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Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916
Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
Regreening of Cache Valley

About The Fife Folklore Archives
This first episode is an introduction to the Fife Folklore Archives, one of the largest folklore repositories in the United States. The episode includes information on the history of the Archives, including an example of Austin and Alta Fife, for...
Folklore; Oral History; Espinoza, Alicia; Fife, Austin; Fife, Alta; Folklore archives -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
FolkBistro

Gravemarker, Soda Springs, Idaho, 1972
Gravemarker with a metal plaque with a very lengthy inscription that relates the lives of Niels Anderson and Mary Christoffersen Anderson, including birth in Denmark, joining the L.D.S. Church, coming to Utah, participation in the Morrisite group...
Sepulchral monuments -- Pictorial works; Cemeteries -- Idaho -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of bear and cowboys, Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
A painting showing a bear confronting a wagon carrying two gun-toting men is one among many western art objects making up the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of animal motifs at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of animal motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. A Shoshone woven blanket is on this bed which has a wildlife scene on the headboard. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Artwork with cattle images and horns at Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Artwork featuring cattle images or made from the horns or skulls of cattle figures prominantly in the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. The horns of a longhorn steer hang above a J. K Ralston painting of longhorn cattle in this hotel room. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of cattle skull and bison images in decor of Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Chairs are ornamented with cattle skull, bison and arrow designs at the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the Fife Folkore...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of animal images in decor of Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison, elk, deer, antelope and moose motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of animal images in decor of Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison and moose motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of cow skulls and animal motifs in furniture of the Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of cow skulls and animal motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the Noble...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of cowboys, Nobel Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Painting of cowboys and a chuck wagon. Cowboy images are among the western motifs found in the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the Fife Folklore Archives, call...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works; Cowboys in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of sheep at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of sheep and other animal motifs as well as Iindian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. The dresser in this view has drawer pulls in the form of sheep. For a...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of animal images in decor of Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison, moose, elk, antelope, and deer motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of cattle skull & bison images in decor of Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of cattle skulls and animal motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Couches with cowboy and American Indian motifs, Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
The head of a cowboy smoking a pipe and wearing a cowboy hat is painted on the side of one couch at the Noble Hotel while another couch is painted with the head of a Native American. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For other images of the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of guns as drawer handles, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
The drawer pulls on this side table in a Noble Hotel room are in the shape of pistols. A Native American wearing headdress ornaments a wooden trash container. A Shoshone woven blanket is on the bed. For other images taken at the Noble Hotel, see...
Cabinet hardware -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, teepee, and tomahawk, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow, teepee, and tomahawk painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, tomahawk, and peace pipe, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow, tomahawk, and peace pipe painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, teepee, and tomahawk, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow, teepee, and tomahawk painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

American Indians in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of Native American with bow and arrow, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Designs that include Native American figures are used through the decor at the Noble Hotel. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Chairs -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of arrow, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Symbolic use of arrow painted on furniture at Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the Fife Folklore Archives,...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Native Americans in paintings by J. K. Ralston, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Native Americans are often featured in paintings by J. K. Ralston in the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. For other Ralston paintings see 070805 through 070809, 071007 and 071009. For other images of Noble Hotel decor, see 970609 through 081002. ...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Ralston, J. K., 1896- -- Pictorial works; Indians in art -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Monument to seagulls, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1948
Monument to seagulls, Utah's state bird, on the grounds of the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. For an example of the Seagull and Cricket Legend, see the Fife Mormon Collection in the Fife Folklore Archives, call number FOLK COLL 4, no. 1, FMC, Ser. 1,...
Monuments -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Pictorial works; Salt Lake Temple -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Goat being taken to Blessing of the Animals, Los Angeles, California, 1953
Two girls, Marian and Carolyn Fife, admire a ribboned goat who is being taken to the Blessing of the Animals in Los Angeles.
Festivals -- California -- Los Angeles -- Pictorial works; Benediction -- Pictorial works; Goats -- Pictorial works; Fife, Carolyn -- Portraits; Fife, Marian -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Horsehair hackamore and quirts, Moab, Utah, 1953
The hackamore held by Alta Fife and the quirts held by her daughter Carolyn are all made of braided horsehair and rawhide.
Hackamores -- Utah -- Moab -- Pictorial works; Horsehair -- Pictorial works; Fife, Alta Stevens -- Portraits; Fife, Carolyn -- Portraits; Leatherwork -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Corral slab fence, May, Idaho, 1977
Slab fence around corral at D.M. Fife Ranch. Feed rack of finished lumber inside corral. Corral has a pole gate with diagonal bracing. View of mountains, a few of them snow-capped, against a partly cloudy sky. Marian Fife is in picture. Image...
Fences -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Feeding and Feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Sliding pole gate, May, Idaho, 1971
Sliding pole gate at D.M. Fife Ranch. Unsupported end (to the right) rests on a wheel. Slide mechanism is to the left. Gate opens up into a corral.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Gate latch, May, Idaho, 1971
Gate latch for a pole gate, formed with a horseshoe and chain. Gate is on the D.M. Fife Ranch. Image has been lightened.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Fasteners -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Mailbox, Fort Bragg, California, 1964
Mailbox built like log cabin. Marian Fife is in picture. Sign above box says "Abalobadiah Creek, M. G. McRay."
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits; Signs and signboards -- California -- Fort Bragg -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Mailbox, western Wyoming, 1965
Mailbox made from horse-drawn cultivator. Behind mailbox is a white picket fence; snow covers the ground. Marian Fife is in picture.
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
Members of the faculty of the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in the summer of 1978. Included in the photograph were: (standing, left to right) Hector Lee, Barre Toelken, Jan Harold Brunvand, Eliot Wigginton, and Austin...
Folklorists -- Portraits; Lee, Hector, 1909- -- Portraits; Toelken, Barre -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Brunvand, Jan Harold -- Portraits; Wilson, William Albert -- Portraits; Buckley, Bruce R. -- Portraits; Wigginton, Eliot --...
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
Three members of the faculty of the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in the summer of 1978: Hector Lee, Austin Fife, and Wayland Hand. Photograph was taken at the Fife residence in Logan, Utah.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Hand, Wayland Debs, 1907- -- Portraits; Lee, Hector, 1909- -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
William A. (Bert) Wilson and Austin Fife, two members of the faculty of the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in the summer of 1978. Photograph was taken at the Fife residence in Logan, Utah.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Wilson, William Albert -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
Photo taken at a dinner hosted at the Fife residence during the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in August 1978. Picture includes Robin Scherting, Austin Fife, John (Jack) Scherting, William A. (Bert) Wilson, Glenn Wilde and...
Folklorists -- Portraits; Wilde, Glenn R. (Glenn Richard), 1943- -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Wilson, William Albert -- Portraits; Scherting, John -- Portraits; Wilde, Anne -- Portraits; Scherting, Robin -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Alta and Austin Fife, Logan, Utah, 1979
Alta and Austin Fife shown at the Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in August 1979. Photograph taken by Wayland D. Hand.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Fife, Alta Stevens -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Lady Luck storefront, Huntsville, Utah, 1975
Western-style storefront for the Lady Luck Store in Huntsville, Utah. Alta Fife is standing just outside the door.
Lady Luck Store (Huntsville, Utah) -- Pictorial works; Storefronts -- Utah -- Huntsville -- Pictorial works; Fife, Alta Stevens -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Chairs made of elk skulls and antlers, north of Lander, Wyoming, 1964
These unusual chairs have elk skulls as the base and antlers serving as side arms. A cushion rests on top of the skull to form the seat. Marian Fife is sitting in one of the chairs. Image is slightly blurry and has been darkened. Also see...
Chairs -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Wayland Hand and Alta Fife, 1978
Wayland Hand and Alta Fife at the Fife home in Logan, Utah, August 1978.
Fife, Alta Stevens -- Portraits; Hand, Wayland Debs, 1907- -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
Three members of the faculty of the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in the summer of 1978: Hector Lee, Austin Fife, and Wayland Hand. Photograph was taken at the Fife residence in Logan, Utah.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Lee, Hector, 1909- -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Hand, Wayland Debs, 1907- -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Horse and rider fence, Ile d'Orleans, Canada, 1958
Horse and rider and picket fence at rural shrine with Christ in blessing posture. Image has had a color shift. Barn and corn field in background. Marian Fife is the young girl in picture.
Fences -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits; Jesus Christ -- Statues -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Mailbox, western Wyoming, 1965
Mailbox made from horse-drawn cultivator. Behind mailbox is a white picket fence; snow covers the ground. Marian Fife is in picture.
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Mailbox, Heber Valley, Utah, 1965
Mailbox anchored in milk can with cement; supported by buggy spring. Marian Fife is in picture. Image has been darkened.
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Fife, Marian -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Barre Toelken interview;
Professor Barre Toelken talks about his life, beginning with his earliest childhood memories in Quabbin Valley Massachusetts--before the dam--including his families’ folk song/ballad traditions, throughout his education and career in folklore.;
Toelken, Barre; Folklore--Utah; Folklorists--Utah; Toelken, Barre--Portraits;
Collecting Memories - Oral Histories of American Folklorists

Report to Bear River Compact Commissioners on Bear River Compact and Analysis of stream flow records, June 23, 1948 / prepared by W.V. Iorns
Report to Bear River Compact Commissioners on Bear River Compact and Analysis of stream flow records, June 23, 1948 / prepared by W.V. Iorns, project engineer, U.S. Geological Survey. Includes tentative draft of Bear River Compact. Page 24 is...
Bear River Compact--History; Bear River Commission--History; Water rights--Utah; Water rights--Idaho; Water rights--Wyoming; Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho)
Bear River Watershed

Feed racks, May, Idaho, 1971
Pole feed racks and pole jack fence on D.M. Fife Ranch in May, Idaho. Image has been lightened.
Cattle -- Feeding and feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works; Fences -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Weather vane, Logan, Utah, 1965
Weather vane in form of horse and arrow mounted on top of Austin E. Fife house in Logan, Utah.
Weather vanes -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Symbolic use of cow skull and arrow in decor of Noble Hotel, Lander, Wyoming, 1967
Chairs are ornamented with cattle skull and arrow designs at the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Table and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the Fife Folklore Archives, call number Folk Coll 4, no. 2, FAC Ser. I, Vol. 6, no....
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; Furniture -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, Fort Bragg, California, 1964
Property entrance with wheels and abalone shells in fence. Similar view on slide 140310 is not digitized but available at Fife Folklore Archives.
Gateways -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, Randolph, Utah, 1978
Property entrance gate ornamented with wheels (from cultivator?), antlers, and horseshoes. Slides 280307 through 280403 taken at same location; slide 280402 not digitized but available at Fife Folklore Archives.
Gateways -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, Kamas, Utah, 1965
Summer home property entrance with wagon wheel, antlers, singletree, and horseshoes. Name on hanging sign: "Scottsdale." Similar view on slide 030309 is not digitized but available at Fife Folklore Archives. Image has been darkened.
Gateways -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, Randolph, Utah, 1978
Panoramic view of property entrance gate and pole fence. Gateway ornamented with antlers, cultivator wheels, and horseshoes. Slides 280307 through 280402 provide detailed views at same location; slide 280402 not digitized but available at Fife...
Gateways -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Two folklorists, Logan, Utah, 1978
Two folklorists, Wayland Hand and Austin Fife, who presented at the Fife Folklore Conference held at Utah State University in August 1978.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Hand, Wayland Debs, 1907- -- Portraits; Folklore -- Congresses -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1980
Property entrance with wagon axle (standing upright) and horseshoes attached to make an arch. Unidentified girl in picture. Image has been lightened. Slides 310406 through 310508 and 290306 through 290308 taken at same location. Similar view on...
Gateways -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Property entrance, Randolph, Utah, 1978
Property entrance gate with antlers, horseshoes, wheels, pass-through gate of metal with inset wheel (cultivator?) and brand "R 7" hanging from top pole. Slides 280307 through 280403 taken at same location; slide 280402 not digitized but available...
Gateways -- Pictorial works; Cattle brands -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Fishing derby at Pioneer Day celebration, Logan, Utah, 1977
Austin Fife and granddaughter Nina Baldwin fishing at the fishing derby during Pioneer Day celebration in Logan, Utah's Central Park (now called Merlin Olsen Park) in 1977. Also see 260303 through 260308. Shadow in image has been lightened.
Pioneer Day (Mormon history) -- Utah -- Logan -- Pictorial works; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits; Baldwin, Nina -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folksinger's costume, Los Angeles, California, 1948
Folksinger Effie Carmack of Atascadero, California wearing one of the costumes she used when singing folksongs at Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California. The Fifes recorded many of her songs; a finding aid for these songs is found at Fife...
Costume -- Pictorial works; Carmack, Effie Marquess, 1885-1974 -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Folksinger's costume, Los Angeles, California, 1948
Folksinger Effie Carmack of Atascadero, California wearing one of the costumes she used when singing folksongs at Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California. The Fifes recorded many of her songs; a finding aid for these songs is found at Fife...
Costume -- Pictorial works; Carmack, Effie Marquess, 1885-1974 -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Graffiti on fence, Venice, California, 1973
Graffiti on fence. Grafitti says: " Chicano power" and some names. Photograph taken by Wayland D. Hand. Similar view on 020602 was not digitized but is available in Fife Folklore Archives.
Graffiti -- California -- Venice -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Cowboy clothing, Logan, Utah, 1965
Cowboy clothing belonging to A. E. Fife: stetson hat, boot, belt and buckle.
Cowboys -- Clothing -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Crazy-patch quilt, Moab, Utah, 1953
Crazy-patch in squares with embroidered motifs on some pieces. Held by owner Mrs. Hines and Alta Fife. Image has been lightened.
Crazy quilts -- Utah -- Moab -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Utah -- Moab -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Honeycomb quilt, Livingston, Montana, 1972
One of three views of a honeycomb quilt owned by Glencora (Fife) Myers, but made by a friend of hers in Idaho Falls. Also see 180902 and 280807.
Quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Honeycomb quilt, Livingston, Montana, 1972
One of three views of a honeycomb quilt owned by Glencora (Fife) Myers, but made by a friend of hers in Idaho Falls. Also see 180810 and 280807. Image has been lightened, but is blurry.
Quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Honeycomb quilt, Livingston, Montana, 1978
One of three views of a honeycomb quilt owned by Glenchora (Fife) Myers, but made by a friend of hers in Idaho Falls. This view taken in 1978; also see 180810 and 180902 taken in 1972. Blue in image has been lightened.
Quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Log cabin quilt, Livingston, Montana, 1978
One of two log cabin quilts made by Glenchora (Fife) Myers of Myers Ranch in winter, 1977-78. Image has been lightened.
Log cabin quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Log cabin quilt, Livingston, Montana, 1978
One of two Log cabin quilts made by Glenchora (Fife) Myers of Myers Ranch in winter, 1977-78. Image has been lightened.
Log cabin quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works; Patchwork quilts -- Montana -- Livingston -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Wagon spring seat used as veranda seat, Moab, Utah, 1953
A wagon spring seat is reused as a veranda seat. Carolyn Fife is in the picture.
Benches -- Utah -- Moab -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Austin Fife (right) and unidentified man, Logan, 1973
Austin Fife (right) and unidentified man, probably a folklorist, Logan, 1973. One 35 mm color slide.
Folklorists -- Portraits; Fife, Austin E. -- Portraits
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Panoramic view, May, Idaho, 1971
Panoramic view of corrals, fields, with mountains in the background at May, Idaho, on the D.M. Fife Ranch. In between corrals is a lane allowing cattle to go to the river for water.
Panoramas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Fences -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Panoramic view, May, Idaho, 1971
Panoramic view at D.M. Fife Ranch in May, Idaho, with horses, feed racks, and horse corral in foreground. Image has been lightened. Similar views available at 140110 and 140202.
Panoramas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Ranches -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Horses -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Feeding and Feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Panoramic view, May, Idaho, 1971
Panoramic view on D.M. Fife Ranch with feed racks, cattle, corrals, fields, and mountains. Image has been lightened.
Panoramas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Ranches -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Feeding and Feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Panoramic view, May, Idaho, 1971
Panoramic view in May, Idaho, on D.M. Fife Ranch with horse and rider pole fence in foreground. Image has been lightened.
Panoramas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Fences -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Panoramic view, May, Idaho, 1971
Panoramic view with corrals, feed yard, cattle, and in the background, mountains on the D.M. Fife Ranch.
Ranches -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Feeding and Feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Pole fence, Fife Ranch, Salmon, Idaho, 1963
Pole fence running alongside stream, gravel and dirt road to left of stream. Taken at the D.M. Fife ranch in Salmon, Idaho. Image has been darkened.
Fences -- Pictorial works; Wooden fences -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Fence and gate of pole panels, May, Idaho, 1971
Fence and gate enclosing feed yard, assembled using fence panels. Hay bales and loose hay on ground. This view on D.M. Fife Ranch includes a beautiful backdrop of mountains and cloudy skies. Image has been lightened.
Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Stacks (Hay, grain, etc.) -- Pictorial works; Animal feeding -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Log fence and adjoining log shed, May, Idaho, 1971
Close-up view of corner of log shed where it adjoins log pole fence on D.M. Fife Ranch.
Fences -- Pictorial works; Wooden fences -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Corral gates, May, Idaho, 1971
Corral gates with horizontal poles of recent construction on the D.M. Fife Ranch. Corral is outlined against a backdrop of mountains and cloudy skies. Image has been lightened.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Log gate, May, Idaho, 1971
Log gate leads to a corral and adjoins a log building on the D.M. Fife Ranch. Image has been lightened.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Sheds -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Sliding pole gate, May, Idaho, 1971
Close-up of gate of sliding poles at D.M. Fife Ranch. Image has been lightened.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Pole gate, May, Idaho, 1971
Pole gate leading into a corral at the D.M. Fife Ranch. See 140104 for close-up of upper hinge.
Gates -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Shed, May, Idaho, 1971
Shed and corral, both made of logs, on D.M. Fife Ranch. Image is blurry.
Sheds -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Shed, May, Idaho, 1971
Log shed on D.M. Fife Ranch.
Sheds -- Pictorial works; Log buildings -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Shed, May, Idaho, 1971
Log shed and cabin on D.M. Fife Ranch. Image has been lightened and red hue reduced.
Sheds -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Log buildings -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Chute for cattle dipping, Salmon, Idaho
Chute for cattle dipping on D.M. Fife Ranch includes a bathing tub and escape platform.
Cattle dip -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Livestock -- Handling -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Hay derrick, May, Idaho, 1971
Hay derrick on D.M. Fife Ranch is shown silhouetted against mountains in background. Image has been lightened.
Cranes, derricks, etc. -- Pictorial works; Ranches -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works; Stacking machines -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Hay stacker, May, Idaho, 1971
Beaver slide hay stacker on D.M. Fife Ranch. For other views of this stacker, see 140206 and 140209. Image has been lightened and cropped on right side.
Ranches -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works; Stacking machines -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Hay stacker, May, Idaho, 1971
Beaver slide hay stacker on D.M. Fife Ranch. For other views of this stacker, see 140206 and 140207. Image has been lightened.
Ranches -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works; Stacking machines -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Hay stacker, May, Idaho, 1971
Beaver slide hay stacker on D.M. Fife Ranch. For other views of this stacker, see 140207 and 140209.
Ranches -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works; Stacking machines -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Hay rack, May, Idaho, 1971
Empty horse-drawn hay rack standing next to corrals on D.M. Fife Ranch. Mountains in the background. Image has been slightly lightened.
Wagons -- Pictorial works; Haying equipment -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Corrals -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

Corral, May, Idaho, 1971
Horse corral and pole feed rack on D.M. Fife Ranch. Two horses prominantly shown inside corral. Mountains are visible in the background.
Corrals -- Pictorial works; Horses -- Pictorial works; Fife Ranch (Idaho) -- Pictorial works; Mountains -- Pictorial works; Cattle -- Feeding and Feeds -- Equipment and supplies -- Pictorial works
Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture

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