View of Rhyolite, Nevada, 1920s. Rhyolite, Nevada was founded in 1904 after Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered Rhyolite Quartz at the Bullfrog mine. By 1906 the town had two railroad lines and a population of 10,000. The mines, however, did not...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Rhyolite (Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Ghost towns -- Nevada -- Rhyolite -- Pictorial works.
Vanez T. Wilson scrapbook no. 2: Bear River Bird Refuge. Mr. Wilson began his career in Department of the Interior in 1927, helping to survey and establish what was to become the Bear River Bird Refuge just outside of Brigham City, Utah. He was...
Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977; Bear River Bird Refuge (Utah)--Pictorial works; Ducks--Utah--Bear River Bird Refuge; Ducks--Diseases--Pictorial works;
Esmeralda Hotel in Aurora, Nevada, 1920s. Aurora, Nevada was a silver mining boom town founded in 1860. Aurora was in its heyday in the 1860s (Mark Twain briefly lived there), but it slowly declined after 1870. It went through a rebirth in 1912...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Esmeralda Hotel (Aurora, Nev.) -- Pictorial works
View of Rhyolite, Nevada showing the Overbury Building, 1920s. Rhyolite, Nevada was founded in 1904 after Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered Rhyolite Quartz at the Bullfrog mine. By 1906 the town had two railroad lines and a population of...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Overbury Building (Rhyolite, Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Ghost towns -- Nevada -- Rhyolite -- Pictorial works
The train depot of the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad in Rhyolite, Nevada, 1920s. Rhyolite, Nevada was founded in 1904 after Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered Rhyolite Quartz at the Bullfrog mine. By 1906 the town had two railroad lines and a...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Depot (Rhyolite, Nev.) -- Pictorial works
The Bottle House in Rhyolite, Nevada, 1920s. Rhyolite, Nevada was founded in 1904 after Shorty Harris and Ed Cross discovered Rhyolite Quartz at the Bullfrog mine. By 1906 the town had two railroad lines and a population of 10,000. The mines,...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works ; Bottle House (Rhyolite, Nev.) -- Pictorial works
Philip Andrew Paskett's journal records his life in the Grouse Creek area of Box Elder County, Utah. The entries average about two per year. In addition to the journal, this item includes: A little history of James Pope Paskett, "Love your...
Paskett, Phillip Andrew, 1852-1935; Paskett, James Pope; Shaw, William; Kimball, Samuel H.; Snow, Oliver G.; Cooke, B. F.; Paskett, Emma Richins; Minnesota (Ship); Central Pacific Railroad Company; Utah. Constitutional Convention (1895); Deseret...
A History of Timber Resource Use in the Development of Cache Valley, Utah by Douglas M. Bird. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan,...
Timber--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Sawmills--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Cache County (Utah)--History; Franklin County (Idaho)--History;
Gallagher & Brown liquor store/saloon in Aurora, Nevada, exterior. Aurora, Nevada was a silver mining boom town founded in 1860. Aurora was in its heyday in the 1860s (Mark Twain briefly lived there), but it slowly declined after 1870. It went...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Gallagher & Brown Liquor Store/Saloon -- Pictorial works; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Nevada -- Aurora -- Pictorial works
Horse-drawn hearse in Aurora, Nevada, 1920s. Aurora, Nevada was a silver mining boom town founded in 1860. Aurora was in its heyday in the 1860s (Mark Twain briefly lived there), but it slowly declined after 1870. It went through a rebirth in...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Hearses (Vehicles) -- Pictorial works
Gravestone of William E. Carder. Inscription reads: "William E. Carder. Native of Tennessee. Aged 33 years. Was assassinated in Aurora on the night of Dec. 10. 1864. I will avenge, saith the Lord. Erected by his Wife Annie E." Aurora,...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Carder, William E. 1831-1864
Mr. Garth Baxter talks about his career in the Forest Service, then later as ranching on his family’s land. He discusses his family history in the Cache Valley, as well as his family history in ranching. Mrs. Maydene Baxter talks about her...
Baxter, Garth--Interviews; Baxter, Maydene--Interviews; Cattle ranching; United States. Forest Service; Teton National Forest (Wyo.); Humboldt National Forest (Nev.); Bridger National Forest (Wyo.); Challis National Forest (Idaho); Range...
Jay Dalton talks about ranching on the Dalton Ranch; his current roles in handling yearling operation and the feedlot on the ranch; as well as his musical endeavors. Interviewed by Randy Williams on October 30, 2010 at the Western Folklife Center...
Dalton, Jay--Interviews; Pasture, Right of; Cattle ranching, Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Feedlots; Hay—Harvesting—Equipment and supplies;
Marianne talks about her childhood, growing up in the Depression in various places around the country, and then spending most of her childhood on a ranch with her grandparents. She talks about going to college in Reno, teaching school in Carlin,...
Glaser, Marianne--Interviews; University of Nevada, Reno; Depressions—1929; Ranching;
This report addresses all aspects of community forestry in regard to 18 states in the Western United States (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa (northwestern), Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon (eastern), South Dakota, Texas (western),...
Urban forestry -- West (U.S.) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Trees, Care of -- West (U.S.) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Trees in cities -- West (U.S.) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
This is Box 6 of a 6-box collection of diaries written over the course of 56 years (1895-1951) by a farmer in Petersboro, Utah. Box 6 covers the period 1947-1951 and is organized into 5 folders:
Folder 1: Vol. 33, 1947 (bound vol. 9 x 6...
Peterson family--History--Diaries; Peterson, Oliver Larsen, 1879-1955--Diaries; Farmers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Agriculture--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Agricultural machinery--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History;...
View across Death Valley from Chloride Cliff, 1920s. One silver gelatin POP print purchased from Amalgre Books of Bloomington, Indiana in April of 1997.
Shorty Harris and companion eating next to an automobile somewhere in Death Valley during the 1920s. Harris took most of the photographs in this collection of images taken in the late 1920s in the Death Valley area of Nevada and California...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Harris, Shorty, 1857-1934 -- Portraits; Automobiles -- Pictorial works
Susan Glaser Church talks about growing up on a ranch, leaving the area and then coming back to her family ranch once she was grown, married and had her own family. She talks about ranching today in Nevada with her family in a family corporation....
Church, Susan Glaser--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranching; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system; Farm equipment;
Mr. Ellison talks about his experiences ranching on the Ellison family ranch as a young boy during the summer. He talks about his family history, the history of the Ellison Ranching Company, and his past and current roles in the ranching company as...
Betty Bear, and her daughter Paula Bear Wright, speak about their experiences ranching in Elko County. They also talk about their acquisition of Capriola’s store, saddle making, leather working and other details. Interviewed by Randy Williams and...
Mr. and Mrs. Howard share their experience over the last several decades ranching in north eastern Nevada. They discuss pioneering new ranching land, Mr. Howard’s innovative allotment rotation for range health, raising a family and other life...
Howard, Samuel Kent--Interviews; Howard, Jennie Jeneca McElprang--Interviews; Range management; Cattle ranching; Range management; Airplanes—Equipment and supplies; Horses—Breeding; Cattle stealing; Cattle herding; Cattle—Feeding and...
Mr. Maupin talks about his background working on ranches, including a career of being a ranch manager and a cow boss. He also talks about his post-ranching occupations of bronc saddle building and being a brand inspector. [Mr. Maupin received the...
Sharon talks about her family history in ranching and her adult and married life as a ranching wife. She talks about managing a ranch with her husband, raising their family on a ranch and the differences in raising beef and buffalo. Interviewed by...
Miller, Sharon--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Range management; Ranching; Ranchers; Bison farming; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Cattle--Predators of--Control;
Marge Prunty talks about growing up on a ranch, marrying a rancher, establishing their own ranch, and raising their family on a ranch. She also talks about the other methods of supplemental income, including: teaching school, renting rodeo stock,...
Prunty, Marjory Bieroth--Interviews; Prunty, Gary--Interviews; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Range management; Ranchers; Range management; Stacks (Hay, grain, etc.); Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Cattle ranching; Hunting guides;...
Norman Warren gives his family history, including his family ties and working experience on the Ogilvie Ranches in Lee and Lamoille, Nevada. He talks about his career working around the world in the mining industry. Interviewed by Cliff Gardner on...
Gardner, Cliff--Interviews; Ranching, Ranchers; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans; Genealogy; Hunting; Cattle ranching; Miners; Kennecott Corporation; Mineral industries; Mine management; Mines and mineral resources;
Claudia Wines talks about her life growing up on a ranch, on being a ranch wife, as well as being a teacher in rural Nevada. She also talks about the Northeastern Nevada Museum, of which she is currently Director. Interviewed by Randy Williams on...
Wines, Claudia--Interviews; Ranchers' spouses; Education, Rural; Northeastern Nevada Museum; Ranch life; Rural schools; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers of America; Rodeos; Pasture, Right of; Environmentalists;
This is Box 5 of a 6-box collection of diaries written over the course of 56 years (1895-1951) by a farmer in Petersboro, Utah. Box 5 covers the period 1941-1946 and is organized into 7 folders:
Folder 1: Vol. 27, 1941 (bound vol. 5.5 x 8.25...
Peterson family--History--Diaries; Peterson, Oliver Larsen, 1879-1955--Diaries; Farmers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Agriculture--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Agricultural machinery--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History;...
This Environmental Impact Statement analyzes the environmental impacts of alternatives being considered to deliver increased amounts of water from the enlarged Strawberry Reservoir through the Diamond Fork drainage in north-central Utah for...
Central Utah Project. Bonneville Unit; Electric power systems -- Environmental aspects -- Utah; Hydroelectric power plants -- Environmental aspects -- Utah;
Annual narrative report of co-operative Home Demonstration extension work, 1930. Davis County, Utah. From November 23, 1929 to November 23, 1930. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Davis County,including...
Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Davis County 4-H Club; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Collection of reports from various extension offices around the country detailing the costs of extension work in their areas. Reports include information on salaries, costs of programs, appropriation of tax dollars (both within the extension...
This is the third part of the surgical portion of The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) put together under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army. This volume compiled by George A....
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care; Surgery, Military -- History -- 19th century; War wounds
This is the second part of the surgical portion of The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865) put together under the direction of Joseph K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army. This volume compiled by George A....
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care; Surgery, Military -- History -- 19th century; War wounds
Twenty-mule train near Calico, California, 1905. Calico, California was initially founded as a silver mining town in 1882 but by 1890 the cost of recovering the silver became prohibitive. The town, however, continued to exist until 1907 due to...
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Mules -- Pictorial works; Muleteers -- Portraits.
Diary of Virginia Hanson, 1950. This diary is part of a collection of twelve handwritten diaries (1933-1978) recording the life of Virginia Hanson, head librarian of the Cache County Public Library and resident of Cornish, Utah.;
Hanson, Virginia, 1907-1978; Women--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Cornish (Utah)--Diaries;
Lincoln Ellison's journal and field notes during a trip to the Sierras from June 24 - July 7, 1931. It includes sketches, graphs, observations and descrptions of plants, animals, and landscapes that interested him. It also contains thoughts on...
Max Tanner stooped near a truck during tour in mountain above Death Valley. Grouse Creek Cultural Survey, July 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Max -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works; Pickup trucks -- Pictorial works
Max Tanner stooped near a truck during tour in mountain above Death Valley. Grouse Creek Cultural Survey, July 1985. Picture is overexposed. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Max -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works; Pickup trucks -- Pictorial works
Max Tanner stooped near a truck during tour in mountain above Death Valley. Grouse Creek Cultural Survey, July 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Max -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works; Pickup trucks -- Pictorial works
Max Tanner stooped near a truck [not pictured] during tour in mountain above Death Valley. Grouse Creek Cultural Survey, July 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Max -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works
Yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.
Utah State University--History; Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; Agricultural College of Utah; Universities and colleges--Utah; Education, Higher--Utah; USU--Student life; USU--Student publications; USU--Faculty and staff;...
Yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.
Utah State University--History; Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; Agricultural College of Utah; Universities and colleges--Utah; Education, Higher--Utah; USU--Student life; USU--Student publications; USU--Faculty and staff;...
Report of impacts to riparian or streamside vegetation at eight study plots along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park following the June 3 to August 11, 1983 high water releases from Glen Canyon Dam compared using very large scale...
Riparian plants -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Riparian plants -- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Riparian plants -- Effect of floods on -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Riparian plants -- Effect of floods on -- Grand Canyon National Park...
A review of literature regarding ecology of desert bighorn sheep was conducted. Summaries of material concerning bighorn life history, movements, foraging habits, relationships with livestock, recreation, mining, and other human influences are...
This collection is comprised of nitrate and glass plate negatives taken by W.H. Hopkins. The photos are categorized according to the location in which they were taken. Photograph locations include Alta Ski Resort, American Fork Canyon, Bingham...
Ski resorts -- Utah -- Pictorial works; American Fork Canyon (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Bingham Copper Mine (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works; Cities and towns -- Utah -- Pictorial works; Wasatch Range (Utah...
Annual report of extension service, 1937. County home demonstration agent, Cache County, State of Utah. From November 16, 1936 to November 15, 1937. Annual reports narrate the Home Economic extension work carried out in Cache County, including...
Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Zollinger, Vendla--Pictorial works
Various lists of agricultural cooperative associations in Utah, along with names and information about directors, officeers, and presidents, from 1932 to 1937. Most lists were recieved at the request of W. Preston Thomas.;
Agriculture, Cooperative--Utah; Cooperative societies--Utah; Thomas, W. Preston (William Preston), 1887-1962--Correspondence;
Summerlin plant materials list (B.3, #175), 1989. Included is 1) Summerlin DWI #88/175 Phase One Schematic Landscape Plan Plant Materials List, May 4, 1989 (1 page), 2) Summerlin, Phase One - Schematic Landscape Plane, Park Loop Road Streetscape,...
Summerlin planning summary information (#311), 1990. Included is the 1) Village 7 Planning Summary Memo, March 21, 1990 #90/311 (21 pages), and 2) Summerlin Village 7 Planning Summary Memo, Draft, March 21, 1990, Submitted to Howard Hughes...
Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning;
Summerlin design guidelines (D.3, #834) concerning lighting and signage, February 4, 1987.
Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Housing development--Nevada--Las Vegas; Signs and signboards--Law and legislation--Nevada-Las Vegas; Building laws--Nevada--Las Vegas; Lighting--Law and legislation--Nevada--Las Vegas;
Summerlin marketing and presentations (D.1, #128), 1988. Included is 1) a memorandum regarding the Summerlin Graphics, Village One Land Use Plan, Color Key and Density Designations, October 11, 1988 (3 pages), list of regulations on the approval...
Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning;
Summerlin design criteria (D.1, #245), 1990. Included is : 1) The Hills at Summerlin, Parcels 19 Design Criteria, April 1990, Prepared by: Howard Hughes Properties (Multifamily prototype),(7 pages), 2) The Hills at Summerlin, Parcel 14 Design...
Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning; Land subdivision--Nevada--Las Vegas; Streetscapes (Urban design)--Nevada--Las Vegas; Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Landscape architecture--Nevada--Las Vegas;
Summerlin marketing and presentation (D.1, #127), 1989. Included is : 1) Draft Outline The Hills at Summerlin Design Criteria, Summerlin, Nevada, April 13, 1989, Prepared for: Howard Hughes Properties (111 pages) and 2) Draft Outline Summerlin...
Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning;
Summerlin marketing and presentation schematic designs (D.1, #237), 1989. Included is the Summerlin, Village Two, Streetscape, Schematic Design Technical Memo.
Architecture--Designs and plans--Working drawings; Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning; Streetscapes (Urban design)--Nevada--Las Vegas; Drawing--Nevada--Las Vegas; Landscape architectural...
Summerlin design sketches (B.7, #586), 1995. Also includes: 1) "The Trails at Summerlin, Single Family Residential Design Criteria" working draft, prepared by Design Workshop PBR G.C. Wallace, September 1, 1992 (50 pages), and 2) Phoenix Products...
Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada-Las Vegas; Architecture--Designs and plans--Working drawings; Architectural drawing--Nevada--Las Vegas; Drawing--Nevada--Las Vegas; Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas;
Summerlin marketing, presentation, and zoning submission (D.1, #834), 1987. Includes 1) Description of Certain Standards, Restrictions and Conditions for the Development of the Property, Nov. 21, 1986 (35 pages) and 2) HUSITE, Planned Community...
Summerlin marketing and presentations development standards (D.2, #173), 1988. Included is the Summerlin, Planned Community Program Development Standards, Dec. 13, 1988, Submitted to : The City of Las Vegas, Submitted by: Howard Hughes Properties.
Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas; Architecture--Designs and plans--Nevada--Las Vegas; Building sites--Planning;
Summerlin design sketches and report (B.7, #586). Included in the report are village planning and design concepts, design review and approval, planning and development criteria, design elements criteria, architectural design criteria, and...
Building sites--Planning; Planned communities--Nevada--Las Vegas;
The Butterflies of North America (Second series), with List of Species of the Diurnal Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico by William H. Edwards. Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1884. The original contains green half calf binding over dark maroon...
Yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.
Utah State University--History; Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; Agricultural College of Utah; Universities and colleges--Utah; Education, Higher--Utah; USU--Student life; USU--Student publications; USU--Faculty and staff;...
Yearbook for Utah State University. Published from 1909-1971 with single issues in 1978 and 1981.
Utah State University--History; Utah State University; Utah State Agricultural College; Agricultural College of Utah; Universities and colleges--Utah; Education, Higher--Utah; USU--Student life; USU--Student publications; USU--Faculty and staff;...
This report presents the species and abundance of phytoplankton in the
25 lakes sampled by the National Eutrophication Survey in the state of
Utah, along with results from the calculation of several commonly used
biological indices of water quality...
Phytoplankton -- Utah; Water quality -- Utah; Limnology -- Utah
Annual report of extension services, 1936. Home demonstration agent, Cache County, State of Utah. From December 1, 1935 to November 30, 1936. Annual reports narrate the Home Economic extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports...
Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Smith, Maxine--Pictorial works
Annual report of Extension Work, Home Demonstration Agent, Weber County, State of Utah, 1932. Written by Hazel Bingham, Home Demonstration Agent. From December 1, 1931 to December 1, 1932. Annual reports narrate the Home Economic extension work...
Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County;
Annual report of the Extension Work, Agricultural Agent, Weber County, State of Utah, 1955, by Melvin S. Burmingham, County Agircultural Extension Agent; Fay W. Boyer and William F. Farnsworth, Assistant County Agricultural Extension Agents; Maud...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County;
This day journal of Angus Taylor Wright, covering December 1902 through December 1906, is a transcription made by Utah State University Library's Special Collections Dept., Logan, Utah, in 1969. The first 32 pages of this journal are missing. Angus...
Looking west from the mountain top west of Grouse Creek, Utah, toward the Goose Creek drainage and the San Jacinto Ranch. July, 1985. One 35 mm. color slide.
Mountains -- Pictorial works; Landscape -- Pictorial works; Goose Creek Watershed (Nev.-Idaho) -- Pictorial works
