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Considerable appreciation is due to
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First train into Cedar City, June 10, 1923. David Bulloch, standing on the cow-catcher, was the first boy to enter Cedar City riding on the running gear in front of the first wagon when it entered Cedar Valley November 11, 1851. This work train...
Utah Governors; Emery, George W.; Emery County (Utah); Geary, Elmo
Emery County was named after George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory when Emery became a county. His picture is included in Elmo Geary's Thesis, Dramatics in Castle Valley 1875 to 1925.
Bobby Bowler and Kay (Richard) Bowler with Richard's dogs. Taken south of the Veyo School when the boys were in third grade by Vera Jones Seitz, then a 6th grader.
Wakefield, Adeline Leonard; Hill, Thomas Clark; Doctors; Huntington (Utah)
Dr. Thomas Clark Hill was the town physician, and an important man in Huntington and surrounding towns. Adeline Leonard Wakefield included him in her photograph scrapbook album. She wrote, "I remember running three blocks to get him to hurry to our...
Morrell Wakefield and Adeline Leonard became best friends when they were four years old, the age of Morrell in this photograph. they lived just across the fence from each other. They remained friends in all of their lives and continured to live...
Rest area at Piedmonte d'Alife where soldiers received coffee and doughnuts from the Red Cross when coming off the line or going to it. Sergeant Laderini standing on far right, Conrad Smith sitting (See "World War II as Viewed from My Foxhole" by...
Near casualty. Jasper Louis Crawford was standing where the stick is leaning when a 50 caliber slug hit. It busted his carbine and went through a box of candy bars he had just received in the mail. Note the scar on the tree just above the binocular...
Lava from the 1944 eruption destroyed two towns. It was still smoking in July when this photo was taken (See "World War II as Viewed from My Foxhole" by Jasper Louis Crawford, p. 73)
Lieutenant Alfonse Castro. Moving fast into Germany, there wasn't time to set up kitchens every day, so it was take a break when you can and prepare your own rations. The small canister is a German gas mask container which GIs found to be good...
Park office building under construction. Located at west end of bridge at confluence of Pine Creek and the river. Building was dismantled when new Visitor Center was completed around 1960. It was used as the park museum for most of its existence