Emery County (Utah) Archives; Geary, Edward George; Geary, Merlin; Geary, Elmo; Automobiles; Dodge, 1923
Edward George Geary with his two sons, Merlin (in the car) and Elmo (standing). Edward is sitting on the running board of his car in 1926. He bought this Dodge in 1923 from Frandsen Brothers in Price for $1305.90. It was an open car with side...
Emery County (Utah) Archives; Grand Canyon; College Friends; Geary, Elmo; Road Trip
Elmo Geary and some of his friends from BYU took a trip to the Utah National Parks and Grand Canyon in 1936. Elmo and friend are standing on cliff edge with the Grand Canyon in the background.
Emery County (Utah); Baumann, Bill; Swinging Bridge; San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; CCC
Bill Baumann and his wife standing on the San Rafael Bridge that he designed. It is from a newspaper article showing the engineer and his wife at the dedication of the San Rafael Bridge. The building of this bridge by the CCCs opened up the San...
Emery County (Utah); Bryce Canyon; Trails; Geary, Elmo; Utah Vacation; National Parks
Elmo Geary and his BYU college friends went on a trip to the National Parks of Utah and the Grand Canyon in 1936. Two of his friends are standing on one of the trails in Bryce Canyon, Utah.
Emery County (Utah); Castle Gate (Utah); Railroad Tracks; Geary, Elmo
Elmo Geary's college friend standing on the railroad tracks near Castle Gate in Carbon County. The sign on the left says "Do not travel tunnel. Get off the Trackway." There are two train tunnel areas in Price Canyon near Castle Gate and Helper. One...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Ferron; Officers; CCC
Lt. Anderson is standing in front of a cafe near the Officer's Quarters. Officers of the CCCs were retired army officers recruited back into duty to supervise the CCC program across the nation during the Great Depression. Company 949 was located in...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Mortensen, Orlon; Ferron; CCC
Orlon Mortensen is standing second from the right with his CCC buddies in front of one of the Company 959 Base Camp buildings. The average age of CCC members was 18.5 years old, so they were known as the CCC Boys.
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Officers; Mortensen, Orlon; CCC
Orlon Mortensen is standing second from right (on the back row) with a few young men and officers. This is Camp F-11 Company 959. Each CCC company throughout the nation worked with an agency of the government. In Emery County the CCCs worked with...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps.; Company 959; Horses; Sheep Wagon
Owen Price was put in charge of taking care of the horses when CCC Company 959 was in Mt. Pleasant. Owen grew up on a farm and had handled horses all of his life. Most of the CCC boys were from cities. Owen sometimes stayed in a sheepherders wagon...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservaton Corps; Rock Work; Mortensen, Orlon; CCC
Orlon Mortensen took this photograph of rock work being done by the CCCs. They built dams, embankments, walls, etc. Monte Swasey from Castle Dale said, "Its a regular work of art, looks like a bunch of masons had done it, instead of a bunch of city...
Emery County (Utah); County Life; Geary, Elmo; Geary, Faun; Geary, Merlin; Chickens, Huntington ( Utah); Barns; Country Life
Faun, Merlin, and Elmo Geary as children in the Geary back yard in front of the barn and the orchard. Elmo Geary is two years old standing with his older brother Merlin and older sister Faun in 1916.
Dr. Ellis Shipp traveled around the state teaching women nursing skills, specializing in Midwife and obstetrics. These classes were taught through the L.D.S. Relief Society program. This photograph is of graduates from the town of Emery standing...
Elmo Geary in character during his college days at BYU where he was active in university dramatics. He is standing in front of 1934 Dodge at his home in Huntington.