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Provo, Utah photograph collection, circa 1800-circa 1910s

Overview of the Collection

Title
Provo, Utah photograph collection
Dates
circa 1800-circa 1910s (inclusive)
Quantity
1.8 linear feet, (1 archives box, 1 oversized box )  :  11 photographic items
Collection Number
P0088
Summary
The Provo, Utah photograph collection contains four portraits of railroad workers in Provo, an outdoor theater at the Utah State Hospital in Provo, as well as Provo Canyon and scenery/landscapes. This collection is entirely scanned and available online.
Repository
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

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
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Content Description

The Cabinet cards are labeled "Miss Andersen's Photographic Studio" and "The Misses Andersen" these are unique because she was a little known photographer and she did group portraits. The views show workers in their setting and uniforms. She was located opposite R.G.W. Depot in Provo.

Folder 2 contains real photo postcards that were transferred from the Postcard collection

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed by Drew Ross in 1994.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Portraits by Mrs. Andersen

    • P0088n01_01_001 : Railroad workers next to a caboose
    • P0088n01_01_002 : A paint crew
    • P0088n01_01_003 : Railroad crew
    • P0088n01_01_004 : Kitchen crew outside of dining car

    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Provo, Utah

    • P0088n01_02_01 : Latter-Day Saints Tabernacle, Provo, Utah
    • P0088n01_02_02 : Olmsted Power Station, Provo Canyon, Utah
    • P0088n01_02_03 : Provo Canyon, Utah
    • P0088n01_02_04 : River Bridge near Provo
    • P0088n01_02_05 : Mount Timpanogus, Provo, Utah

    Dates: circa 1880s-1910s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Provo Canyon

    • P0088n01_03_001 Provo Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls tram

    Dates: 1960s
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Oversize

    • P0088n02_01_001 Outdoor theater, State Hospital, Provo, Utah

    Container: Box 2, Folder 1

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • Railroads--Utah--Provo--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Provo (Utah)--History--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--1910
  • Portrait photographs--1890-1910
  • cabinet photographs
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