Ralf R. Woolley photograph collection

Ralf R. Woolley photograph collection, 1922

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Woolley, Ralf R. (Ralf Rumel), 1884-1948
Title: Ralf R. Woolley photograph collection
Dates: 1922 (inclusive)
19221922
Quantity: .42 linear feet, (110 black and white prints; 37 hand-tinted glass transparencies)
Collection Number: P0563
Summary: The Ralf R. Woolley photograph collection is an excellent representation of the photographic explorers of the late 19th and early 20 centuries. The photographs are panorama style and are very well composed. The photographs were taken during a damsite survey of the upper Green River by the US Geological Survey and Utah Power and Light Company in 1922. Some of the featured areas are: Green River, Flaming Gorge, Red River and Canyon, Lodore Canyon, Whirlpool Canyon, and Split Mountain.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The 1922 USGS/UP&L survey, commonly referred to as the Woolley survey, was one of a series of such surveys conducted by the federal government for the purpose of assisting the Colorado River Commission and the Federal Power Commission in its adminstration of the Federal Water Power Act, and the Geological Survey in properly classifying the public lands along the stream for disposal under the Gerneal Land acts. Partial investigations had been made before this trip by the Reclamation Service and by private corporations along different portions of the Green River in 1914 and 1917. The 1922 survey filled in those gaps by surveying the entire river down to Green River, Utah, where it tied in with surveys of the lower Green River and the Colorado through Cataract and Glen Canyons in 1921.

July 22-September 14, 1922

These photographs illustrate the accompanying manuscript, "A Boat Trip Down Green River from Green River, Wyoming to Green River, Utah". (ACCN 1407) The official report from the survey was published as "The Green River and its Utilization," by Ralf R. Woolley (USGS Water-supply Paper 618) in 1930.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ralf R. Woolley collection consists of two parts: the original donation, consisting of 110 black and white prints, and an addendum, purchased from a private dealer in December 2006, which contains 37 hand-tinted color transparencies. Both parts document the same 1922 USGS/UP&L survey of the Green River, and there are some duplicates. The photographs document a 1922 survey by boat of the Green River from Green River, Wyoming, to Green River, Utah. The river corridor, along with potential dam sites and reservoir locations, was extensively photographed. Also included are photographs of camps, crew, boats, and other scenes. For detailed information and description of a photograph, see the manuscript. The photographs are numbered 1-104; these numbers are found after each description and match with numbers in the margins of the manuscript. The hand-tinted glass lantern slides were purchased from a private dealer in December 2006. Many, but not all, of them are duplicates of the original blackandwhite prints.

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 photographs in both sections are arranged in geographical, or "down-river" order. They start where the expedition started, at Green River, Wyoming, and continue in that order through the rest of the collection. In Box 2, the glass lantern slides are labeled as received, except in those cases where the slide was not labeled, or when other information is available. In such cases a description will appear in brackets [...]. Also, the glass lantern slides had previously been numbered, but there are gaps in this numbering system, indicating that originally there were other glass lantern slides associated with this collection, which were not received with this purchase. These numbers are not included in the information found in this register. All descriptions found on the slides are reproduced exacly as they appear. It should be noted that "Ladore" is a common early mispelling of Lodore. Where the name is mispelled on the photograph or slide, it is written as such here.

Processing Note

Processed by Roy Webb in 2007.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Ralf R. Woolley papers (ACCN 1407) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah River Running Archive.

See also the Utah Power and Light collection (P0206).

See also the Rocky Mountain Power records (MS 0206).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

"A Boat Trip Down Green River from Green River, Wyoming to Green River, Utah", 1922 July 10-September 14Return to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Beginning: Green River, Wyoming 1: R. Wolley in camp. (1) 2: Party at camp, about 5 miles below Green River, Wyoming. (2) 3: The boats: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming. (3) 4: Start down Green River. (4)
1	2	Green River: Mile 11 to 61 1: Looking down Green River, 11 miles below Green River, Wyoming (5) 2: "Chimneys" about 20 miles below Green River, Wyoming. (6) 3: Camp at mouth of Sage Creek, about 26 miles below Green River, Wyoming (7) 4: Camp at Lower Marsh Creek, 51 miles below Gree River, Wyoming (8) 5: Looking up Green River, 61 miles below Green River, Wyoming (9)
1	3	Flaming Gorge to Kingfisher Canyon 1: Entrance of Flaming Gorge. (10) 2: Horseshoe Canyon about 4000' above U.S.R.S. Dam Site, Green River, July 17, 1922. (11) 3: Horseshoe Canyon, up toward U.S.R.S. damsite. (12) 4: Head Kingfisher Canyon (down). (13)
1	4	Kingfisher Canyon to Red Canyon 1: Kingfisher Canyon, toward mouth Sheep Cr. (Down). (14) 2: Beehive Point at mouth of Kingfisher Canyon. (15) 3: About 1500 feet below head of Red Canyon. (16) 4: Camp Red Canyon, mouth of Carter Cr. (17)
1	5	Red Canyon: Carter Creek to Ashley Falls 1: Red Canyon, mouth of Carter Creek. (18) 2: Red Canyon, about 2.5 miles below Skull Creek. "Wyoming" hung on rock. (19) 3: Hermit, Amos Hill, Red Canyon, Trail Creek. (20) 4: Red Canyon, about 1.5 miles above Ashley Falls. (21) 5: "Gold Point" above Ashley Falls, Red Canyon. (22)
1	6	Red Canyon: Ashley Falls to Cart Creek 1: Ashley Falls, (down). (23) 2: Ashley Falls, Red Canyon. (24) 3: Ashley Falls. (25) 4: Looking up toward Ashley Falls. (26) 5: Red Canyon at mouth of Cart Creek. (28)
1	7	Red Canyon: Cart Creek to George Creek 1: Looking up toward dam-site about .5 mile below Cart Creek. Red Canyon. (29) 2: Red Canyon, about 4 miles below Cart Creek. (30) 3: Red Canyon, about 5 miles below Cart Creek. (31) 4: Red Canyon about 1 mile above George Creek. (32)
1	8	Red Creek Rapid, Swallow Canyon, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 1: Boat, "Wyoming", in rapid, Red Canyon. (?) 2: Red Creek Rapid, Red Canyon. (33) 3: Red Creek Rapid, Red Canyon. (34) 4: Swallow Canyon. (34a) 5: Entrance Lodore Canyon. (35) 6: Rapid near head of Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] nearline "Z" U.S.R.S.
1	9	Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]: Bad Rapid, Disaster Rapids, Dunns Peak 1: Bad Rapid near head Lodore Canyon. "Utah" boat striking rock. (36) 2: Upper Disaster Rapid, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. Photo by H.L. Stoner. (37) 3: Upper Disaster Rapid, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (38) 4: Lower Disaster Rapid, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (39) 5: Sugar Loaf Mt. (up) Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (40) 6: Dunns Peak, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (41)
1	10	Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]: Triplet Rapids to Hell's Half Mile 1: Triplet Rapids, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (42) 2: Looking down Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River], about 2 miles above Hell's Half Mile. (43) 3: Hell's Half Mile, Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (44) 4: Head "Hell's Half Mile." Boats unloaded, ready for carrying cargo around. (45) 5: Lint-Hell's Half Mile. (46)
1	11	Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]: Hell's Half Mile to Mouth (Steamboat Rock) 1: Head Hell's Half Mile ready for portage. (47) 2: Portage at Hell's Half Mile. Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (48) 3: Camp down Laodore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River]. (49) 4: Up Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River], about 3 miles above mouth. (51) 5: Echo Cliff or Steamboat Rock, mouth of Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] (51)
1	12	Mouth of Ladore [Lodore] to Whirlpool Canyon 1: Mouth of Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon]. Echo Cliff on right (Down). (52) 2: Mouth Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon], Yampa River on right. (53) 3: Entrance to Whirlpool Canyon. Photo by H.L. Stoner. (54) 4: Rapid, Whirlpool Canyon, about 1 mile down canyon. (55) 5: Whirlpool Canyon, about 1.5 miles below head. (56)
1	13	Whirlpool, Island Park, Rainbow Canyon, Split Mt. 1: Up--Whirlpool Canyon. (57) 2: Mouth of Whirlpool Canyon. (58) 3: Island Park from mouth Whirlpool Canyon. (59) 4: Rainbow Park. Up. (60) 5: Entrance, Split Mt. Canyon. (Down). (61)
1	14	Split Mountain 1: Entrance, Split Mt. Canyon. (Down). (62) 2: Morning in camp, Split Mt. Canyon (Down). (63) 3: Looking down Split Mt. Canyon, about 1 mile below head. 64) 4: Down, .5 mile above mouth Split Mt. Canyon. (64) 5: Looking down Split Mountain Canyon. (65)
1	15	Split Mountain: Rapids and Mouth 1: Rapids in Split Mountain Canyon. (66) 2: Rapids in Split Mountain Canyon. (67) 3: Rapid, Split Mountain Canyon. (68) 4: Down Split Mt. Canyon, near mouth. (69) 5: Mouth of Split Mt. Canyon across dam site. (70)
1	16	Split Mountain and Dinosaur Quarry 1: Mouth of Split Mountain Canyon. (71) 2: Looking down Green river from mouth of Split Mt. Canyon. (72) 3: Looking up Split Mt. Canyon from Mooshine Draw. (73) 4: Green River from Dinosaur quarry. (74) 5: Dinosaur quarry. (75)
1	17	Dinosaur Quarry, Horseshoe Bend, Ouray Indians 1: Camp above Dinosaur quarry. (76) 2: Horseshoe Bend below Jensen. Green River. (77) 3: Ouray Indians. (78) 4: Ouray Indians. (79)
1	18	Temple Creek, Desolation Canyon, Flat Canyon 1: Ferry, Ouray, Utah. (80) 2: Up from camp to Temple Creek. Green River. Desolation Canyon. (81) 3: Desolation Canyon Rapid, about 3 miles above Rock Creek. (82) 4: Up Desolation Canyon, Green River, 4.5 miles above Rock Creek. (83) 5: One mile below Flat Canyon. Photo by H.L. Stoner. (83a)
1	19	Indian Pasture, Chandler Creek Rapid, Three Canyons 1: Looking down Green river from Indian Pasture. (This photo is probably out of sequence.) 2: Chandler Creek Rapid, Desolation Canyon. (84) 3: Chandler Creek Rapid, Desolation Canyon. (85) 4: Up Desolation Canyon, Green river, about 3/4 mile below Three Canyons. (86) 5: Dam-site below Three Canyons, Green River. (86a)
1	20	McPherson's Ranch, Florence Creek 1: Rapid above McPherson's ranch, Desolation Canyon. (87) 2: Rapid above McPherson's ranch, Desolation Canyon. (88) 3: Camp McPherson's ranch, Desolation Canyon, GreenRiver. (89) 4: Rapid above Florence Creek, Desolation Canyon. Photo by H.L. Stoner. (90)
1	21	Grey Canyon 1: Green River at Searle dam-site (Grey Canyon). (90) 2: Looking down Green river, about 1 mile below Tabyago Cr., Desolation Canyon. (91) 3: Dam at mouth of Grey Canyon. Photo by H.L. Stoner. (93) 4: End of Grey Canyon. Phgoto by H.L. Stoner. (94)
1	22	Rattlesnake Rapid 1: Looking up Green River, Rattlesnake dam-site. Grey Canyon. (95) 2: Rattlesnake Creek rapid. (Up). (96) 3: Rapid below Range Cr. about 2 miles. Grey Canyon, Green River. (97) 4: Mouth of Price River. (Down). (98)
1	23	Gunnison Butte, Diversion Dam, Green River, Utah 1: Up from camp, 3 miles below Price River. Green River. (99) 2: Gunnison Butte, mouth of Gray Canyon. (100) 3: Green River at power diversion dam, near Green River, Utah. (101) 4: At dam, Green River, Utah. (102) 5: At dam, above Green River, Utah. (103) 6: Green River, Utah. (End) (104)

2006 AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	Glass lantern slides 1: [regional map] 2: [regional map showing projected dams and reservoirs] 3: 11 m. below Green R., Wyoming 4: Two types of boats 5: Chimneys--20 miles below G.R. THIS SLIDE FRAGILE 6: 1500' below head Red Canyon [Bert Loper] 7: Mouth Carter Creek--Red Canyon 8: Up Red Canyon--1.7 miles above Ashley Falls 9: Ashley Falls--Red Canyon [Bert Loper in boat] 10: Rapid Number. 10--Red Canyon 11: Red Creek Rapid--Red Canyon 12: Swallow Canyon THIS SLIDE FRAGILE 13: [Gates of Lodore] 14: Bad rapid near head--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon,Winnie's Rapid] 15: Bad rapid--Lodore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Disaster Falls] 16: [lining Winnie's Rapid--Lodore Canyon] 17: Upper Disaster Rapid--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] THIS SLIDE FRAGILE 18: Upper Disaster Rapid--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 19: Upper Disaster--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 20: Upper Disaster Rapid--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 21: Lower Disaster Rapid--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 22: Triplet Rapid--Lodore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 23: Hell's Half Mile--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 24: Hell's Half Mile--Ladore Canyon [Lodore Canyon, Green River] 25: [Steamboat Rock--Echo Park] 26: [Echo Park] 27: [Steamboat Rock--Echo Park] 28: [Island Park] NOTE: This slide and Number. 29 are not in order. 29: Entrace--Whirlpool Canyon 30: Down--Split Mountain Canyon [view downriver from "Hatch" beach below Schoolboy Rapid] 31: Rapid--Split Mountain Canyon 32: Down--mouth of Split Mountain Canyon 33: [group of men playing cards; Bert Loper seated far right] 34: Jack Ck.--tree cut by beavers [Desolation Canyon] 35: Rapid below Range Creek--Gray Canyon 36: [Gunnison Butte] 37: [boat in Swasey Rapid, below Gray Canyon] 38: River with mountains in the distance 39: Front of home 40: Man sitting on chair inside home 41: woman children on front porch 42: woman on chiar inside home 43: man wearing a hat sitting on chair inside home 44: woman inside home 45: Back of house with clothesline 46: Man and woman inside home 47: three people under umbrella sitting on the floor inside the home 48: man in yard with saw and a pile of wood 49: Man leaning over to man and woman in the rocking chair 50: Children playing/"boxing" in the backyard 51: 3 adults holding one child 52: Man wearing tie 53: Man 54-71: Unknown circular image 72: Lab, 1899. Broken 73: Man standing by fence outside, 1899. Broken	1922

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