Descriptive Summary
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-8248
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu
UUS_P0034
Whitney,
Helen Mar, 1828-1896.
Whitney Smith photograph collection
1860-1960
1880-1929
6 boxes
1.7 cubic ft.
525 cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, studio
portraits, photo-postcards, and snapshots, from the 1860s to 1960s, of the Smith and
Whitney Families (including vacations to Saltair, Bryce Canyon National Park, and
Yellowstone National Park), sketches by Charles S. Whitney, and early Mormon Church
leaders such as John Henry Smith.
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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Permission to publish material from the Whitney Smith photograph collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Whitney Smith photograph collection, 1860-1960. (P0034). Utah State University. Special
Collections & Archives Department.
Collected by Whitney/Smith family.
Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, January 1998, and revised Liz Woolcott/Jennifer
Feik, February 2004.
Photographs removed from Helen Mar Whitney papers (MSS 179), Winslow Farr Smith papers
COLL MSS 246, and Winslow Whitney Smith papers (MSS 247).
Biographical Note
Helen Mar Kimball Whitney Family
Helen Mar Whitney (1838-1896) was the daughter of Heber C. Kimball and Vilate Murray.
She was a prominent early Utah pioneer and a frequent contributor to the Women's
Exponent. Her husband, Horace K. Whitney (1823-1884) was a pioneer in Salt Lake Valley
and worked at the LDS Church's printing and tithing office. Her son, Orson F. Whitney
(1855-1931) became an apostle in the LDS Church on April 9, 1906.
John Henry Smith Family
John Henry Smith (1848-1911) was born to George A. Smith and his fifth wife, Sarah Ann.
He married Sarah Farr (1849-1921) on October 20, 1866 and his second wife, Josephine
(1857-1948) on April 7, 1877. He served an LDS mission in 1874 to Great Britain, but was
summoned home at his father's death in 1875. In November of 1882 he became President of
the European Mission. Smith also served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, acted as
head of the LDS Church (due to the incarceration of Church leaders on polygamy charges),
and was the second counselor to Joseph F. Smith. His political positions included
assistant clerk to the territorial house of representatives, member of the state
legislature, president of the Utah constitutional convention, and president of the
Mexican Colonization and Agricultural Company.
John and Sarah's son Winslow Farr Smith (1881-1966) served on an LDS mission to Germany
between 1902 and 1905, and on April 9, 1906 he was ordained a member of the 3rd quorum
of the 70. He married Emily Whitney, the daughter of Orson F. Whitney and Zina B. Smoot,
on June 7, 1906. Between 1919 and 1923 Winslow served as mission president of the
Northern States Mission, and from 1924 until 1940 he served as the President for the
Ensign Stake.
Winslow Whitney Smith (1907-1994) was born on May 14, 1907 to Winslow Farr Smith and
Emily Whitney Smith. He served in the LDS German Mission from 1927 to 1930 and later
served as Mission President to the Swiss-German Mission from 1961 until 1965.
Information for these histories was obtained through MS246, MS179, www.familysearch.org and Builders of
the kingdom, by Pusey © 1981.
Organized numerical by photo number.
The Whitney Smith photographic collection consists of 525 portraits and snapshots of the
Smith and Whitney Families (including vacations to Saltair, Bryce Canyon National Park,
and Yellowstone National Park), sketches by Charles S. Whitney, and early Mormon Church
leaders such as John Henry Smith.
Helen Mar Whitney papers (COLL MS 179)
Winslow Farr Smith PapersCOLL MSS 246
Winslow Whitney Smith papersCOLL MS 247
Images
Smith, Winslow Whitney, 1907-1994.
Smith, Winslow Farr, 1881-1966.
Whitney,
Helen Mar, 1828-1896--Photographs.
Smith, John
Henry, 1848-1911--Photographs.
Smith,
Winslow Farr, 1881-1966--Photographs.
Smith, Sarah
Farr, 1849-1921--Photographs.
Smith, Emily
Whitney, 1885-1973--Photographs.
Whitney,
Charles Spaulding, 1863-1886--Photographs.
LeCompte,
Edward, 1882-1966--Photographs.
Whitney family--Photographs.
Smith family--Photographs.
Mormons--Utah--Photographs.
Mormon women--Photographs.
Bryce Canyon
National Park (Utah)--Photographs.
Saltair
Resort (Utah)--Photographs.
Yellowstone
National Park--Photographs.
Cartes-de-visite.
Cabinet photographs.
Studio portraits--19th century.
Photographic postcards.
Container List
1
1:01
Farr, Nancy Chase. Carte-de-visite portait, mother of Sarah Farr Smith; by Savage
& Ottinger (Salt Lake City)
1860-1869
1
1:01a
Farr, Lorin (1820-1909). Carte-de-visite portrait; by Savage & Ottinger (S.L.C.)
1860-1869
1
1:02-03
Garret, Earl. Carte-de-visite portrait, Earl Garrett and Winslow Farr Smith; by Emil
Clausen (Copenhagen)
August 1, 1903
1
1:04
Nuttall, L. John (1834-1905). Carte-de-visite portrait, Nuttall, D. McKenzie, and John Henry Smith;
by Van Dyke & Brown (Liverpool)
July 29, 1874
1
1:04a
Smith, George A. (1817-1875). Carte-de-visite portrait, by C.R. Savage, Pioneer Art
Gallery (S.L.C.)
1860-1869
1
1:05
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait, by Edward Martin (Salt Lake
City)
1868
1
1:05a
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait with wife, Marietta Smith;
signed on verso by the photographer; by Edward Martin (S.L.C.)
1868
1
1:06
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait, by C.R. Savage (Salt Lake
City)
1870
1
1:07-09
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portraits, by C.R. Savage Art Bazar
(S.L.C.)
1870-1875
1
1:10-10b
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portraits taken during Smith's trip to
Europe, by J.B. Smith & Son (Nottingham)
November 1882 - January 1885
1
1:11
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait taken during Smith's LDS
mission in Great Britain; by R.W. Thrupp (Birmingham)
1874
1
1:12-13
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portraits taken on Smith's visit to
Copenhagen, during his LDS mission in Great Britain; by Lauritz Olsen &
Co
1875 May 24
1
1:14
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait, taken on Smith's visit to
Copenhagen, while touring the continent, by Hansen, Theodor H. (Copenhagen), taken
July 28, 1883
1
1:15
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Carte-de-visite portrait, taken on Smith's visit to
Bern, M. Vollenweider & Sohn (Bern), in
1884
2
2:01-02
Smith, Nicholas G. Carte-de-visite portraits, Nicholas G. and Winslow Farr Smith on LDS
mission; by Schotel, Jac & L. (Rotterdam)
September 29, 1902
2
2:03-03a
Smith, Nicholas G. Carte-de-visite portrait Nicholas G. and Winslow Farr Smith on LDS
mission; by Ferd. Schwalbert (Stettin)
1903
2
2:04-05
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Carte-de-visite portraits, wife of John Henry Smith
holding one of their children; by Savage & Ottinger Portrait Gallery
(S.L.C.)
September 23, 1868
2
2:06
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Carte-de-visite portrait of Smith, wife of John Henry
Smith; by C.R. Savage Pioneer Portrait Gallery (S.L.C.)
1860-1869
2
2:07
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Carte-de-visite portrait of Smith, wife of John Henry
Smith; by C.R. Savage Art Bazar (S.L.C.)
1880-1889
2
2:08
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portrait at 19 years
of age
1900
2
2:09-10
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portraits; by
Krueger (Salt Lake City)
1901 - 1902
2
2:11
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Carte-de-visite portrait; by Ferd. Schwalbert (Stettin)
October 6, 1902
2
2:12-13
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Carte-de-visite portrait; by Emil Clausen (Copenhagen)
August 1, 1903
2
2:14-14a
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Carte-de-visite portraits, with George B. Miller; by
Alexander Matthaey (Stettin)
October 30, 1903
2
2:15
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Carte-de-visite portrait; by Alex. Matthaey (Stettin)
1903
2
2:16
Trayner, Jacob. Trayner, Winslow Farr Smith, Rupert
Gaufen, and J. Howard Garrett, in character for production of Three Hats; detail
of larger print: see 4:07;
March 17, 1898
2
2:17
Smith, Winslow Farr. Oval portrait;
1903
2
2:18
Whitney, Orson F. (1855-1931). Carte-de-visite portrait; by C.R. Savage Pioneer Art
Gallery (Salt Lake City, UT)
March 21, 1873
2
2:19
Whitney, Zina Beal Smoot. Carte-de-visite portrait; by C.R. Savage Pioneer Art Gallery (Slat Lake
City, UT)
1870-1879
3
3:01
Hansen, Marie. Cabinet portrait, Hansen and son,
Winslow Farr Smith; by C.R. Savage Art Bazar (S.L.C.)
1880
3
3:02
Heppler, Arthur L. Portrait; Heppler, John Elkins,
and Winslow Farr Smith; by Ferd. Scwalbert (Stettin)
March 25, 1902
3
3:03-04
Smith, George (1870-1945). Group portrait; sons of
John Henry and Sarah Farr Smith; by C.R. Savage, Art Bazar (S.L.C.). Includes:
Smith, Don Carlos; Smith, E. Chase; Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- )
1883
3
3:05
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait;
by G.W. Davis (Washington, D.C.)
1880
3
3:06
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait,
taken while touring Ireland, by Haden (Birmingham)
October 1884
3
3:07
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait,
taken during LDS mission in great Britain; by Vandyke (Liverpool)
1874
3
3:08
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait,
taken on visit to the continent during LDS mission in Great Britain; by Theodor
Hansen (Copenhagen)
1875
3
3:09-10
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portraits;
by C.R. Savage, Art Bazar (S.L.C.)
1880
3
3:11
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait;
by C.R. Savage, Art Bazar (S.L.C.)
1892
3
3:12
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait;
by Shipler (S.L.C.)
1890-1899
3
3:13
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Cabinet portrait;
by Fox & Symons (S.L.C.)
1899
3
3:14
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Portrait; by
Granert (Chattanooga)
1899
3
3:15
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Cabinet portrait; by
C.R. Savage, Art Bazar
1885
3
3:16-19
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Cabinet portrait;
Smith in costume as the German Emperor in Stephen's Pageant of Nations, which
played in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Two are hand-tinted. by Sainsbury &
Johnson (S.L.C.)
1892
3
3:20-21
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portraits, probably
taken just before leaving on LDS mission to Germany; Johnson (S.L.C.)
January 1902
3
3:22
Whitney, Zina Beal Smoot. Cabinet portrait; C.R.
Savage (S.L.C.)
1870-1879
3
3:23
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Portrait; by Granert
(Chattanooga)
1899
3
3:24
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Cabinet portrait,
wife of John Henry Smith; C.R. Savage Art Bazar (S.L.C.)
1880-1889
4
1
4:01:01
Cleghorn, Clare. Portrait; by Wilcox (Salt Lake
City)
1920-1925
4
1
4:01:02
Crimson, Kenneth A. Portrait; Atelier Electra
(Stuttgart)
July 2, 1904
4
1
4:01:03
Parkinson, George D. Portrait;
May 11, 1904
4
1
4:01:04
Smith, George A. (1817-1875). Reproduction of a
drawing, on prospectus for Zora Smith Jarvis' biography of Smith (1961);
1960
4
1
4:01:05
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Copy print of
earlier portrait, John Henry and his wife Sarah Farr Smith
1868
4
1
4:01:06-07
Smoot, Emily Hill. Portraits;
1850-1859
4
1
4:01:08
Libby, Hannah. Portrait
1850-1859
4
1
4:01:09
Smith, Sarah Farr (1849-1921). Portrait;
1910-1919
4
1
4:01:10
Russell, William
undated
4
1
4:01:11
Russell, Sarah
1900-1909
4
1
4:01:12
Russell?
1910-1919
4
2
4:02:01-02
LeCompte, Edward D. Portraits of the Salt Lake
City doctor;
1910-1919
4
2
4:02:03
Lecompte, Edward D. Portrait of the Salt Lake City
doctor; by Lumiere (Salt Lake City)
1910-1919
4
2
4:02:03-09
Lecompte, Edward D. Portraits of Salt Lake doctor;
1919
4
2
4:02:10
Lecompte, Edward D
undated
Duplicate of 4:02:02.
4
3
4:03:01-02
Smith, Claire. Portrait, sister of Winslow Farr
Smith; by Lumiere Studio (S.L.C.)
March 31, 1930
4
3
4:03:03
Smith, Claire. Portrait, sister of Winslow Farr
Smith; by Thomas Studio (S.L.C.)
1920-1929
4
3
4:03:04
Smith, Claire. Portrait; by Lumiere Studio
(S.L.C.)
1930-1939
4
3
4:03:05
Smith, Claire
May 8, 1919
Duplicate of 6:01:01
4
3
4:03:06
Smith, Claire
undated
Duplicate of 4:03:05.
4
4
4:04:01
Smith, Emily Whitney. Portrait; by Edward Fox
(Chicago)
1910-1919
4
4
4:04:02
Smith, Emily Whitney. Portrait; by Monroe Studio
(S.L.C.)
1890-1895
4
4
4:04:03-04
Smith, Emily Whitney. Portraits;
1930-1939
4
4
4:04:05
Smith, Emily Whitney. Portrait; by Thomas Studio
(S.L.C.)
1920-1929
4
5
4:05:01
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Portrait; by Fox
& Symons (S.L.C.)
1910
4
5
4:05:02
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Portrait; Symons
(S.L.C.)
1905
4
6
4:06:01-02
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Smith in Holy Cross
Hospital with two broken wrists;
June 1897
4
6
4:06:03
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portrait; by Johnson
(S.L.C.)
1905
4
6
4:06:04-05
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portraits taken
during Smith's LDS mission to Germany; 1903-04, by Atelier Electra (Stuttgart)
October 6, 1904
4
6
4:06:06
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portrait; by Edward
Fox (Chicago)
1922
4
6
4:06:07-13
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portraits; by Stone
(Chicago)
1923
4
6
4:06:14
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Hand tinted portrait
1920-1929
4
6
4:06:15
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Snapshot
1920-1929
4
6
4:06:16
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portrait;
1950-1959
4
7
4:07:01-02
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). On stage with
Seventeenth Ward cast of Three Hats
1898
Includes: Smith, Frank; Trayner, Jacob; Gaufen, Rupert; Wardrof, Dean; Davis, Ida;
Garrett, j. Howard; Jacobs, Stella.
4
8
4:08:01-03
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portraits with Ben
Rich and Del Gay; by Thomas (Ogden)
1900
4
8
4:08:04
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Group portrait with
salesman of the J.G. McDonald Candy Co., by Johnson (S.L.C.)
1902
4
8
4:08:05
Caricature of Ensign stake presidency including
George Q. Cannon, Winslow F. Smith, and George Q. Morris
undated
4
8
4:08:06
Caricature of Winslow F. Smith
undated
4
8
4:08:08
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Groups portrait,
Smith family members gathered on the anniversary of the birth of John Henry Smith
September 18, 1948
Includes: Rex, Bessie Smith; Smith, George Albert (1870-1945); Smith, Claire;
Smith Josephine; Smith, Zella.
4
8
4:08:09
Smith, Winslow Farr (1881- ). Portrait with former
missionary companions; by Fox Tiffany Studios. Includes; Hale, Heber Q.; Nibley,
Preston; Campbell, Serge
1958
4
8
4:08:10
Mormon Church - Officials. Composite photo,
portraits of Smith family from Joseph Smith Jr. to later patriarchs
undated
4
8
4:08:11-13
Salt Lake City, Utah - Colleges and Universities -
1890s. Maud May Babcock's gym class for women, 1890s. Includes: Babcock, Maud May
(1867 - 1954); Whitney, Margaret; Whitney, Emily; Whitney, Helen; Ross,
Mary
undated
4
8
4:08:14
Smith, Winn. Posed with Emily Smith and Thera C.
Whitney
1900
4
9
4:09:01
Unidentified portrait
1904
4
9
4:09:02
Unidentified portrait by Noggle, Ogden
1904
4
9
4:09:03
Unidentified woman dressed as a Gypsy(?), holding a
plate of burning incense; by Link Studio, Ogden
1910-1919
4
9
4:09:04
Unidentified portrait; by Photo Arts Co., Ogden
1920
4
9
4:09:05
Unidentified portrait; by Chas Happe (Long Island,
N.Y.)
1930-1939
4
9
4:09:06
Unidentified portrait; by Blank & Stoller
(New York, N.Y.)
1930-1939
4
9
4:09:07
Portrait of two unidentified women;
1904
4
9
4:09:08
Unidentified portrait of two women and one man
taken
March 7, 1905
4
9
4:09:09
Portrait of unidentified women;
1895
4
9
4:09:10
Unidentified portrait of a young man dated
January 1901
4
9
4:09:11
Unidentified portrait of young man dated
January 1901
Duplicate of 4:09:10.
4
9
4:09:12
Unidentified portrait; same young man as 4:09:10.
Dated
January 1901
4
9
4:09:13
Portrait of an unidentified man;
1880-1889
4
9
4:09:14
Unidentified portrait of a young boy wearing a
Little Lord Fauntleroy suit
1890-1899
4
10
4:10:01
Whitney, Helen Mar (1838-1896). Full-plate
tintype, hand-tinted
1860-1869
4
10
4:10:02
Whitney, Horace Kimball (1823-1896). Full-plate
tintype portrait, hand-tinted
1870-1879
4
10
4:10:03
Whitney, Elizabeth Ann (1800-1882). Portrait; copy
print after painting in E.A. Whitney Hall at Brigham Young University
1850-1859
4
10
4:10:03a
Whitney, Elizabeth Ann (188-1882). Portrait;
1865-1869
4
10
4:10:04
Whitney, Helen Kimball, mother of Orson F. Whitney.
Portrait;
1879
4
10
4:10:05
Whitney, Newell (1795-1850). Portrait;
1830-1839
4
10
4:10:06
Portrait of unidentified woman;
1895 - 1905
4
10
4:10:07
Orson F. Whitney (1855-1931);
1880-1889
5
1
5:01:01-45
Bryce Canyon (Utah)-Views-
1920-1929
Views of Bryce Canyon, some professional and some family snapshots taken on an
excursion in Bryce Canyon; 5:01:38-43 by Hopkins Photos.
5
2
5:02:01
Park City, Utah-Views-
1918
Real photo postcard view.
5
2
5:02:03-04
Lagoon (Utah)-Scenes-
1910-1919
Real photo postcards, Smith family members swimming at "Waikiki Beach."
5
2
5:02:05-09
Saltair (Utah)-Bathers-
1910-1919
Real photo postcards scenes of Smith family members bathing at Saltair, seasons
1915 through 1919.
5
2
5:02:10
Real photo postcard of girl with gun;
1920
5
2
5:02:11
Real photo postcard of family portrait;
1904
5
2
5:02:12
Real photo postcard of swimmers at Saltair;
August 7, 1919
5
3
5:03:01-17
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1900-1911
5
4
5:04:01-29
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1900-1918
5
5
5:05:01-34
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1900-1918
5
6
5:06:01-22
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1900-1918
5
7
5:07:01-48
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1900-1918
5
8
5:08:01-29
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1910-1918
5
9
5:09:01-48
Miscellaneous family snapshots, including mission
to Asia
1911-1912
5
10
5:10:01-38
Miscellaneous family snapshots;
1908-1914
5
11
5:11:01-37
Miscellaneous family snapshots
undated
5
12
5:12:01-15
Miscellaneous family snapshots
undated
5
13
5:13:01-05
Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)-Views-ca
1910-1919
Views showing Yellowstone River, bears, geysers, et cetera, by Haynes (St. Paul,
Minnesota).
5
13
5:13:06
Jackson (Wyoming)-Views
1910-1919
View of Jackson Lake and Mt. Moran, by Haynes (St. Paul).
5
14
5:14
Mississippi River (Illinois)-Views-1881. Pencil
drawing by Charles S. Whitney; probably after a photograph or lithograph
1881
5
15
5:15
Miscellaneous drawings made and/or collected by
Charles S. Whitney
undated
5
16
5:16
Nauvoo, Illinois-Views-1840s. Pencil drawing by
Charles S. Whitney depicts Nauvoo in the 1840s
1883
5
17-19
5:17-19
Three sketch books done by Charles S. Whitney as a
child
undated
5
20
5:20
Photographers: Savage, C.R. Views of Utah and
Tourist's Guide: published reproductions of views throughout the state after
photographs by Savage; includes text
1887
6
6:01:01
Smith, Claire. Portrait, sister of Winslow Farr
Smith; three poses printed as one photograph; by Thomas Studio (Salt Lake City)
1919
6
6:01:02
Murphy, Ray D. Portrait, president of Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United States; by Fabian Bachrach (New York)
1953
6
6:03
Carthage, Illinois-Jails-1880s. Pencil drawing of
Carthage Jail by Charles S. Whitney; probably after sketch in Piercy's Route From
Liverpool...
1881
6
6:04
Smith, John Henry (1848-1911). Portrait, with his
wives and other family members; by Johnson (S.L.C.)
1889-1890