Virginia Nester photograph collection

Virginia Nester photograph collection, 1915-1920

Overview of the Collection

Title: Virginia Nester photograph collection
Dates: 1915-1920 (inclusive)
19151920
Quantity: 37 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0347
Summary: The Virginia Nester photograph collection contains photographs of Bingham Canyon and the Utah Copper Company mine located there. Photographs document buildings, railroads, and mining activities.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Virginia Nester photograph collection contains photographs of the Bingham Canyon and the Utah Copper Mine located there. The photographs were taken in the early 1900s, presumably between 1915 and 1920.

Virginia Nester is a member of the Colyar Family who were involved in mining in Bingham Canyon.

A number of the photos are labeled "Todd-Photo" but the photographer's full name is not known.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The photos are arranged topically. Photo titles in quotes are taken verbatim from the photographs.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Virginia Colyar Nester in 1990.

Processing Note

Processed by Peter Schmid and Mark F. Anderson in 1991.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Bingham Canyon and the Utah Copper Company mineReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Garfield, Utah Photograph number 1: View of Garfield, Utah
1	2	Bingham, Drills Photograph number 1: "Joe Colyar and crew at Drill in Pit at Utah Copper mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah" about 1920 Photograph number 2: Drill and crew
1	3	Bingham, Postcard Views Photograph number 1: View of Pit mine Photograph number 2: View of Utah Copper Mine Hill Photograph number 3: View of mine Photograph number 4: "Utah Copper Mine, Bingham, Utah" Photograph number 5: "Steam shovel work, Bingham Canyon, Utah" Photograph number 6: "Utah Copper Mine, Bingham, Utah."
1	4	Bingham, Railroad Views Photograph number 1-2: Carr Fork Bridge, Bingham Canyon, Utah Photograph number 3-4: Steam locomotives with crews
1	5	Bingham, Snapshots Photograph number 1: Railroad car Photograph number 2: Tree on hillside Photograph number 3: Mountain side Photograph number 4: Snow plow Photograph number 5: Steam shovel
1	6	Bingham Photograph number 1: Bingham, Utah Photograph number 2: A house
1	7	Bingham, Views Photograph number 1-10: Views of Bingham Canyon and Utah Copper Mine Photograph number 11: Locomotives Photograph number 12-13: Views of Bingham Canyon and Utah Copper Mine Photograph number 15: Locomotives
1	8	Bingham, Wrecks Photograph number 1-2: Train wreck in Bingham

Utah Copper mineReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
2	1	Panorama Photograph number 1: Utah Copper Mine, 1939

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