Wasatch Mountains / United States Forest Service photograph collection, 1880-1970

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Arve, Joe
Title
Wasatch Mountains / United States Forest Service photograph collection
Dates
1880-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
148 photographs
Collection Number
P0370
Summary
The photographs in this collection portray the various activities in the Wasatch Mountains, Frank Koziol and G.F. Horton are the prominent photographers.
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 148 photographs in this collection portray the various activities in the Wasatch Mountains, from the backcountry tours of thirty years ago to snowmachines used through the years to groom the slopes. Frank Koziol and G.F. Horton are the prominent photographers. As it stands now the collection is comprised of photographs donated by the National Forest Service, but it will expand as contributions are received from other sources

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The 148 photographs in this collection portray the various activities in the Wasatch Mountains, Frank Koziol and G.F. Horton are the prominent photographers.

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

by folder

Acquisition Information

Donated by Joe Arve in the 1990s.

Processing Note

Processed by Drew Ross in 1993.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Ski Touring
  • 1-5: Touring, Cardiff Pass, January 1968
  • 6-10: Wasatch Mountain Club tour from Brighton to Alta, February 10, 1968
  • 11-16: Wasatch Mountain Club, Mt. Superior climb, May, 1967
  • 17-20: Tour in Little Cottonwood, March 28, 1966
  • 21: Ski touring party on Wasatch National Forst, April, 1965
  • 22: On route between Alta and Brighton
  • 23: Wasatch winter scene
1 2 Back country Touring
  • 1: Spring hikers on high ridge
  • 2: On divide of old road entering Wheeler Basin from Huntsville side. (Close to Snow Basin)
  • 3: Hidden Lake Cirque- Mt. Timpanogos, WMC tour
  • 4. Ski Bowls under Mt. Timpanogos - near Emerald Lake
  • 5. Skiers on bridge below Timpanogos
  • 6. Skier descending backcountry slope
  • 7-20. Tour in Little Cottonwood, March 26, 1966
  • 21: Touring party pulled sled, 1936
  • 22-23: Group of skiers touring hight in the Wasatch, circa 1955
1 2.5 Backcountry Touring
  • 1-13: Ski tourers in the Wasatch
1 3 Spring climbing in the Wasatch
  • 1-8: Climbers on the snow
1 4 Little Cottonwood
  • 1: View down canyon from Alta, 1965
  • 2-3. View from above of Peruvian Lodge and Mt. Superior,1965.
  • 4. Flagstaff.
  • 5. Grizzly Gulch
  • 6. Panoramic of avalanche control zones. c. 1885, C.R. Savage,photographer
  • 7. Temple blocks quarry
  • 8. Large alpine cirque, Upper Gad Valley, Twin Peaks
  • 9-14. Miniatures of upper Little Cottonwood.
  • 15-32. Aerial slides of Little Cottonwood.
  • 33-34. Unidentified ridges and valleys
  • 35-36. Looking down Vail ridge
  • 37. Skier looking out over Peruvian Gulch, c. 1955
  • 38. View of Peruvian Gulch, 1948
  • 39. View of canyon from Guard Stattion, 1948
  • 40. Forest Service garage and guard station, with Superior inbackground, c. 1957.
  • 41. Mount Superior from top of High Rustler, 1948
1 5 Big Cottonwood
  • 1: Riders on horses inspecting large avalanche damage.
  • 2. Probably base of early Brighton chairlift, c. 1955.
  • 3. Days Fork looking toward backside of Superior, 1936.
  • 4. Wasatch, February 14, 1936
  • 5-7. Wasatch, February 15, 1936
  • 8. Cooks and staff, Dec. 14, 1936
  • 9. Snow covered cabin, February 15, 1936
  • 10. High Wasatch in the winter.
  • 11. View of high country in the Wasatch, circa 1955
  • 12: Mountain man in front of a shack, Big Cottonwood Canyon.
1 6 Hidden Peak, Twin Peaks
  • 1: Skier on ridge, March 1970.
  • 2. View from top of Hidden Peak across from Gad Valley
  • 3-4. View of upper end of Gad Valley from top of Hidden Peak
  • 5-6. View of Twin Peaks from Hidden Peak
  • 7. Aerial, south side of Twin Peaks, Mineral Basin and MaryEllen Gulch.
  • 8. Aerial, east side of Twin Peaks
  • 9. Twin Peaks
  • 10. Twin Peaks and Major Evans Gulch.
  • 11. Whitw Pine and Twin Peaks
1 7 Snow machines
  • 1: Packing ski run using snow cat. Alta
  • 2. Snowmobile pulling skiers, Alta or Brighton
  • 3: Early snowmobile
  • 4. Snowcat, 1964.
  • 5. Early groomer
  • 6. Alta to Brighton run, Dec. 1951
  • 7. Loading snowmachine in spring.
  • 8-10. Playing in the snow, Stillwater Fork.
  • 11. Packing ski run at Alta.
  • 12. Early snowcat pulling skiers
  • 13. Old bulldozer in canyon, c. 1940s.
  • 14. Bulldozer pulling sled near Wasatch, c. 1940s.
1 8 Development Locations
  • 1-9: Area above Peruvian Lodge; prospective parking andlodging area.
  • 10: Goldminer's Daughter--new addition under construction. July 11, 1975
1 9 Recreation Residence Site
  • 1-6: Color prints of Little Cottonwood.
1 10 Summer
  • 1: Ski run control sign
  • 2. Construction in progress near Alta
  • 3. Germania Hut with Sugarloaf Peak in background
  • 4. View of upper terminal of Sugarloaf Lift.
  • 5. View of Germania Pass from Germania Hut.
1 11 Personnel in Mountains
  • 1. Touring, Cardiff Pass, Jan. 1968. (See photo book.).
  • 2. National Forest Service staff in mountains.
  • 3. Unidentified.
  • 4. Ranger W.E. Tangren, Warwick Tamoreaux, and ParleyProbst rest on Sunset Peak.
  • 5. Julian Thomas, Ray Lindquist, and Bob Theodorsen, Jan.1957
1 12 General
  • 1. Wolf in trap, 1930s
  • 2. Inside Timpanogos cave
  • 3. Waterfall (possibly Stewart Falls near Timp)
  • 4-6. 1930s views of Big Cottonwood
  • 7. Timpanogos Peak.
  • 8. Mann's Mirror Lake Chalet
  • 9. Wood frame swings in woods.
  • 10. Deseret Peak, Stansbury Range.
  • 11. Boy Scouts in woods
  • 12-13. Group of men on peak.
  • 14. Upper Logan canyon.
  • 15. Water diversion project.
  • 16-17. Sign at Bald Mountain Pass
  • 18-20. Generic scenics
  • 21. Forest Service sign.
1 13 General
  • 1. Color print, scene near forest boundary.
  • 2. Color print, Christmas Meadows
  • 3. Bear River Ranger Station
  • 4. Utah - Wyoming state line
  • 5. Dog.
  • 6. Unidentified scene
  • 7. Skier
  • 8-11. Winter scenes, and cabin in woods.
1 14 General
  • 1. Hunter with dead antelope
  • 2. Unidentified women
  • 3. Monument to Father De Smet's first mass in Wyoming.
  • 4. Unidentified group of people
  • 5-7. Unidentified house, people
  • 8. Camping at Buineva Camp, Logan Canyon.
  • 9. Trailer house camping on Provo River.
  • 10-11. Tunnels or vaults in granite.
  • 12-17. Scenes of road cuts and erosion
  • 18-20. Frank Kozoil.
  • 21. Young girls.
  • 22: Kozoil family
  • 23: women on the lawn
  • 24: Unidentified house
  • 25-28: People
1 15 4 X 5 Color Transparencies of Little Cottonwood
  • 1. Upper meadow with old Collins ramp.
  • 2. Flagstaff from Sunnyside
  • 3. Grizzly Gulch
  • 4. Cardiff, Toledo, with Rustler and Snowpine
  • 5. Power line ridge-Cardiff.
  • 6. Devil's Castle.
  • 7. Looking up canyon from White Pine
  • 8. Looking down canyon from Twin Lakes Pass
  • 9. Ballroom w/ top of original Germania
  • 10. White Pine Fingers.
  • 11. Looking down canyon from White Pine
  • 12: Emma Ridge from Swing Easy.
  • 13: White cliffs of Peruvian Ridge
  • 14: Looking from Flagstaff shoulder at Alta.
1 16 4 X 5 Color Transparencies of Little Cottonwood
  • 1. Emma Ridge from Albion Basin
  • 2-3. Mt. Baldy from Spruce
  • 4. Peruvian Ridge from what is now Entry 3 at Snowbird
  • 5. Culp's an Grizzly from Sunnyside
  • 6. Albion Basin.
  • 7. Sunnyside
  • 8. Looking up Little Cottonwood Canyon from the mouth
  • 9. Mt. Superior and Hellgate
  • 10. Devil's Castle
  • 11. Greeley Hill
  • 12. Mt. Superior in the fall
  • 13. Albion Basin
  • 14. Little Cottonwood Canyon from the mouth
1 17 4 X 5 Color Transparencies of Little Cottonwood
  • 1. Rustler and Baldy
  • 2. Emma Ridge from Spring Valley
  • 3. Peruvian Ridge/Baldy.
  • 4. Patsy Marley.
  • 5. Alta from Wildcat face.
  • 6: Solitude
  • 7. Loking into Brighton from Twin Lakes
  • 8. Moutain Stream
  • 9. Brighton from Twin Lakes
  • 10. Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon
  • 11. Mountain Lake
  • 12. Solitude
  • 13. Mountain Road on scree slope
  • 14. Lake

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Hiking--Utah--Photographs
  • Mountains--Utah--Salt Lake County--Photographs
  • Outdoor recreation--Utah--History--Photographs
  • Skis and skiing--Utah--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge (Brighton, Utah)--Photographs
  • Wasatch Mountain Club--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums--1929-1934
  • Photographic prints--1929-1934

Finding aid created by Drew Ross
2020 (last modified: 2020)

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