Carl Weeks photograph collection, 1890-1955

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Weeks, Carl
Title
Carl Weeks photograph collection
Dates
1890-1955 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box
Collection Number
P0207
Summary
The Carl Weeks photograph collection contains photographs and slides documenting Carl Weeks' travels in the southwest United States, including early photographs of Zion Canyon. Also included are family photographs and images of Indians, mountain scenery, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park, and a trip to Europe.
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 deal primarily with Weeks' travels to the Southwest United States. Originally from Iowa, he visited Zion Canyon for health reasons in 1901. He took some of the earliest photographs of the region and returned often to southern Utah in the subsequent years. He became an advocate of a national park system for Utah and took an active role in fighting the building of Echo Park Dam. Collection includes family pictures, geological/environmental interest, and also deals with the natives who lived in the southwest. Also includes images of mountain scenery, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park, and a trip to Europe. Almost all of the images in this collection have matching negatives; some are the original glass plate negatives and some are later copies.

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

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Materials were transferred to the Carl Weeks papers (MS 0207).

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1993.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Utah River Running Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Carl Weeks' travelsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1
People
  • Photograph number 1-9: Informal images of members of the Weeks family.
1 2
People
  • Photograph number 1-4: Informal family portraits in the southwest United States, with accompanying glass negatives.
1 3
Southwest Trips
  • Photograph number 1-6: Family and Ford "Model A" automobile in the Southwest.
  • Photograph number 7-10: Traveling with pack mules in Navajo territory.
1 4
Southwest Locations
  • 1 : Old man standing beside Utah highway sign of circa 1945. \No Japs Allowed to Reside in Kane County.\""
  • 2 : Stone building at Adairville, Utah
  • 3 : Dug well, cornfields south of Ganado, Ariz., 1909
  • 4 : Tuba from the south. Tuba, Ariz., 1914.
  • 5 : Eastern half of Tuba school grounds, 1914.
  • 6 : Hubbell's old store, Ganado, Ariz., 1909.
  • 7 : Hand drill at work, Oraibi Wash, 4+ miles below Burro Sprs., Ariz., 1909.
  • 8 : "Lee's Ferry", across the Colorado river.
  • 9 : Stereo views of St. George, Utah
  • 10 : Stereo views of St. George, Utah
  • 11 : Stereo views of St. George, Utah
  • 12-15 : Stereo views of unidentified town [1]
  • 16-19 : Unidentified views of Open Country in Southwest [1]
1 5
Southwest Locations
  • Photograph number 1: "The Sod Hotel."
  • Photograph number 2: Mining camp.
  • Photograph number 3: Unidentified ranch house.
  • Photograph number 4: Rockville, Utah, circa 1920.
  • Photograph number 5: Man standing by large round boulder.
  • Photograph number 6: Man standing by small metal smelter pouring molten metal.
  • Photograph number 7-9: Unidentified ranch and area.
  • Small photo book Number 1: Unidentified landscapes in Southwest.(13)
  • Small photo book Number 2: Unidentified towns; possibly Moab, St. George, and Kanab.(41)
  • Small photo book Number 3: Possibly Colorado. Unidentified home.(27)
1 6
Southwest Locations
  • Photograph number 1: St. George Tabernacle
  • Photograph number 2: ? Barn on a farm.
  • Photograph number 3: Man aiming a gun.
  • Photograph number 4: Woman doing laundry by hand at possibly the Canaan ranch, circa 1910.
  • Photograph number 5: Building at the Canaan ranch, circa 1910.
  • Photograph number 6: Two men seated in front of a house.
  • Photograph number 7: The home of Jacob Hamblin.
  • Photograph number 8: Farm house.
  • Photograph number 9: Image of St. George from above on hillside, circa 1920.
  • Photograph number 10: St. George temple, circa 1910.
  • Photograph number 11: Rockville, Utah, circa 1910.
1 7
Southwestern Scenery
  • Photograph number 1: Desert plain with vegetation
  • Photograph number 2: Desert floor and cliffs
  • Photograph number 3: Rocky desert canyon
  • Photograph number 4: Desert scene (dark)
  • Photograph number 5: Desert scene (dark)
  • Photograph number 6: Desert wash with vegetation
  • Photograph number 7: Desert wash with vegetation
  • Photograph number 8: Desert view from plateau
  • Photograph number 9: Desert plain with vegetation
  • Photograph number 10: Desert landscape with vegetation and gravel
1 8
Southwestern Scenery
  • Photograph number 1: Cliff with cave or mine opening
  • Photograph number 2: Cliff with cave or mine opening
  • Photograph number 3: Corral
  • Photograph number 4: Dune vegetation
  • Photograph number 5: Boulder field
  • Photograph number 6: Road on a desert plain
  • Photograph number 7: Desert plain with vegetation and mountains
  • Photograph number 8: Desert plain with vegetation and mountains
  • Photograph number 9: Desert stream
  • Photograph number 10: Wide desert wash
1 9
Southwestern Scenery
  • Photograph number 1: Desert cliffs and mountains
  • Photograph number 2: Sandstone outcrops
  • Photograph number 3: Rolling hills and cliffs
  • Photograph number 4: Sandstone outcrop
  • Photograph number 5: Desert plan and cliffs
  • Photograph number 6: Desert hills (stabilized dunes?)
  • Photograph number 7: Desert plain with vegetation
  • Photograph number 8: Desert plain with vegetation
  • Photograph number 9: Desert plain with vegetation
  • Photograph number 10: Desert vegetation and cliffs
  • Photograph number 11: Desert vegetation and cliffs
  • Photograph number 12: Sand, cliffs, and hoodoos
  • Photograph number 13: Detail of rocky cliffs
  • Photograph number 14: Desert plain and mountains
  • Photograph number 15: Sandstone walls
  • Photograph number 16: Rocky surface
1 10
Southwestern Scenery
  • 1 : Cinder cone
  • 2 : Desert cliffs
  • 3 : Desert cliffs
  • 4 : Desert cliffs
  • 5 : Desert plain and cliffs
  • 6 : Desert plain and cliffs
  • 7 : Desert plain and cliffs
  • 8 : Desert plain and cliffs
  • 9 : Desert plain and cliffs
  • 10 : Desert plain with vegetation
  • 11 : Cathedral Valley
  • 12 : Sandstone cliffs and hoodoos
  • 13 : Castleton Tower near Moab
  • 14 : Rainbow Bridge
1 11
Southwestern Scenery
  • Photograph number 1: Virgin River Valley
  • Photograph number 2: Sandstone buttes.
  • Photograph number 3: "Atomic Rock" named for unusual shape, in Southern Utah, 1946.
  • Photograph number 4: Sandstone buttes
  • Photograph number 5: Monument Valley
  • Photograph number 6-7: Steep ravine in desert cliff and the dirt road above it
  • Photograph number 8: Navajo Twins
  • Photograph number 9-10: Rainbow bridge. arch
  • Photograph number 11: Broken Bow arch near Escalante.
  • Photograph number 12-13: Zion National Park
  • Photograph number 14: Hoodoo from the air
1 12
Zion National Park
  • 1 : Zion Narrows
  • 2 : Horseman in Zion Narrows
  • 3 : Horsemen in Zion Narrows
  • 4 : Great White Throne, Zion
  • 5 : Sandstone cliffs, Zion
  • 6 : Mountain in Zion
  • 7 : Zion Narrows
  • 8 : Switchbacks, Zion-Mount Carmel Highway
1 13
Zion National Park
  • Photograph number 1-5: Images of the high canyon walls on the southern end of the national park.
1 14
Grand Canyon
  • Photograph number 1-5: From the Canyon's rim looking in.
1 15
American Indians
  • Photograph number 1-7: Images of American Indians of Southern Utah and some of their art.
1 16
Indians
  • 1 : Boulder with petroglyphs
  • 2 : Boulder with petroglyphs
  • 3 : American Indian boys at school
  • 4 : American Indian boys at school
  • 5 : Traditional shelter
  • 6 : Traditional shelter
  • 7 : Loom with American Indian weaving
  • 8 : Two American Indian men
  • 9 : American Indian horsewoman and man
  • 10 : Mishongnovi and Shipaulovi, Hopi Reservation
  • 11 : American Indian men by a shed
  • 12 : Flock of sheep
  • 13 : Sheep and shepherds
  • 14 : Pueblo houses
  • 15 : American Indian and horse at a pueblo
  • 16 : American Indians with traditional shelter
  • 17 : American Indian girl
1 17
Mesa Verde
  • Photograph number 1-8: Traditional stereo images of the abandoned cliff village found in the 19th century in Colorado, circa 1930.
1 18
Yellowstone
  • Photograph number 1-8: Stereo views of the Weeks family visiting various geological interests at Yellowstone national park, circa 1930.
1 19
Mountain Scenery
  • Photograph number 1-13: Unidentified landscape images of mountain areas. Some stereo views, circa 1930
1 20
Mountain Scenery
  • Photograph number 1-13: Unidentified landscape stereo images of mountain areas, circa 1930.
1 21
European Trip
  • Photograph number 1-10: Unidentified images of places in Europe, mostly gardens.

Finding aid prepared by Dale Larsen.
1993

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