging of his killer were put in the Manuscripts Division.
Blackburn, Abner, 1827-1904--Photographs
Blackburn, Abner, 1827-1904--Family--Photographs
Blackburn, John F., 1854-1932--Photographs
Blackburn, John F., 1854-1932--Family--Photographs
Blackburn, Nettie (Annette Blanche), 1890-1965--Photographs
Blackburn, Nettie (Annette Blanche), 1890-1965--Family--Photographs
Bell, Minnie (Mary Elizabeth), 1890-1961--Photographs
Bell, Minnie (Mary Elizabeth), 1890-1961--Family--Photographs
Families--California--Photographs
Clothing and dress--19th century--Photographs
Women's clothing--West (U.S.)--19th century--Photographs
Children's clothing--West (U.S.)--19th century--Photographs
Images
cabinet photographs
Studio portraits
tintypes (photographs)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Tintypes, Family portraits, and an album
Tintypes
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- Photograph number 1: Minnie More with her mother, portrait, probably from the album.
- Photograph number 2: Minnie More (with sister ?) in early teens, probably from the album.
- Photograph number 3: Minnie More Bell and Z. T. Bell (on wedding day?)
Family Portraits
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- Photograph number 1: A set of 4 contact prints of a woman modeling a hat.
- Photograph number 2: A family portrait of wedding party.
- Photograph number 3: Minnie More Bell and Z. T. Bell portrait, mounted.
- Photograph number 4: Family portrait, Minnie More Bell on left side of rear row, Z. T. Bell in front of her. Outside.
The Album
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- Photograph number 1-6: Cabinets of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 7: Double exposed portrait.
- Photograph number 8-11: Cabinets of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 12: Cabinet of Nettie Blackburn as a child.
- Photograph number 13-14: Cabinets of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 15: Cabinet of John Blackburn and bride.
- Photograph number 16: Portrait of woman on postcard.
- Photograph number 17-18: Tintype portraits of unidentified boys.
- Photograph number 19: Carte-de-visite of Matthew Moses More.
- Photograph number 20: Carte-de-visite of Minnie More Bell.
- Photograph number 21-23: Carte-de-visite of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 24: Carte-de-visite of Abner Blackburn's sons.
- Photograph number 25: Carte-de-visite of unidentified man.
- Photograph number 26: Carte-de-visite of Hester Rose Blackburn.
- Photograph number 27: Carte-de-visite of Abner Blackburn, 1868
- Photograph number 28: Carte-de-visite Lucinda Blackburn and daughters.
- Photograph number 29-30: Carte-de-visite of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 31-33: Tintypes of unidentified people.
- Photograph number 34: Carte-de-visite of unidentified girl.
- Photograph number 35: Cabinet of unidentified woman.
- Photograph number 36: Cabinet of Thomas Leroy Blackburn, 1887-89
- Photograph number 37-42: Cabinets of unidentified people.