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Compton Prints photograph collection, 1900-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Compton's Studio.
Title
Compton Prints photograph collection
Dates
1900-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes, (1.25 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0612
Summary
The Compton Print collection consists of mounted Compton photographs from Box Elder County including houses, public building, Main Street of Brigham City, Brigham City Businesses, individual and family portraits, landscape views, dams, and mining locations and materials. Many of the images are from the "C-boards" in the Compton Studio collection P0313.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Historical Note

Alma W. Compton, Sr. was born in England on September 21, 1856. He and his siblings moved to Ogden, Utah in 1868, their parents joined them a year later. His opportunities for schooling were meager and he worked in a broom factory before apprenticing himself to Ogden photographer J.W. Christensen in 1882. In 1883 he rented a photo outfit and traveled through Brigham City, Cache Valley, and around Malad, Idaho. He settled in Brigham City and rented the studio of Jens C. Gasberg (Brigham City's first photographer) before building his own studio in 1884. In 1886 Compton married Jane Emeline Dalton in the Logan Temple. The couple would have four children who survived to adulthood. On January 28, 1901 the studio became the Compton's Art & Music Company and moved to the location they would use until the studio closed in 1994. He died on March 16, 1931.

Alma W. Compton, Sr. was born in England on September 21, 1856. He and his siblings moved to Ogden, Utah in 1868, their parents joined them a year later. His opportunities for schooling were meager and he worked in a broom factory before apprenticing himself to Ogden photographer J.W. Christensen in 1882. In 1883 he rented a photo outfit and traveled through Brigham City, Cache Valley, and around Malad, Idaho. He settled in Brigham City and rented the studio of Jens C. Gasberg (Brigham City's first photographer) before building his own studio in 1884. In 1886 Compton married Jane Emeline Dalton in the Logan Temple. The couple would have four children who survived to adulthood. On January 28, 1901 the studio became the Compton's Art & Music Company and moved to the location they would use until the studio closed in 1994. He died on March 16, 1931.

Mathew Compton was born on November 16, 1892. He served in the military during WWI and returned to run the studio with his father after the death of Alma W. Compton, Jr. Mathew was instrumental in forming the American Legion of Utah in 1919 and was active in Brigham City commercial organizations. He married Pearl Peters on February 21, 1921 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They would have four children one of whom (Mathew Glenn) took over the studio in 1967.

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Content Description

The Compton Print collection consists of mounted Compton photographs from Box Elder County including houses, public building, Main Street of Brigham City, Brigham City Businesses, individual and family portraits, landscape views, dams, and mining locations and materials. Many of the images are from the "C-boards" in the Compton Studio collection P0313.

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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 Compton Prints photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0612; Compton Print photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0612, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed by Risha Russon in April of 2016

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Compton Family

Related Materials

Compton Studio photograph collection P0313

Separated Materials

The prints in this collection were removed from the Compton Studio photograph collection P0313

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agriculture--Utah--Box Elder County--Photographs.
  • Business enterprises--Utah--Box Elder County--Photographs.
  • Historic buildings--Utah--Box Elder County--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Compton, Alma W. (Alma Walter), 1856-1931.
  • Compton, Alma Walter, 1889-1919.
  • Compton, Matthew Glenn, 1923-1999.
  • Compton, Matthew Joseph, 1892-1967.

Corporate Names

  • Compton's Art & Music Company.

Geographical Names

  • Box Elder County (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Brigham City (Utah)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Studio portraits--Utah--Box Elder County.

Finding aid/Register created by Risha Price
2016

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