Mainly photographs taken by Cohn while attending the
Agricultural College of Utah in Logan, Utah between 1901 and 1902, images of friends and
relatives, and outdoor scenes from his families ranch near Arimo, Idaho. The collection
contains a variety of images of the ACU including class-room scenes, cadet activities,
scenic shots, and social events. Other photographs of interest are of Logan Canyon
(Logan, Utah), the Hercules Power Company (Logan, Utah), and Salt Lake City, Utah. Also
contains family photographs not taken by Cohn.
Repository:
Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library.
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:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant,
2007-2008
Biographical Note
Maxwell D. Cohn was born on December 10, 1881, in Malad, Idaho. Maxwell was the son of
Meyers and Sarah Gumpert Cohn, both of German origin, who migrated to the United States
in their late teenage years. Records show that Maxwell attended Utah Agricultural
College in 1901 and 1902 under the classification of Special Student. Cohn loved to hunt
and fish and this is reflected in the many outdoor photographs of the collection.
Maxwell took care of the family ranch in Idaho and was involved with the Idaho
Cattlemen's Association (serving as president between 1935 and 1940) and the National
Cattlemen's Association. After selling the ranch, he became superintendent of the Lava
Hot Springs resort. He died, having never married, on September 5, 1965, in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Content Description
The Maxwell D. Cohn collection consists mainly of photographs Cohn took while he was
attending the Agricultural College of Utah in Logan, Utah between 1901 and 1902. These
images (some of which were probably not taken by him) are excellent early illustrations
of class-room scenes, cadet activities, scenic shots, and social events at the ACU. Most
of the other photographs date from 1895 to 1905 and are of friends and relatives, Logan
Canyon, the Hercules Power Company, Salt Lake City, and outdoor scenes from his
family’s ranch near Arimo, Idaho.
Researcher note: Some of the photographs have faded but most are in good condition.
Photographs 3:01:01-3:09:04 are located in box 2 (there is no box 3).
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access : Restrictions
Open to public research.
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 Maxwell D. Cohn photograph collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
3:05:01: Portrait of Max Cohn as a young man. Taken in
Salt Lake City, Utah
3:05:02: Portrait of a woman with a dress and hat on.
Taken at Thomas & Odell in Logan, Utah
3:05:03: Portrait of a woman wearing a hat and a light
colored blouse. Taken at Thomas & Odell in Logan, Utah
3:05:04: Portrait of Ethel ? wearing a light colored
dress and holding a bouquet of roses upside down. Taken by B. Wrensted in
Pocatello, Idaho
3:05:05: Portrait of a woman in a light colored dress,
facing to the side of the image. Taken in May 1902, by Thomas & Odell
in Logan, Utah
3:05:06: Portrait of Dr. Dave Henderson by Thomas
& Odell in Logan, Utah
3:05:07: Portrait of E.S.S. (?) Fry, school teacher of
Max Cohn. Taken by Silliman in Three Rivers, Michigan, on
February 23, 1902.
3:05:08: Three women, one in a wedding dress holding
hands with the other woman wearing a black jacket and hat, while the third
woman is standing behind them holding a book. Taken in Logan, Utah on
3:06:01: Cabinet portrait of William M. Howell taken by
H Drewery in Ogden, Utah
3:06:02: Cabinet portrait of a woman and a young girl
with her arms wrapped around the woman's neck. Taken by Gasberg in Ogden,
Utah
3:06:03: Cabinet portrait of Fry (?), a school friend of
Cohn taken by Centrol Artistico in Manilla. Taken in
October 1899.
3:06:04: Cabinet portrait of Miss Hansen (?) taken by
H.J. White of Ogden, Utah
3:06:05: Cabinet portrait of a man wearing a suit and
holding a rolled up piece of paper that is tied with bows. Taken by Thomas
& Odell in Logan, Utah
