Auerbach negative collection, 1860-1940
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Aeurbach, Herbert
- Title
- Auerbach negative collection
- Dates
- 1860-1940 (inclusive)18601940
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Collection Number
- P2183
- Summary
- The Auerbach Negative Collection contains 122 unique negatives of photographs and illustrations primarily depicting nineteenth-century Salt Lake City businesses and downtown streets.
- 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
Historical Note
The Auerbach Negative Collection was compiled at the direction of Herbert Samuel Auerbach. The Auerbach's were among the first Jewish residents in Salt Lake City, and operated a department store in downtown Salt Lake City from 1864 to 1977. Herbert Auerbach was the son of Samuel Auerbach, one of the founders of the company, and Eveline Brooks, the daughter of a prominent Jewish Salt Lake City Family. Herbert Auerbach was president of the Auerbach Company from the 1920s until his death in 1945. This collection of negatives were made in preparation for various historical and advertising material documenting the Auerbach family, their business, and the history of Salt Lake City, Utah, including the 1944 booklet Auerbach Co.: 80 Years of Service, 1864-1944.
Content Description
The Auerbach Negative Collection consists of 1 box of 122 unique negatives of early Salt Lake City made in the 1930s and spanning from the 1860s to the 1930s, with most depicting the nineteenth-century development of the city's downtown area. About 80 of the negatives are from photographs, while the remaining 40 are of illustrations made for nineteenth-century publications.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Auerbach negative collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Auerbach negative collection, P2183, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P2183.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Ken Sanders in 2013.
Processing Note
Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2021.
Related Materials
See also the Auerbach Department Store photograph collection, P1867
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: East Side of Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860-1880Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: East Side of Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1881-1890sContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: West Side of Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1870s-1880sContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1900-1931Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: General Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Business Storefronts, Downtown Salt Lake City, UtahContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Walker Bros. Business and House, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1859-1890sContainer: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Broadway (300 South), Salt Lake City, Utah, 1890sContainer: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Nineteenth-century Salt Lake City EventsContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Maps and Views of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1860-1900Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Nineteenth-century Salt Lake City Hotels and Boarding HousesContainer: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Views of Salt Lake City, UtahContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: General Nineteenth Century Utah Photograph and Illustration NegativesContainer: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Illustrations: Salt Lake City, Utah, and Area, circa 1850s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Illustrations: Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and other Mormon leadersContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Illustrations: Native AmericansContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Illustrations: Trails, Forts, Wagons, CoachesContainer: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Illustrations: People, FashionContainer: Box 1, Folder 18
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Auerbach Company
Geographical Names
- Salt Lake City (Utah)
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white negatives
