Peter M. Mickelsen photograph collection

Peter M. Mickelsen photograph collection, 1940s-1947

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Mickelsen, Peter M.
Title: Peter M. Mickelsen photograph collection
Dates: 1940s-1947 (inclusive)
19401947
Quantity: .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 39 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0453
Summary: The Peter M. Mickelsen photograph collection contains photographs that document the 1947 Harvest Days Parade in Midvale, Utah as well as photographs of unidentified buildings, possibly in Salt Lake City.
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 photographs in this collection document primarily the 1947 Harvest Days Parade of Midvale, Utah. There are period photographs of Salt Lake City and the surrounding area as well. The photographs have a journalistic quality to them. All of the images are black and white and in excellent condition.

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.

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Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Peter M. Mickelsen papers (ACCN 0210).

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1992.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Midvale Harvest Days Parade and early photographsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Midvale Harvest Days Parade Photograph number 1: Three unidentified horse riders. Photograph number 2-3: Harvest Queen and royalty. Photograph number 4-14: Various parade "floats".	1947
1	2	Midvale Harvest Days Parade Photograph number 1-12: Various parade "floats" and related goings on with brief representation of Sandy city, Utah.	1947
1	3	Early Photographs Photograph number 1: Unidentified dam. Photograph number 2-3: Two unidentified houses. Photograph number 4-5: Mountain scenes. Photograph number 6-7: Children in Halloween Costumes. Photograph number 8-9: Early Salt Lake City. Photograph number 10: Beginnings of possibly Rice Stadium at the University of Utah. Kiwanian Bowl is written on the back.

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