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Great Salt Lake photograph collection, circa 1880-1920

Overview of the Collection

Title
Great Salt Lake photograph collection
Dates
circa 1880-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
41 images
Collection Number
P0220
Summary
The Great Salt Lake photograph collection contains photographs and slides of the Salt Flats, sailing activities, and the Lucin Cutoff.
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
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Content Description

This collection consists of prints and slides pertaining to the Great Salt Lake in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Included are photographs of the Salt Flats, sailing on the Great Salt Lake, pleasure boats, Lucin Cutoff, Saltair, Garfield Beach and Black Rock.

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Use of the Collection

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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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection arranged by topic.

Related Materials

See also, Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection (P0044) located in Special Collections.

See also, Thomas Adams photograph collection (P0043) located in Special Collections.

See also, Great Salt Lake audio-visual collection (A0416) located in Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff

    • Description: Salt Flats

      • Photograph number 1: Salt Ponds, Near Great Salt Lake. C. R. Savage, photographer, circa 1897.
      • Photograph number 2: Trail of Donner wagons along Salt Flats in 1846. Photograph was taken September 1936.
      • Photograph number 3: Auto racing in the early days of the Western Pacific at Salduro, Utah, circa 1915.
      • Photograph number 4: Western Pacific and Pullman passenger train. Took during auto racing season at Salduro, Utah, circa 1915.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Sailboats

      • Photograph number 5-6: Cambria II, circa 1974. Sailed by Captain D. L. Davis.
      • Photograph number 7-9: Sailboats on the Great Salt Lake, circa 1874.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Boats

      • Photograph number 10: The Piedmont.
      • Photograph number 11: The Garfield, 1871.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Lucin Cutoff

      • Photograph number 12: Steamer and construction camps at the Lucin Cutoff.
      • Photograph number 13: Steamer "Promontory", floating bunk-house, and floating pole-drive at the Lucin Cutoff.
      • Photograph number 14: The Company's Runabout.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Slides

      • Photograph number 15: Captain D. L. Davis, portrait.
      • Photograph number 16: Salt Lake Yacht Club, certificate of membership, D. L. Davis, 1874.
      • Photograph number 17-18: The Cambria II, duplicates of No.5.
      • Photograph number 19-20: Sailboats, duplicates of No.7 and No.8.
      • Photograph number 21: The Garfield, duplicate of No.11.
      • Photograph number 22-25: Lucin Cutoff, duplicates of No.12-No.14.
      • Photograph number 26: Lucin Cutoff, works and Embankment Trestle.
      • Photograph number 27: Lucin Cutoff, pole-driver.
      • Photograph number 28-29: Lucin Cutoff, Trestle and pole drivers.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Saltair

      • Photograph number 30: Saltair Beach Pavilion.
      • Photograph number 31: Interior of the Dancing Pavilion.
      • Photograph number 32: Saltair Beach Pavilion.
      • Photograph number 33: Saltair Beach Pavilion and bathers.
      • Photograph number 34: Saltair Beach Pavilion.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Garfield Beach

      • Photograph number 35-37: Garfield Beach Bathing Resort.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Black Rock

      • Photograph number 38: Black Rock. C. R. Savage, photographer.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Unidentified Miscellaneous

      • Photograph number 39: Two men in small flat paddle boat.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Bike trail

      • Photograph number 40: Farmington Bay, person on a bike trail.

      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff
    • Description: Garfield Beach

      • Photograph number 41: Dining room at Garfield Beach

      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Salt Flats, Sailboats, Saltair, Lucin Cutoff

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Geographical Names

  • Great Salt Lake Region (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--1874-1936
  • Slides--Color--1874-1936

Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
2004

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