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Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
After the supper had vanished, and while we all washed our plates, cups, and utensils with the cool mud of the creek bed, a roaring campfire was built; and, as the blaze died away, and the embers glowed brightly, the entire group sat around,...
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Rafting (Sports)--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Cal Bears: Captain Steve Kovacich, 934 Avis Drive, El Cerrito, California, seemed to be a General Practitioner of desert life. He kept us informed in detail of the flora and fauna of the region and impressed us as well with his skill in climbing....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Recreation; Eastering; Nixon, Grace; Johansen, Eugene
Eugene Johansen and Grace Nixon on the San Rafael Swell in 1933 while they were dating. They married and continued to live in Castle Dale where they both taught high school for many years. This photograph was taken at Easter weekend in 1933....
Emery County (Utah); Huntington High School; Faculty; Geary, Elmo; Huntington (Utah); Sandburg, Mary; Bennett, C.L.; Hill, Stella Sherman; Anderson, Soren; Bickmore, ?
Elmo Geary taught high school in Huntington Utah . Huntington High School Faculty in 1940. Front row L-R Principal C.L. Bennett, Mary Sandburg, Stella Sherman Hill, Soren Anderson, and Mr. Bickmore--superintendent of the school district. 2nd Row...
Emery County (Utah); Historic Structures; Historic Buildings; Fires; Huntington; Schools
Addie Richards attended Huntington School when it caught fire and burned in 1923. According to Addie, the teachers could not get the school board to build a fire escape for the second floor, so the Principal Leon Leonard and sixth grade teacher...
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...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Company 959; Ferron (Utah); Price, Owen; CCC
Owen Price called the CCCs "Roosevelt's Instant Army." He said, "We had the training; we never fired a weapon, but as far as discipline, we had it! We were soldiers. All we had to do was move." Company 959 of the Cvilian Conservation Corps was...
Cedar City (Iron County, Utah)--Buildings; Hospitals; Dwellings
Dr. George W. Middleton's hospital, ca. 1903 or 1904. From left: Belle MacDonald, nurse in back, Thelma Perry (Bell Perry's child), Belle Perry, nurse matron in white, Rex Perry (Bell Perry's child), Kate Palmer, nurse seated, Dr. George W....
Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Faculty; Macfarlane, Menzies; Decker, George W. (George William); Dalley, Parley; Naegle, Mable; Belnap, Rosell C.; Tollestrup, A. N. (Alfred Nephi); Robb, Jim; Wilkinson, Harold Herbert; Powell, Inez;...
Ten men and two women. They are seated. Front row, right to left, Menzies Macfarlane (Biology), George W. Decker (Principle), Parley Dalley (Chemistry and Physics), Mable Naegle (Art and Physical Education), Rosell C. Belnap (German), _Stepheson...
Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Faculty; Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--School principals; Tollestrup, A. N. (Alfred Nephi); Robb, James; Wilkinson, Harold Herbert; Betz, Ada; Powell , Inez; Woodbury, John S.; Barton, James...
Faculty members. Included, left to right, back row, Albert N. Tollestrup (Music), James Robb (Business), Harold Wilkinson (Physical Education), [Ada Betz or Inez Powell] (Domestic Arts) J. S. Woodbury (Industrial Arts), James Wesley Barton...
Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Faculty; Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Presidents; Driggs, Howard R. (Howard Roscoe), 1873-1963
Dr. Howard R. Driggs. He is wearing a suit and tie. Written on front of photo: "One of the first four teachers of the Branch Normal School where he taught 1897-1905. He later became Professor of English Education at New York University and was...
Branch Normal School (Cedar City, Utah) -- History; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Iron County (Utah) -- History; College Catalogs; Southern Utah University (Cedar City, Utah) -- Curricula;
Contains the calendar, board of regents, and officers and instructors. It also includes general information such as history, site and building, laboratories and apparatus, museum, library and reading room, physical education, manual training shops,...
Branch Normal School (Cedar City, Utah) -- History; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Iron County (Utah) -- History; College Catalogs; Southern Utah University (Cedar City, Utah) -- Curricula;
Contains the calendar, board of regents, and officers and instructors. It also includes general information such as history, site and building, laboratories and apparatus, museum, library and reading room, physical education, manual training shops,...
Branch Normal School (Cedar City, Utah) -- History; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Iron County (Utah) -- History; College Catalogs; Southern Utah University (Cedar City, Utah) -- Curricula;
Contains the calendar, board of regents, officers and instructors, and committees. It also includes general information such as history, site and building, laboratories and apparatus, museum, library and reading room, physical education, manual...