Emery County (Utah); Historical Structures; Buildings; Old Automobiles; Price (Utah)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake House or Tabernacle in Price, Utah. Photo was taken in the 1950s. The building is no longer standing.
Emery County (Utah); Joe's Valley; Dam Construction; Johansen, Byron; Cabins; Reservoirs;
Building Joe's Valley Dam. Byron Johansen's cabin can be seen in the middle of the photograph, behind the construction. The cabin was originally located on the San Rafael Swell where By Jo ran his cattle. The Bureau of Land Mangement asked that it...
Emery County (Utah); Joe's Valley; Emery County Project; Dams; Water; Reservoirs
Building the reservoir and dam at Joe's Valley in Emery County Utah. When it was being built, it was known as the Emery County Project. A large reservoir was needed to store water for irrigation of Emery County, and Joe's Valley was selected....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 529 worked with the Department of Agriculture Division of Grazing, building roads, dams, bridges, erosion stabilization, ponds, etc. Bulldozers were about the only technical equipment. Most of the work was done...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; CCC
Newspaper article published in the Emery County Progress many years later, shows a 1937 photogrpah of the San Rafael Bridge Dedication. The dedication was attended by a huge crowd including the governor of Utah. The headlines of the day read,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Civilian Conservation Corps.; Building Roads; Company 529
The Civilian Conservation Corps Company 529 worked on the San Rafael Swell for the Division of Grazing to improve rangeland and access for ranches who had permits to run sheep and cattle on the Swell. This photograph shows the difficult...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Bridge Dedication; Swinging Bridge; Davis Family; Saw Mills
The Davis family owned the Davis Sawmill in Reeder's Canyon in Joe's Valley which had the government contract to provide the lumber for building the San Rafael Bridge. The family is pictured here during the dedication of the Bridge. Elias Henry...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swaseys' Cabin
Joe Swasey and sons and the Nordell brothers (tied into the Swasey family by marriage) built this cabin on the San Rafael Swell in 1921 in the Sinbad area. This photograph was taken when they were beginning the cabin. The cabin is now on the...
The old Huntington Church was located on Main Street. It was a meeting house for the L.D.S. Church. It had such thick walls, that when the windows were open, they acted as shelves. Women would bring their food to a church gathering and place it in...
Escalante Ranger stations (Garfield County, Utah); Dixie National Forest (Utah)
Photograph shows the Escalante Ranger Station. The town of Escalante leased the Forest Service Office just before beginning rock work around the building.
Forest Service employees gathered on the lawn in front of the old Forest Service building in Cedar City, Utah. Left to right: John Lupis, Rance Rollins, Doug Austin, Bob Meinrod, Clair Baldwin, Ralph Rowlinsen, Rollo Brunsen, John Bentley, Clyde...