E. Roy France photograph collection
Abstract
25 color slides taken by France in the summer of 1953 of a crash site. The C-46 military transport plane crashed in Franklin County, north of Beaver Mountain, on January 7, 1953. Images include broken trees, overviews of the site, engines, part of the tail with France, and pieces of the plane. A women and another man appear in the images.
Dates
- Creation: 1953
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the E. Roy France photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
On January 7, 1953 a C-46 transport plane with 37 Korean War veterans and a crew of three crashed in the mountains East of Logan. The plane crashed in Pat Hollow in Franklin County, north of Beaver Mountain. On January 13th the plane was discovered. The bodies were removed by the military with help from local men such as Mr. France.
Extent
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by E. Roy France in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed in February of 2017.
- Title
- Guide to the E. Roy France photograph collection, 1953
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2017
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu