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Snow Course (Book 1). "Gooseberry and Tony Grove." Miscellaneous part of Research, 1923-1953

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains 1,182 photographs mainly from the 1920s to the 1960s. The photographs show irrigation methods from the early 1900s to 1950s including irrigation field trials in the Western United States and measuring snow pack to predict spring runoff in the Tony Grove/Franklin Basin area (near Logan, Utah). There are also photographs of Utah river flooding in 1952 involving Hobble Creek and the Spanish Fork River (in Utah County) and of the Weber River (in Weber County). The collection also contains snow cats, snowmobiles, and other early forms of snow vehicle transportation, the Kennecott Copper Company's unveiling of the first production of Minuteman Missiles, and the dedication of irrigation dam projects in the West including Glen Canyon, Joes Valley, and Flaming Gorge Dam during the 1950s and 1960s when George Clyde was governor of Utah.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923-1953

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material in English

Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Boxes (5.5 linear ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)