Elbert M. Dansie digital photograph collection, 1948

Overview of the Collection

Title
Elbert M. Dansie digital photograph collection
Dates
1948
Quantity
327 megabytes  :  70 scans
Collection Number
P0869
Summary
The Elbert M. Dansie digital photograph collection consists of images documenting a 1948 trip down the Colorado River.
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 Elbert M. Dansie digtial photograph collection consists of scans of slides documenting a 1948 trip down the Colorado River. The items were scanned by the donor and sent to the library. After donation, select items were flipped horizontally, the writing indicated which needed to be fixed, but not all were as it is unclear which landscapes might be mirrored.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Alison Christensen in 2001.

Related Materials

Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Colorado River
  • 1: First stop between Green River and Hanksville, April 3, 1948
  • 2: Looking for rocks, April 3, 1948
  • 3: Between Green River and Hanksville, April 3, 1948
  • 4-5: Fred Reese, April 3, 1948
  • 6: Hanksville Campgrounds, April 3, 1948
  • 7: Sunrise Service, Hanksville, April 4, 1948
  • 8: Landscape, April 4, 1948
  • 9: Wash out down North Wash, April 4, 1948
  • 10-12: Scene down North Wash, April 4, 1948
  • 13: Truck repair North Wash, April 4, 1948
  • 14: Waiting for truck repair North Wash, April 4, 1948
  • 15: Backing onto river, April 4, 1948
  • 16: Unloading truck Colorado River.
  • 17: First boat on River, April 4, 1948
  • 18: Sailing down Colorado River, April 4, 1948
  • 19: Captain, April 4, 1948
  • 20: Just drifting along, April 4, 1948
  • 21: Morning after landing near Lopers Cabin, April 5, 1948
  • 22: Preparing breakfast near Lopers Cabin, April 5, 1948
  • 23: Burt Lopers Cabin, April 5, 1948
  • 24: Scene surrounding Lopers Cabin, April 5, 1948
  • 25-28: Ruins near Lopers Cabin, April 5, 1948
  • 29: Near Treabu Canyon, April 5, 1948
  • 30: Cas Hites Ruins, April 5, 1948
  • 31: Down the River, April 5, 1948
  • 32: Tapestry Wall at Warm Creek, April 6, 1948
  • 33: Lower end of Tapestry Wall, April 6, 1948
  • 34-35: Drifting Along, April 6, 1948
  • 36: Halls Crossing, April 6, 1948
  • 37: Lunch at Halls Crossing, April 6, 1948
  • 38: Scene surrounding Halls Crossing, April 6, 1948
  • 39: Scout Canyon, April 6, 1948
  • 40: partial plaque, Hole in Rock , April 7, 1948
  • 41-47: Hole in Rock, April 7, 1948
  • 48: Music Temple, April 7, 1948
  • 49: Elbert,April 7, 1948
  • 50: Unknown man, April 7, 1948
  • 51-53: Petroglyphs, April 7, 1948
  • 54-55: Aztec Canyon, April 7, 1948
  • 56: Rainbow Bridge, April 8, 1948
  • 57: Leaving Rainbow Bridge, April 7, 1948
  • 58-59: Cottonwood Creek, April 9, 1948
  • 60: Arizona Waters, April 9, 1948
  • 61: Sentinel Rock, April 9, 1948
  • 62: Lees Cabin, April 10, 1948
  • 63-66: At Lee's Ferry, April 10, 1948
  • 67: People atop a bridge, probably Navajo Bridge, April 10, 1948
  • 68: View from Navajo Bridge, , April 10, 1948
  • 69-70: Navajo Bridge, April 10, 1948
April 1948

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Boaters (Persons)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
  • Boats and boating--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
  • Rivers--Recreational use--Colorado--Photographs
  • Rivers--Recreational use--Utah--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
  • Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel
  • Colorado River Basin (Colo.-Mexico)