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Western travel album photograph collection, 1903-1906

Overview of the Collection

Title
Western travel album photograph collection
Dates
1903-1906 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (1.0 linear ft.)
Collection Number
US_P0129
Summary
One hundred and sixty silver gelatin developing-out paper snapshots plus one printed item, 8 x 5.5 cm. to 12 x 16.5 cm. in size, probably compiled by a couple that are only known by their initials, Y.W.B. and M.H.B. The album documents the travels of Y.M.B. and M.H.B. and their friends in 1904 through the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta including Banff, Yoho, and Glacier National Parks. Also included are photographs from the Garden of the Gods, Cripple Creek, and Manitou Springs in Colorado, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, boating in Massachusetts, and the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. There are a few additional family snapshots dating from 1903 to 1906.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Content Description

The Western Travel Album was probably compiled by a couple who are only known by their initials, Y.W.B. and M.H.B., and consists of one hundred and sixty silver gelatin developing-out paper snapshots plus one printed item, 8 x 5.5 cm. to 12 x 16.5 cm. in size. The album documents the travels of Y.M.B. and M.H.B. and their friends in 1904 through the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta including Banff, Yoho, and Glacier National Parks. Also included are photographs from the Garden of the Gods, Cripple Creek, and Manitou Springs in Colorado, the Great Salt Lake in Utah, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, boating in Massachusetts, and the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. There are a few additional family snapshots dating from 1903 to 1906.

The captions (including misspellings) in quotation marks were taken directly from the album. The notations in parenthesis are not part of the original caption.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Western travel album photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Western travel album photograph collection, 1903-1906. (P0129). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized numerical by photo number.

Acquisition Information

This album was purchased from Amalgre Books of Bloomington, Indiana, in November of 1996 (Catalog 15, lot #658).

Processing Note

Register completed by Peter Schmid, May 1997, and revised by Daniel Davis, September 2003.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Corporate Names

  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Banff (Alta.)--Photographs.
  • Banff National Park (Alta.)--Photographs.
  • Canada, Western -- Photographs.
  • Glacier National Park (B.C.)--Photographs.
  • Great Salt Lake (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Manitou Springs (Colo.)--Photographs.
  • Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.)--Photographs.
  • Yellowstone National Park--Photographs.
  • Yoho National Park (B.C.)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums.

Finding aid created by Peter Schmid, May 1997, and revised by Daniel Davis, September 2003.
2008

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