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Cornish, Utah, 1914

 Item — item: A-0023
Identifier: A-0023

Scope and Contents

Men standing in a sugar beet field at Cornish, Utah in 1912. Photo looking west. In background a "Highline" for the unloading of wagons of sugar beets into railroad cars. Weigh house for "Highline" at extreme right. Behind "Highline" is (at right), Cornish LDS Chapel (built in 1911). First Wing of Yellow Brick Cornish Elementary school (at left) (built in 1920). Photo taken from brochure advertising apple orchard subdivisions in nearby Trenton. Original Photo caption: A sugar beet field near Trenton. Beets in the section yield as high as 35 tons to the acre. The farmers receive $4.75 per tow. With two sugar factions nearby, the beet industry promises to be permanent. The tops and the pulp of the beets are retained by the farmer for his stock.

Dates

  • 1914

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Extent

From the Collection: 20 Drawers (30 linear feet)

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)