A Freshie's
I stood a t the foot of a ladder,
And it looked so very high-
, It really seemed to me its top
Was resting 'gainst the sky.
And as I stood gazing upward,
In the clouds I could plainly see
vVritten in golden letters,
"The Ladder of...
Possibly the first jail in Panguitch. Fern H. Crawford is pointing to a hole in the wall where it is thought Butch Cassidy (LeRoy Parker) cut himself out with his pocket knife during the night and escaped. The shed was built on Cal Tebbs' land,...
Vermillion Castle Campground (Iron County, Utah); Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Dixie National Forest (Utah)
Young boys and girls standing by a sign. The sign is of a bear in a ranger's hat. The sign says, "Please only you can prevent forest fires." One of the boys is pointing at the sign. One photograph and one negative.
Panguitch Lake Dam (Garfield County, Utah); Irrigation--Dixie National Forest (Utah); Forest rangers--Dixie National Forest (Utah)
Panguitch Lake Reservoir Dam used for irrigation of range and farm land in the area. Ranger Simon L. Cuskelly, Powell District is pointing up the valley. Photograph was taken about 1954.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple City; Wheeler, Marion; Temple Mountain
Marion Wheeler lived in a trailer with his family at Temple Mountain and mined uranium during the boom of the 1950s. The photograph has an arrow pointing to the trailer he and his family lived in.
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques
Royal Swasey pointing out items in his Museum. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn...
labors, and reverently called upon Him to bless u s in the i u t u r e and to enable u s to maintain ourselves in this desert land, also to protect u s from the wiley Indian and help u s to accomplish the mission we were sent to perform, namely,...
Thomas went with Alonzo Farnsworth and his hired hands to Colonia Dublaq a round-trip consisting of 200 miles, to help with his freight teams. One of the reasons Thomas was asked to go was because he could speak fluent Spanish and could help in...