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Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album, 1915-1925
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Boy Scouts of America. Troop 5 (Logan, Utah)
- Title
- Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album
- Dates
- 1915-1925 (inclusive)19151925
- Quantity
- 1 box, (1 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0364
- Summary
- Photo album with 264 black & white photographs dating from 1915 to 1925 of the Logan Scout Troop 5 participating in various activities including camping, hiking, fishing, boating. Most of the images were taken in Logan Canyon, the Bear River Range, and Bear Lake although also included are trips to Salt Lake City, the Bingham Mine, and Yellowstone National Park. The photographs were taken during the time that George R. Hill was the scoutmaster for the troop.
- Repository
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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
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. George R. Hill, Jr. (1884-1971) was born in Ogden, Utah and raised in Springville, Utah. He received a B.S. degree from BYU in 1907, a B.S.A. from Utah State Agricultural College in 1908, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1912. He was the director of the School of Agriculture at Utah State University and would later serve as the General Superintendent of the Deseret Sunday School Union from 1949-1966.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Consists of a photo album with 264 images dating from 1915 to 1925 of the Logan Scout Troop 5 participating in various activities including camping, hiking, fishing, boating. Most of the images were taken in Logan Canyon, the Bear River Range, and Bear Lake although also included are trips to Salt Lake City, the Bingham Mine, and Yellowstone National Park. The photographs were taken during the time that George R. Hill was the scoutmaster for the troop.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt 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 Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album, 1915-1925. (P0364). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Photo Album, 1915-1925Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
1:01-1:08: Sheet 1: Pictures of Scout Troop in front of
George R. Hill's house and on a hike |
undated | |
2:01-2:07: Sheet 2: Pictures of Scout Troop in
Yellowstone, traveling to Yellowstone in their "Scout Rambler," |
1920 | |
3:01-3:07: Sheet 3: Yellowstone trip, geysers, camping |
1920 | |
4:01-4:07: Sheet 4: Cattle round-up along stream; Scouts riding in horse-drawn wagon,
mountains |
undated | |
5:01-5:08: Sheet 5: Scouts riding in horse-drawn sleigh in
Logan Canyon |
undated | |
6:01-6:06: Sheet 6: Yellowstone trip, a mechanic's shop
called Ellis and Curtis Garage, geysers |
1920 | |
7:01-7:06: Sheet 7: Yellowstone trip, a mechanic's shop
called Ellis and Curtis Garage, falls, geysers |
1920 | |
8:01-8:06: Sheet 8: Yellowstone trip, a bear, geysers, a
mechanic's shop called Ellis and Curtis Garage |
1920 | |
9:01-9:06: Sheet 9: Yellowstone trip, fishing, Idaho
Falls, the truck that Scouts used
Photo 9:01 shows an unidentified person feeding a bear on its hind legs.
|
1920 | |
10:01-10:04: Sheet 10: Logan Canyon |
undated | |
11:01-11:06: Sheet 11: Scouts boarding train
Photo 11:01 shows the Deseret News bi-plane parked in a field, camping.
|
undated | |
12:01-12:06: Sheet 12: Winter hiking in Logan Canyon, sleigh
ride |
undated | |
13:01-13:07: Sheet 13: Scouts in Logan Canyon |
undated | |
14:01-14:06: Sheet 14: Yellowstone trip, fishing, geysers |
1920 | |
15:01-15:04: Sheet 15: Probably Logan Canyon. 15:01. Scouts who
retrieved Old Ephraim's Head include Ezra Cardon, Alma Burgoyne, Harold Rosengreen, Lester Dunford,
Fred Hodgson, Henry Daines, Herbert May, and Horace Bunce |
1923 | |
16:01-16:07: Sheet 16: Bears and Bison. Photo 16:05 shows an
unidentified woman feeding a bear cub |
1920 | |
17:01-17:06: Sheet 17: Yellowstone trip, falls, river |
1920. | |
18:01-18:06: Sheet 18: Yellowstone trip, petrified wood |
1920 | |
19:01-19:06: Sheet 19: Yellowstone trip, Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone, geysers, Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful |
1920 | |
20:01-20:06: Sheet 20: Yellowstone trip, geysers, bears |
1920 | |
21:01-21:06: Sheet 21: Yellowstone trip, geysers, Old
Faithful, falls |
1920 | |
22:01-22:06: Sheet 22: Yellowstone trip, Idaho Falls, a
bear, geysers, train station (probably at West Yellowstone) |
1920 | |
23:01-23:06: Sheet 23: Yellowstone trip, geysers |
1920 | |
24:01-24:08: Sheet 24: Fishing and boating probably at Bear
Lake |
undated | |
25:01-25:05: Sheet 25: Winter photos; photos of Scouts in a
canyon |
undated | |
26:01-26:04: Sheet 26: Logan Canyon scenes |
undated | |
27:01-27:06: Sheet 27: Scouts killing Mormon Crickets;
Scouts hiking in canyon |
undated | |
28:01-28:05: Sheet 28: Scouts in front of Logan Temple;
photo 28:03 shows a group of Scouts practicing first aid on a dog, First
Dam |
undated | |
29:01-29:02: Sheet 29: Winter landscape; group of Scouts at
Cache Centennial Celebration |
undated | |
30:01-30:04: Sheet 30: Individual Scouts, Bingham
Mine |
undated | |
31:01-31:04: Sheet 31: Scouts on a trip to Salt Lake City.
|
undated | |
32:01-32:06: Sheet 32: Scouts on trip to Salt Lake City (the
Capital building) |
undated | |
33:01-33:04: Sheet 33: Water diversion, fishing with a net,
visit to Bingham mine |
undated | |
34:01-34:04: Sheet 34: Logan Canyon, Scouts working in a
garden |
undated | |
35:01-35:04: Sheet 35: Scout Leader holding a bat, two
Scouts holding snakes on the end of sticks, leader standing waist deep in snow,
mountains |
undated | |
36:01-36:05: Sheet 36: Bear River Range |
undated | |
37:01-37:05: Sheet 37: Individual Scouts; Logan Canyon
photos |
undated | |
38:01-38:05: Sheet 38: Service project; Scouts making a
pyramid; feeding a calf |
undated | |
39:01-39:04: Sheet 39: Winter photos taken from mountain
top |
undated | |
40:01-40:04: Sheet 40: Killing mice, logging, and
cooking |
undated | |
41:01-41:07: Sheet 41: Swimming at Tony Grove and White Pine
Lakes |
undated | |
42:01-42:06: Sheet 42: Boating and Logan Canyon |
undated | |
43:01-43:08: Sheet 43: Hiking in summer and winter, and
boating at bear lake |
undated | |
44:01-44:05: Sheet 44: First dam, house, canal and unknown
structure probably in Logan Canyon |
undated | |
45:01-45:04: Sheet 45: Logging facilities in
canyon |
undated | |
46:01-46:05: Sheet 46: Scouts at home and camping.
Photo 46:02 shows two clowns
|
undated | |
47:01-47:06: Sheet 47: Scouts at Jardine
Juniper |
undated | |
48:01-48:06 : (loose photos). Sheet 48: Scouts on a service
project |
undated | |
49:01: Scouts at Jardine Juniper. Inscription on back
says "Old Juniper-Cottonwood Ridge Logan Canyon Age 3000-3500 years old
determined by annual ring count from increment borings by Geo. R. Hill Jr.
Picture taken" |
1923 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bears--Yellowstone National Park--Photographs.
- Boy Scouts--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
- Outdoor recreation--Utah--Logan Canyon--History--Photographs.
- Outdoor recreation--Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)--History--Photographs.
Personal Names
- Hill, George R. (George Richard), 1884-1971--Photographs.
- Hill, George R. (George Richard), 1884-1971. (contributor)
Corporate Names
- Boy Scouts of America. Troop 5 (Logan, Utah)--Photographs.
Geographical Names
- Yellowstone National Park--History--Photographs.
Finding aid created by Travis Mecham, December 2007 .
2008
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