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West (U.S.)--Photographs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Zane Grey Rainbow Bridge photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0672
Abstract

This photograph album contains over 400 images from Zane Grey’s 1922 Rainbow Bridge trip in Arizona and Utah

Dates: 1922

William Henry Jackson U.S. Geological Survey photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0734
Abstract

Three U.S. Geographical Survey oversized prints by William Henry Jackson with locations in Echo Canyon and Weber Canyon in Summit County, Utah. Also includes sixteen 5x7 prints of ancient Pueblo ruins in the Four Corners area.

Dates: 1869-1874

The LaGrande Peterson family photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_p0110
Abstract

544 studio portraits and photographic snapshots of LaGrande and Helen Peterson, their family and friends (including many of Mrs. Peterson's mother Clara Bean), and scenic pictures mostly from Utah, Nevada, and Southern California. The Utah images were taken in Provo, Fielding, Bear River City, Price, and Payson.

Dates: 1920-1975

The National Press Photographers Association Clip Contest collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0136
Abstract 970 photographic images (and 5 cartoons) from the National Press Photographers Association's national clip contest. Included are various regional and national contest winners, many of whom received their training at Utah State University and worked at one time for local newspapers (such as Dan Miller and Peter Schropp). Although there are some photos from Canada, Haiti, and Honduras, most of the images are from Utah and the rest are from Idaho, Kansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado,...
Dates: 1979-1988

C.R. Savage photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0038
Abstract The C.R. Savage photograph collection consists of 130 original photographs taken from around 1865 to 1895. The majority of the photographs are cabinet card portraits (many of children) from his Salt Lake City studio including a 1888 portrait of Wilford Woodruff (4th LDS Church President), and a 1897 view of Temple Square. The remainder consists of: stereographs of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads; an interior shot of the Salt Lake City Tabernacle; two oversize landscapes; and...
Dates: 1865-1910; Majority of material found within 1870-1895

Wheeler's geographical survey stereoscopic views

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0325
Abstract

This collection consists of fifty stereoscopic cards taken by photographers Timothy H. O'Sullivan and William W. Bell between 1871 and 1874 during the Army Corps of Engineers geographical survey led by Lieutenant George Montague Wheeler. The views in this collection consist of geological formations (including some of the first images of the Grand Canyon); members of the Zuni, Mojave, Navajo, Apache, and Ute tribes; scenic views; and ancient puebloan ruins.

Dates: 1871-1874

John I. White photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0037
Abstract Included are photographs related to cowboy songs and song makers of the American West such as Will C. Barnes, Badger Clark, Gail Gardner, Romaine Lowdermilk, Dominick J. O'Malley, Powder River Jack Lee, and other cowboy songwriters, singers, and scholars. Also includes photographs relating to White's persona as "The Lonesome Cowboy" for the "Death Valley Days" radio show in the 1930s. Also contains photographs collected for plays, articles, and original scripts. Largely consisting of...
Dates: 1860-1980; Majority of material found within 1885-1975