J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Virginia Nester photograph collection
P0347
37 photographic prints
1915-1920
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.
Collection materials are in English.
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.
The photos are arranged topically. Photo titles in quotes are taken verbatim from the photographs.
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.
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 Virginia Colyar Nester in 1990.
Processed by Peter Schmid and Mark F. Anderson in 1991.
Utah Copper Co.--History--Photographs
Bingham (Utah)--Photographs
Bingham Copper Mine (Utah)--Photographs
Railroads--Utah--Bingham Canyon--Photographs
Railroads
Images
Photographic prints--1910-1919
Bingham Canyon and the Utah Copper Company mine
Garfield, Utah
1
1
- Photograph number 1: View of Garfield, Utah
Bingham, Drills
1
2
- 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
Bingham, Postcard Views
1
3
- 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."
Bingham, Railroad Views
1
4
- Photograph number 1-2: Carr Fork Bridge, Bingham Canyon, Utah
- Photograph number 3-4: Steam locomotives with crews
Bingham, Snapshots
1
5
- 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
Bingham
1
6
- Photograph number 1: Bingham, Utah
- Photograph number 2: A house
Bingham, Views
1
7
- 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
Bingham, Wrecks
1
8
- Photograph number 1-2: Train wreck in Bingham
Utah Copper mine
Panorama
2
1
- Photograph number 1: Utah Copper Mine, 1939