William H. Hopkins photograph collection

William H. Hopkins photograph collection, 1850-1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hopkins, William H., 1873-1958.
Title: William H. Hopkins photograph collection
Dates: 1850-1930 (inclusive)
18501930

1860-1890, 1910-1925 (bulk)
18601890
Quantity: 2 boxes, (1 linear ft. )
Collection Number: UUS_P0319
Summary: This collection contains glass plate and nitrate negatives taken in the 1910s and 1920s and negative or positive duplicates made from original C.W. Carter, C.R. Savage, and Marsena Cannon images. The subject of these photographs is Salt Lake City, Utah (1850-1890; 1920) and scenes from Southern Utah including natural bridges and Anasazi ruins.
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. Four original nitrate negatives (2:14:02-2:14:05) have been removed to cold storage. Nitrate negatives have been removed from this collection and placed in Cold Storage Box 1. Patrons must request to view these negatives 3 hours in advance.
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

William H. Hopkins was a Salt Lake City, Utah dentist and avid amateur photographer.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains glass plate and nitrate negatives taken in the 1910s and 1920s and negative or positive duplicates made from original C.W. Carter, C.R. Savage, and Marsena Cannon images. These duplicates were made from original images of Salt Lake City in the 1860s and 1870s housed in the LDS church archives. William H. Hopkins was a Salt Lake City dentist and avid amateur photographer. Hopkins photographed a variety of scenes from Southern Utah including natural bridges and Anasazi ruins. Around 1920 he also took several shots of Salt Lake City. Hopkins initially became interested in photographing Southern Utah while doing dental work for Navajo Indians.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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 William H. Hopkins photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

, William H. Hopkins photograph collection, 1850-1930. (P0319). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arrangement: Topical.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased with funds from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation. Originally collected by Dr. L.D. Pfouts; passed onto his son Jim Pfouts of Payson, Utah; obtained by Orrin Schwab.

Location of Originals

Originals in: LDS Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	1:01:01: Canyon in San Juan County, Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	1	1:01:02: Navajo Woman and Baby glass plate negative
1	1	1:01:03: Armstrong Canyon Trail San Juan County, Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	2	1:02:01: Duplicate of 1:01:03 glass plate negative	undated
1	2	1:02:02: Pre-Historic Pottery, Southern Utah glass plate negative.	undated
1	2	1:02:03: Rainbow Natural Arch, rear view glass plate negative made from a Kolb Brothers	undated
1	3	1:03:01: "N. Bill" Canyon near Moab glass plate negative	undated
1	3	1:03:02: Zeke's Cave, US National Monument, Snow Flat, San Juan County, Utah glass plate	undated
1	3	1:03:03: "Cowboys around the Camp Fire, Snow Flat, San Juan County, Utah glass plate	undated
1	4	1:04:01: Bear's Ears, Elk Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, glass plate negative. ">Bear's Ears, Elk Mountains, San Juan County, Utah glass plate negative.	undated
1	4	1:04:02: "Warning Notice Under Augusta," man posting a notice glass plate negative.	undated
1	4	1:04:03: Anasazi Ruin, Armstrong Canyon, San Juan County, Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	5	1:05:01: Gibralter Ruin, San Juan County, Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	5	1:05:02: Natural Bridge with Zeke glass plate negative	undated
1	5	1:05:03: Natural Bridge with Zeke glass plate negative.	undated
1	6	1:06:01: Natural Bridge with Zeke glass plate negative	undated
1	6	1:06:02: Natural Bridge with Zeke glass plate negative	undated
1	6	1:06:03: Monument Valley, Brigham's Finger glass plate negative	undated
1	7	1:07:01: Navajo Twins, rock formation glass plate negative	undated
1	7	1:07:02: Under the Augusta, natural bridge with man at base glass plate negative	undated
1	7	1:07:03: Horses in Tropic and Queen Armstrong Canyon glass plate negative	undated
1	8	1:08:01: Horses in Tropic and Queen Armstrong Canyon glass plate negative	undated
1	8	1:08:02: White Canyon Pictographs glass plate negative	undated
1	8	1:08:03: Bear's Ears, Southern Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	9	1:09:01: The Edwin Natural Bridge, rear view original glass plate negative.	undated
1	9	1:09:02: Caroline Natural Bridge glass plate negative	undated
1	9	1:09:03: Big Indian Rock, near La Sal, Utah glass plate negative	undated
1	10	1:10:01: Red Canyon near Moab glass plate negative	undated
1	10	1:10:02: Vista of Zeke's Cave glass plate negative	undated
1	10	1:10:03: Train Mountain in Monument Valley glass plate negative	undated
1	11	1:11:01: Natural Bridge, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:02: Natural Bridge, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:03: Natural Bridge, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:04: "N. Bill" Canyon, Grand River near Moab nitrate negative See 1:03:01, see cold storage.	undated
1	11	1:11:05: Pack Horses in Red Canyon, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:06: Cliff Dwellings, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:07: Ancient Wall, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:08: Natural Bridge, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	11	1:11:09: Natural Bridge, Southern Utah nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
1	12	1:12:01: Cattle in Marin County Hills glass plate negative	undated
1	12	1:12:02: Artillery Training in Southern Utah glass plate positive made from negative	1900
1	12	1:12:03: Dr. W.H. Hopkins in his Office glass plate negative	1900
2	1	2:01:01: Sea Gull Monument, Salt Lake City glass plate negative	undated
2	1	2:01:02: Snow Scene, Salt Lake Temple glass plate negative	undated
2	1	2:01:03: Panorama of City from Capital looking N. by NE positive glass plate from C.W. Carter negative	undated
2	2	2:02:01: Old Salt Lake City glass plate positive from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	2	2:02:02: Old Main Street Parade glass plate positive from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	2	2:02:03: Foundation of Temple with Recently Completed Tabernacle in Background glass plate positive from C.W. Carter negative	undated
2	3	2:03:01: Duplicate of 2:02:03 glass plate positive.	undated
2	3	2:03:02: Dedication of Salt Lake Temple, group of men on scaffolding at top of temple glass plate positive from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	3	2:03:03: View of South Temple glass positive from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	4	2:04:01: Parade up Main Street glass plate negative	1920-1929
2	4	2:04:02: Soldiers with Cannons, Camp Douglas glass plate negative from Marsena Cannon negative	undated
2	4	2:04:03: Several Dozen Men Cutting and Shaping the Granite Blocks for the Salt Lake Temple glass plate negative made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	5	2:05:01: Teams of Oxen and Wagons on Main Street in Salt Lake City glass plate negative made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	5	2:05:02: City and County Building, Salt Lake City glass plate negative made from C.W. Carter negative	undated
2	5	2:05:03: Salt Lake City Tabernacle glass plate positive made from Marsena Cannon negative.	1860
2	6	2:06:01: Construction of the Tabernacle glass plate positive made from C.R. Savage negative.	1860-1869
2	6	2:06:02: Completed Tabernacle, ca. 1865, glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter ">Completed Tabernacle glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	1865
2	6	2:06:03: Brigham Young Monument next to SLC Temple, glass plate positive made from ">Brigham Young Monument next to SLC Temple glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	7	2:07:01: Ox Teams on Salt Lake City Main Street glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	7	2:07:02: Johnson's Curios Shop against Backdrop of SLC Temple glass plate negative	undated
7	7	2:07:03: Ox Teams and Wagons on Salt Lake City Main Street, Kimball & Lawrence building in " Ox Teams and Wagons on Salt Lake City Main Street, Kimball & Lawrence building in background glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	8	2:08:01: Saltair Resort broken glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	8	2:08:02: Fire Engine in Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	8	2:08:03: Horse Team Freighters outside Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	9	2:09:01: Council House in Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative	undated
2	9	2:09:02: Townsend House in SLC glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	9	2:09:03: Duplicate of 2:07:03 glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	10	2:10:01: Capital Theatre, Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	10	2:10:02: Steamboat on Great Salt Lake glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	10	2:10:03: View of Main Street Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	11	2:11:01: Mormon Wagon Train Emerging from Echo Canyon glass plate positive made from C.R. Savage negative.	1865
2	11	2:11:02: Council House in Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from negative.	undated
2	11	2:11:03: Completed Tabernacle glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter or C.R. Savage negative.	undated
2	12	2:12:01: Native Americans in front of ZCMI building glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	12	2:12:02: Walker Brothers Store in Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from Carter negative.	undated
2	13	2:13:01: "Salt Lake Temple Construction, workers atop foundation of Salt Lake Temple plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	13	2:13:02: Beehive House in Salt Lake City glass plate positive made from C.W. Carter negative.	undated
2	14	2:14:01: Parade in Salt Lake City nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
2	14	2:14:02: Duplicate of 2:03:01 nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
2	14	2:14:03: Duplicate of 2:03:03 nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
2	14	2:14:04: Duplicate of 2:02:01 nitrate negative see cold storage	undated
2	14	2:14:05: Duplicate of 2:01:03 nitrate negative see cold storage	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Natural bridges--Utah--Photographs.
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Photographs.

Personal Names

Cannon, Marsena, 1812-1900. (contributor)
Carter, C. W. (contributor)
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909. (contributor)

Corporate Names

Salt Lake Temple--Photographs.
Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs.

Geographical Names

Rainbow Bridge (Utah)--Photographs.
Salt Lake City (Utah)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

Glass plate negatives.
Negatives.

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