Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection, 1900-1947

Overview of the Collection

Title
Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection
Dates
1900-1947 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 linear feet, (1 archives box)
Collection Number
P0044
Summary
The Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection contains portraits of various persons, some participating in theatrical performances.The collection also contains photographs of Salt Lake City and St. George, as well as, an album containing photographs of activities near the Great Salt Lake.
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 Utah Humanities Research Foundation was established in 1944 by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for the purpose of collecting and preserving cultural materials in Utah. The photographs represent part of that effort from 1944 to 1947 and include portraits of various prominent people in Utah, buildings and towns of historical interest, and the "Great Salt Lake Album," a book of twenty-nine pictures of the islands and shorelines of the Great Salt Lake, with special emphasis on the Lucin Cutoff.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Utah Humanities Research Foundation was an organization begun in 1944 with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to collect and preserve cultural materials throughout Utah and neighboring regions. It began the publication of the Western Humanities Review. In 1950, Maurice Warshaw established an award for the most significant essay on the humanities to be submitted for publication to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation. The award was renewed until 1952. The Foundation also granted fellowships to qualified people for study in various areas of the humanities within the region.

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

Acquisition Information

Gift of Harold Bentley, 1972.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation audio-visual collection (A0044).

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation records (MS 0044).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Portraits, Salt Lake, Railroad, Southern UtahReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
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Portraits: B-P
  • 1: Maud Bigler in the play "Capitola", St. George, Utah, 1890s
  • 2: Warren And Eliza Dana Gibbs
  • 3: Julia Deane Hayne
  • 4: Kumen Jones
  • 5: Mrs. Agnes Hardy Lynch, soloist at dedication of the Salt Lake Theater
  • 6: Horatio Pickett and George Guglielmo San Giovani, September 1912
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Portraits: R-Y
  • 7: Miles P. Romney acting in costume in the 1870s
  • 8: Josephine Snow (Tanner) and William De Friez as they appeared in "Ingoman the Barbarian". St. George, Utah, 1880s
  • 9: William Painter Thompson as he apperaed in "Charlie's Aunt" the first part the 20th century with the Thompson's Theatrical Company, Beaver, Utah
  • 10: Warren (Bub) Tye
  • 11: The "Ten big" daughters of President Brigham Young
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Great Salt Lake Album
  • 12: Trestle and pole drivers, Lucin Cut-off on the Great Salt Lake
  • 13: Alt the Lucin Cut-off
  • 14: Lucin Cut-off-works and embanked trestle
  • 15: Lucin Cut-off-works and embanked trestle
  • 16: Sailboat on the Great Salt Lake
  • 17: Lucin Cut-off The Company's Runabout
  • 18: Steamer and construction camps at the Lucin Cut-off
  • 19: Lucin Cut-off. Pole driver at work. Arrival of a raft of poles
  • 20: Islands of the Great Salt Lake
  • 21: Gulls on Hat Island
  • 22: Antelope Island
  • 23: Sailboat on the Great Salt Lake
  • 24: Gulls on Hat Island
  • 25: The Cambrih, Captain D. L. Davis, August 29, 1898
  • 26: The Garfield
  • 27: Rocky shore on Antelope Island
  • 28-29: Gulls on Hat Island
  • 30: Antelope
  • 31: White Rock
  • 32: Elephants Head-Antelope Island
  • 33-34: The Cambria
  • 35: Storks in their baby nest
  • 36: Rocky shore of Antelope Island
  • 37: Antelope Island
  • 38-39: Natural cave in Garfield Beach
  • 40: Bird Island
  • 41: Blackrock on Garfield Beach
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Parawan and Railroad survey gang
  • 42: Parawan Tithing Office
  • 43: Parawan Dramatic Association stock certificate
  • 44: Survey gang for the narrow gauge railroad
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St. George, Utah
  • 45: St. George, Utah, circa 1885
  • 46: First public library in Southern Utah, First greenhouse and first apothecary. All started by James E. Johnson and located in St. George, Utah
  • 47: Circular staircase inside the St. George Tabernacle
  • 48: Martin McAllister, William Thompson and Samuel Wells as they appeared in the musical "Rob-Roy McGregor" produced by Thompson's Band of St. George, Utah, 1890s
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Salt Lake City and San Rafael
  • 49-51: Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 52: First cabin on San Rafael River at Nougier Ranch
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Actors in Costume, Saint George, photos by Hector Lee
  • 53 : Woman posing with table and chair in dark dress with lace, ribbon, rope or curtain pulls and round decoration in her hair.
  • 54 : Woman posing with table and chair in dark dress with lace, ribbon, rope or curtain pulls and round decoration in her hair.
  • 55 : A man wearing a white shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs, hat with a feather, shoes with buckles, with long curly hair and holding a rapier and a woman wearing a dark dress and hat.
  • 56 : Photo of Josephine Snow (later Tanner) and William De Friez, child actors in Saint George, Utah, 1870s or early 1880s.
  • 57 : Side view of woman in costume with patched trousers and ragged hat
  • 58 : Person posing in long dress with shawl and bonnet and holding a parasol. Printed at bottom is "Jesse Tye Beaver City, Utah," and handwritten is "Yours Auntie."
  • 59 : Martin McAllister, William Thompson and Samuel Wells as they appeared in the musical "Rob-Roy McGregor" produced by Thompson's Band of St. George, Utah, 1890s.
  • 60 : Two young women, one in striped dress and the other in dark dress kneeling in prayer
  • 61 : Woman in white dress kneeling and bearded man in ruffled collar holding his arm up.
  • 62 : Circa1885 view of unpaved wide street with buildings, with "Main street St. George" written at bottom. Collected by Albert A. Mitchell."
  • 63 : Photo of man in cowboy hat and neckerchief, wearing leather-tooled cuffs, and smoking a cigarette sitting on fence with "The west is still wild; Hi! Bill [Dudy?] Thomas" written below image.
  • 64 : Framed photo hanging on wall showing log cabin with stone chimney with man standing in front and "Rice 07" written at bottom.
  • 65 : Framed photo hanging on wall showing log cabin with stone chimney with man standing in front and "Rice 07" written at bottom.
  • 66 : Framed photo hanging on wall showing log cabin with stone chimney with man standing in front and "Rice 07" written at bottom.
  • 67 : Photo shows a survey gang for a narrow gauge railroad in Utah. Left back: Jim Randall; Center front: Charles Randall
  • 68 : Photo shows a survey gang for a narrow gauge railroad in Utah. Left back: Jim Randall; Center front: Charles Randall
  • 69 : Photo shows a survey gang for a narrow gauge railroad in Utah. Left back: Jim Randall; Center front: Charles Randall
  • 70 : Drawing or engraving of one-story building with porch and two chimneys with "In Old Salt Lake" printed at top and "Bowring's Theatre, Twelfth Ward, 1859" printed below.
  • 71 : An image of a slide of Joe Walker wearing cowboy boots and, on shirtsleeve, a fringed cuff with a star, and Charles Randall wearing striped shirt and vest. On the back is written "Joe Walker in front and Charles Randall in back. Original picture belongs to W.E. Tomlinson, Wellington, Utah. Joe Walker is said to have been a member of the Butch Cassidy outlaw gang. He was shot by a sheriff's posse."
  • 72 : An image of a slide of Joe Walker wearing cowboy boots and, on shirtsleeve, a fringed cuff with a star, and Charles Randall wearing striped shirt and vest. On the back is written "Joe Walker in front and Charles Randall in back. Original picture belongs to W.E. Tomlinson, Wellington, Utah. Joe Walker is said to have been a member of the Butch Cassidy outlaw gang. He was shot by a sheriff's posse."
  • 73 : An image of a slide of Joe Walker wearing cowboy boots and, on shirtsleeve, a fringed cuff with a star, and Charles Randall wearing striped shirt and vest. On the back is written "Joe Walker in front and Charles Randall in back. Original picture belongs to W.E. Tomlinson, Wellington, Utah. Joe Walker is said to have been a member of the Butch Cassidy outlaw gang. He was shot by a sheriff's posse."
  • 74 : Photo of Mrs. Agnes Hardy Lynch, who was the soloist at the dedication of the Salt Lake Theatre in 1861.
  • 75 : Photo of Mrs. Agnes Hardy Lynch, who was the soloist at the dedication of the Salt Lake Theatre in 1861.
  • 76 : Stage and proscenium in a theatre with large mural labeled "Ben Hur" and orchestra pit, seating, and box seats.
  • 77 : Stage and proscenium in a theatre with large mural labeled "Ben Hur" and orchestra pit, seating, and box seats.
  • 78 : Framed photo young women with "The 'Ten Big' Daughters of President Brigham Young" and the names "Zina" (Mrs. Zina Y. Card), "Eva" (Mrs Eveline Y. Davis), "Nette" (Mrs Jennette Eason), "Marinda" (Mrs. Walter K. Conrad), "Mary" (Mrs Mark Croyall), "Carlie" (Mrs Caroline Y. Cannon), "Maria" (Mrs. Wm. B. Dougall), "Ella" (Mrs. Ella Y. Empey), "Emily" (Mrs. Emily Y. Clawson), and "Fanny" (Mrs. Fanny Thatcher)" written on it.
  • 79 : Framed photo young women with "The 'Ten Big' Daughters of President Brigham Young" and the names "Zina" (Mrs. Zina Y. Card), "Eva" (Mrs Eveline Y. Davis), "Nette" (Mrs Jennette Eason), "Marinda" (Mrs. Walter K. Conrad), "Mary" (Mrs Mark Croyall), "Carlie" (Mrs Caroline Y. Cannon), "Maria" (Mrs. Wm. B. Dougall), "Ella" (Mrs. Ella Y. Empey), "Emily" (Mrs. Emily Y. Clawson), and "Fanny" (Mrs. Fanny Thatcher)" written on it.
  • 80 : Interior of theatre showing stage set for production, curtain partially up, and box seats.
  • 81 : Interior of theatre showing stage set for production, curtain partially up, and box seats.
  • 82 : Interior of theater showing four levels of balcony seating.
  • 83 : Interior of theater showing four levels of balcony seating.
  • 84 : View of support braces in the basement below the stage of the Salt Lake Theater.
  • 85 : View of support braces in the basement below the stage of the Salt Lake Theater.
  • 86 : Stage and proscenium with curtain down and orchestra pit partially visible. On the back is written "Asbestos Curtain, Salt Lake Theater."
  • 87 : Stage and proscenium with curtain down and orchestra pit partially visible. On the back is written "Asbestos Curtain, Salt Lake Theater."
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Letter to CC Rich from one of his wives, Legislative vouchers, and other publications
  • 88 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 1, sepia [1]
  • 89 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 1, sepia [2]
  • 90 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 2, sepia [1]
  • 91 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 2, sepia [2]
  • 92 : Correspondence from Charles C. Rich to Miss Sarah Pea [1]
  • 93 : Correspondence, sepia [1]
  • 94 : Correspondence, sepia [2]
  • 95 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 2, sepia [3]
  • 96 : Correspondence to Charles C. Rich, unnumbered page 2, sepia [4]
  • 97 : Record of travel costs Territory of Utah legislative assembly 1863, sepia [1]
  • 98 : Record of travel costs Territory of Utah legislative assembly 1863, sepia [2]
  • 99 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, page 4, sepia
  • 100 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, page 3, sepia
  • 101 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, page 2, sepia
  • 102 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, page 1, sepia
  • 103 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, pages 2-3, sepia
  • 104 : Program for "The False Friend" at St. George social hall, pages 4 and 1, sepia
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General, see negatives in folder 7 for some corresponding images found here
  • 105 : View of "The Mill" from the side with sign reading "Salt Lake County Relic Hall."
  • 106 : Front view of full sign for Salt Lake County Relic Hall of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
  • 107 : Plaque mounted on millstone outside of the Isaac Chase grist mill.
  • 108 : Cabin "just north of The Mill," with sign reading "One of the first Log Cabins built in Utah in 1847. Placed here July 22, 1924 by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers."
  • 109 : Large, two-story white house with trees and lamp post.
  • 110 : Child-size leather holster belt with embossing.
  • 111 : Child-size leather holster belt with embossing.
  • 112 : Child-size leather holster belt with knife, gun and bullets.
  • 113 : Leather embossing of man on horseback near bear.
  • 114 : Painting of man wearing hat, plaid shirt, and smoking a cigarette.working on a saddle.
  • 115 : Photo of the "Old Salt Lake Theater, erected by Brigham Young and opened March 6, 1862."
  • 116 : Photo portrait of "Maude Adams as 'Portia'" in costume.
  • 117 : Photo portrait of elderly man in suit and tie labeled "Paderewski."
  • 118 : Interior of theatre showing stage set for production, curtain partially up, and box seats.
  • 119 : Stage and proscenium in a theatre with large mural labeled "Ben Hur" and orchestra pit, seating, and box seats.
  • 120 : Stage and proscenium with curtain down and orchestra pit partially visible. On the back is written "Asbestos Curtain, Salt Lake Theater."
  • 121 : View of support braces in the basement below the stage of the Salt Lake Theater.
  • 122 : Interior of theater showing four levels of balcony seating imprinted with "Johnson of Salt Lake."
  • 123 : Woman in exercise clothes with whistle on chain around neck and holding wooden clubs. Written on the back is "Mrs. Sorensen. San Juan County Get story from Ramona Cannon. (Maggie Nielson Bluff, UT.) Physical Education Instructor."
  • 124 : An image of a slide of Joe Walker wearing cowboy boots and, on shirtsleeve, a fringed cuff with a star, and Charles Randall wearing striped shirt and vest. On the back is written "Joe Walker in front and Charles Randall in back. Original picture belongs to W.E. Tomlinson, Wellington, Utah. Joe Walker is said to have been a member of the Butch Cassidy outlaw gang. He was shot by a sheriff's posse."
  • 125 : Man with braided hair and headband, autographed "To the sweetest wife in all the world, Love always from Buck, Nov. 6, 1941"
  • 126 : Photo of man in cowboy hat and neckerchief, wearing leather-tooled cuffs, and smoking a cigarette sitting on fence with "The west is still wild; Hi! Bill [Dudy?] Thomas" written below image.
  • 127 : Portrait of bearded elderly man. Written on the object is, "Joshua Terry Shoshon: Interpreter shots by: Union Photo Bureau."
  • 128 : Portrait with "Sketch of Geo. M. Ottinger" written at right and "2nd Feb 1910" in upper right corner.
  • 129 : Oil painting of a covered wagon convoy traveling through tall cliff regions. "Trains of Immigrants came frequently to the valley by way of Echo Canyon. Early oil by Ottinger."
  • 130 : Overhead view of city with unpaved street in the foreground showing pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages and with signs on buildings reading "Drug store. Perfumeries. Toilet articles. Notions." and "Wine. Liquors" and "[WHITE] House [Restaurant]

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Theater--Utah--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Great Salt Lake Region (Utah)--Photographs
  • Saint George (Utah)--Photographs
  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--Photographs
  • Utah--History--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Group portraits--1870-1900
  • Photographic prints--1870-1900
  • Portrait photographs--1870-1900