Gustav Lorenz Becker Scrapbook, undated
Scope and Contents
Box 3 contains 1 scrapbook and 122 photographs
"Becker Family Scrapbook from 1921 – 1922." This scrapbook contains several photographs of the Becker family and two images of John M. Browning. All pictures are in an outdoor setting and show the family camping, hiking, picnicking, horseback riding and time spent at the Huntsville home. Also included are pictures from what appears to be a family trip to Europe.
The scrapbook also contains many different newspaper articles from around the nation, although the majority of articles are from newspapers local to Utah, such as the Ogden Standard-Examiner, the Desert News, and the Salt Lake Tribune. All of the articles deal with GLB and his participation in trap shooting and shooting tournaments.
Several photographs in the book are of GLB hunting and shooting with family, friends (mainly A.P. Bigelow) and dogs. There are two pages of film strips filming landscapes and GLB loading his gun.
The scrapbook also contains two personal correspondents. One is from John M. Browning to the Olympic selection committee endorsing GLB for a spot on the Trap Shooting Team. The other letter is from his nephew in college in Cambridge Massachusetts asking for money.
A few pages are of GLB's involvement with the Ogden Pioneer Days rodeo and a shooting exhibition he preformed for the Brigham City Peach Days of 1922. Included with that is the 1922 Peach Days program guide. Photographs included in this scrapbook are 3:01-3:122.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
Material in English.
Restrictions
No restrictions on use except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
72 p.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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