United States--Forest Service--Intermountain Region.
Title:
US Forest Service Photograph Collection.
Dates:
1910-1949 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
1 box (.25 linear feet)
Collection Number:
USU_P0378
Summary:
Consists of 94 black and white photographs and two negatives, taken from 1910 to 1949 with the majority from the 1920s, by the US Forest Service of Region 4. Included are images of recreation, landscape scenes, geological formations, Forest Service personnel, structures, towns, equipment, American Indians, and Forest Service projects. Most of the photographs were taken in the Cache, Wasatch, Sawtooth, and Fish Lake National Forests.
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
Languages:
Material in English
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant, 2007-2008
Historical Note
These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming.
Content Description
Consists of 94 black and white photographs and two negatives, taken from 1910 to 1949 with
the majority from the 1920s, by the US Forest Service of Region 4. Included are images of
recreation, landscape scenes, geological formations, Forest Service personnel, structures,
towns, equipment, American Indians, and Forest Service projects. Most of the photographs
were taken in the Cache, Wasatch, Sawtooth, and Fish Lake National Forests.
Other Descriptive Information
Many photographs were originally glued to envelopes. The excess was cut away from the photo for preservation. Photocopies are included of the original envelopes. The information in quotes is taken directly from the original caption. The original National Forest names are used in this register, but keep in mind that these names are probably different today.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Use :
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright
clearances.
Permission to publish material from the US Forest Service photograph collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Initial Citation:
USU_P0378; US Forest Service photograph collection;
Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University
Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_P0378,
USUSCA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
The collection is loosely arranged according to the original Forest Service categories.
Location of Originals :
Original images held by the US Forest Service.
Processing Note :
Register completed by Natasha Black, January 2009.
Acquisition Information :
Unknown.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Scenery and Recreation , 1910-1949
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1
1
1:01:01-02: Children and furniture, Boise National Forest, “Refugees camp Boise Basin after town of Quartzburg burned, Aug 1931.”
1910-1949
1:01:03: Red Fish Lake, Sawtooth National Forest, “N.F. Pump on South Beach of Redfish...”
1910-1949
1:01:04: Grand Canyon.
1910-1949
1:01:05-08: Bryce Canyon, Powell National Forest.
1910-1949
1:01:09-10: Dixie-Sevier National Forest, Cedar Canyon.
1910-1949
1:01:11: Fish Lake, Fish Lake National Forest.
1910-1949
1:01:11: Fish Lake, Fish Lake National Forest.
1910-1949
1:01:12: Dinosaur National Monument(?), Uinta National Forest, "Excavation of dinosaur remains. Note parts of two dinosaurs exposed. Ribs, vertebra, and part of tail. 1922.”
1922
1:01:13: Boy Scout Cabin (Camp Lomia), Logan Canyon, 1922.
1922
1:01:14: View of mountains, Boise National Forest, "Quartzburg Boise N.F.”
1910-1949
1:01:15-16: Cedar Canyon, Dixie-Sevier National Forest.
1910-1949
1:01:17: Sawtooth National Forest, "Tables in use. Redfish Lake...” 1925.
1925
1:01:18-19: Cache National Forest, Boy Scout Summer Home (Camp Lomia), Logan Canyon, 1922.
1922
1:01:20: Nevada National Forest, Group of people inside Lehman Cave, March 3, 1923.
1923
1:01:21: Idaho National Forest, “Town of Wasser(?) Idaho..." 1922.
1922
1:01:22-23: Manti National Forest, "Women usually do all the dairy work when cattle are run on the N.F.”
1910-1949
1:01:24-25: Cache National Forest, Boy Scout Cabin (Camp Lomia), Logan Canyon, Nov. 10 1922.
