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                    INVENTORY OF THE
                            
                    LAVELL S. JOHNSON
                       DELTA, UTAH
                            
                  PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
                            
                        MSS C-11

Fd 1 Delta Sugar Factory

1    Sugar Factory mess hall and infirmary
2    Sampson, Peter on top of the beet dump
3    Sugar Plant demolition
4    Sugar Plant demolition
5    Sugar Plant demolition
6    Dunsmore Hotel in Delta
7    Milton Moody Land Office, Delta, 1910
8    Beet fields
9    Beet field, Frank Roberts
10   Sugar Beet crew
11   Barracks for Mexican laborers, Frank Roberts (2 copies)
     
Fd 2 Delta Sugar Factory

1    Sugarville beet dump, 1919-20
2    Workman, Jack on load of beets (2 copies)
3    Office building of Utah-Idaho Sugar Company at Delta (3 copies)
4    Panorama of the Sugar Factory
5    Sugar Factory showing railroad (2 copies)
6    Early construction of Sugar Factory
7    Beet dumps on spur line, west of factory
8    Beet dumps on spur line, east of factory
9    Delta Theatre

Fd 3 Early Delta, Utah

1    Woodrow Hall, Jolly Stitchers
2    Delta Sugar Factory construction, 1917
3    Delta Sugar Factory under construction
4    Marsoni Hall
5    Clark (Main) Street showing back of Marsoni Hall
6    Marsoni Hall meeting of Woodmen of the World
7    Aerial view of Delta, 1941
8    Mercer, Joseph D., Sr.. Druggist
9    Delta Main Street looking west, 1924 (2 copies)
10   Delta looking west on Clark Street, 1914
11   Early Delta showing Delta Merc, Jenkins Meat Market, Marsoni Hall
12   A.B. Ward's Livery and Feed Store
13   Cooper Hotel
14   Millard County Chronicle (2 copies)
15   Union Pacific RR, trains on tracks at Delta Station

Fd 4 Early Delta, Utah

1    Hub Mercantile, 1921
2    Early Main Street, 1910 (S.W. Eccles General Merchandise Store)
3    Bank Hotel (2 copies), 1912
4    Robert J. Law Store
5    Early Delta Church-School Building, 1910 (2 copies)
6    Cottrell home
7    Ward Hotel
8    Burned rubble of the Ward Hotel after 1922 fire
9    Clark or Main Street after fire
10   Clark or Main Street after fire
11   July 4, 1910 celebration, John Steele on horse
12   4th West 3rd South, John Steele, Fred Cottrell home (2 copies)

Fd 5 Early Delta Pioneers, 1906-1930

1    Pioneers (3 copies)
2    Old Folks outing in Oak Creek Canyon, No., 1897
3    Sutherland L.D.S. Ward outing honoring Old Folks of Delta North Tract, 1919
4    Sampson, Pete, tearing down and shipping Sugar Factory, 1927
5    Sampson, Pete, tearing down and shipping Sugar Factory, 1927
6    Delta Elementary Teachers, 1917
7    Millard County Telegraph and Telephone Co., Nell McCullough
8    Telephone operator, Mrs. Don (Vonda Black) Moody
9    New Utah Telephone Company offices, Fourth West and First North
10   Olsen, Lafe, Oak City
11   Postmaster Henry J. McCullough and wife, Helen Mar McCullough
12   Nell Watson, Sarah McCullough in front of cabin with trunk for mail
13   Nell Watson, Sarah McCullough in front of cabin with trunk for mail
14   John Steele family at Clearfield, 1910
15   Sampson, Pete
16   Spillway Picture group, 1919-20
17   Orchestra at Marsoni Hall, 1920's
18   Beckwith, Frank A., Cashier's window at Delta State Bank
19   Beckwith, Frank A., Millard County Chronicle editor at home

Fd 6 Jolly Stitchers

1    Picnic for Jolly Stitchers family members at Spillway Grove, Aug., 1923 (2 copies)
2    Very early Jolly Stitchers group
3    Club meeting, 1920 at Heinlein-Davis farm (2 copies)
4    Jolly Stitchers North Tract group, NW of Delta
5    Husbands' Party, Valentine's Day, 1963
6    Golden Anniversary at Woodrow Hall
7    Golden Anniversary at Woodrow Hall, See #6 for identification

Fd 7 Water Systems (Burtner Dam)

1    Camp at Burtner Dam, 1909-10
2    Looking west toward & US Highway 50 & 6, Remains of Burtner Dam, 1969
3    North edge of Burtner Dam, 1969
4    Burtner Dam looking west, 1969
5    Burtner Dam break on Sevier River in 1909-10, 1969 photo taken
6    Fishing at Burtner Dam Spillway, 1909
7    Riding, Kennare stands on Burtner Dam, 1910
8    Maxfield, Hiett E. time log for Burtner Dam work, Aug., 1909
9    Maxfield, Hiett E. time log for Burtner Dam work, Aug., 1909
10   Maxfield, Hiett E. time log for Burtner Dam work, Aug., 1909 (2 copies)
11   Cover of time log book for Hiett E. Maxfield
12   Construction of  Sevier Bridge Reservoir, Hiette E. Maxfield, Nov. 23, 1913

Fd 8 Sevier Bridge Reservoir Dam, 1916 (named Yuba Dam, 1987)

1    Construction crew, horse-drawn freight wagons
2    Spillway area with rushing water
3    Dam construction (2 copies)
4    Viewed from south end
5    Construction camp (2 copies)
6    Construction site
7    Construction
8    Construction framework (2 copies)
9    Construction group
10   Rocks over bridge
11   Horses working in  area
12   Washing earth and gravel with large hoses
13   Panoramic view of dam site
14   Construction crew with Will Reuben Black, Supervisor in right background

Fd 9 Sevier Bridge Reservoir Dam, 1916 (now Yuba Dam, 1987)

1    View of dam under construction
2    Camp at dam site
3    Whirlpool hole in reservoir
4    Construction crew on dam
5    Construction crew
6    Governor's party on dam
7    Overview of dam site
8    Construction crew on dam
9    Spillway area with rushing water
10   Reservoir
11   Framework
12   Spillway construction
13   Sevier River cement bridge, replaced old wooden UPRR bridge

Fd 10     Water Systems (Ditches and Canals)

1    Parshall Flume, Sutherland concrete ditch
2    Equipment drag line to lay drainage tile
3    Steel check on big concrete ditch
4    Water tower for Delta Land, Sevier River, Melville Irrigation, Deseret Irrigation
5    Old Highway 91 bridge
6    Outlet tunnel at Yuba Dam
7    Scour hole caused by high water velocity
8    Lower outlet gate, Yuba Dam
9    D.M.A.D. Reservoir from the air, 1959
10   Spillway on D.M.A.D.
11   Construction of D.M.A.D. Reservoir
12   Construction of D.M.A.D. Reservoir
     
Fd 11     Sevier River Bridge Reservoir Color Prints

1    Sevier Bridge Reservoir full, 1970
2    Irrigation water coming through gates and a Parshall flume, 1970
3    Plastic lined canal, 1970
4    Same canal as #3, but unlined portion, 1970
5    Henrie, Mary Lyman and M. Cutler Henrie 
6    Yuba Dam spillway, 1970
7    Highway bridge over Yuba Dam spillway, 1970
8    Cement piers on Sevier Bridge Reservoir spillway, 1970
9    Cutler Henris at reservoir
10   Water flowing over spillway into reservoir
11   Concrete supports of spillway gates with cascading water

Fd 12     McCornick, Utah ("Desert Wins Again")

1    Clark, Carrie Nielson
2    McCornick School house under construction, 1919
3    Johnson, Evan in his cornfield
4    Evan and Jeah Johnson, Easter outing
5    Johnson children on Easter outing
6    Evan and Jean Johnson home, 1923
7    Tiny Blanche Johnson
8    Abandoned RR section house at Harding
9    Old RR section house remodeled
10   Clark, L. Nielsen in Great Wash
11   Clark, L. Nielsen in Great Wash
12   Clark, L. Nielsen, brother Larry, and niece Shirley Jean Clark
13   Palmer, Clayton and Denise Clark
14   Lawrence Clark family in cut alfalfa field
15   Lawrence Clark family camp at Indian Peaks
16   W.P. Freckleton family
17   Griffiths, Rex and son, Don Keith
18   Griffiths, Margaret Nielsen and grandsons
19   Heyborn, Bob and dog
20   Great Wash where canal broke, May, 1919
21   McCornick residents at end of town's existence
22   Great Wash where canal broke, May, 1919
23   Traveling in wagon, 1920
24   Great Wash where canal broke, May, 1919
25   Griffiths, Margaret seven granddaughters
26   Nielsen, Arvold drives horses on hay binder
27   Clark children eating cantaloupes
28   Children on the Lawrence Clark homestead
29   Children in McCornick on horse, 1920
30   Clark brothers
31   McCornick young adults
32   Griffiths, Rex and Ora Freckleton
33   Clark, Larry, ca 20 months old
34   Freckleton, Ellis with sheep and Rex Griffiths (saxaphone)
35   Hales, Madge B. at McCornick School

Fd 13     West Millard, Misc.

1    Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Highway 6-50 completion
2    Delta Post Office, 1971
3    Post Office interior
4    Steele, Ruth with postmaster Vodak
5    Bunker, William Edward and second wife, Emma Iverson Bunker
6    Bunker, Ed & Mrs.(Ethel Eardley), son, Ree with Mr. & Mrs. Doug (Agnes)
     Lisonbee
7    Sons and daughters of William Edward Bunker
8    Bunker Family freight wagon (hauled ore from Apex to Shem)
9    Gunnison Monument unveiling, May, 1927
10   Riding, Emily holding Bob
11   Glenna, Gerald, Lionel Riding
12   Gerald Riding on horse
13   Glenna and Jerome wedding, May 1, 1919
14   Emily Glenna Riding and Jerome Cook
15   Emily and Jerome Cook, 1959
16   William Hale Riding Family at new home in Delta, 1914
17   Blanche and Wendell, Howard Stephensen
18   Blanche and Wendell

Fd 14     North Tract

1    Tracy, Jerome house, first house built in the area (2 copies)
2    Baseball team
3    Hauling hay
4    Heise, Frank C. & Amelia
5    Cochran, Mr. & Mrs. Charles M., June, 1921
6    Cochran, Charles feeding poultry, Nov., 1924
7    Cochran, Charles with pigs, Dec., 1918
8    Cochran Ranch, Sugarville, Sept., 1919
9    Cochran, Charles and Knute Endersen with horses and mules, Dec., 1918
10   Cochran, Charles M., July 4, 1920
11   Cochran home in Sugarville, 1937
12   Group on outing
13   Cochran, Anna and her brother, Knute Endersen

Fd 15     Lake Shore

1    Farm equipment
2    Foundation of Lakeshore dance floor, LaVell Johnson
3    Oasis railroad tracks
4    Lakeshore Resort opening night, June 1, 1926
5    Dancing opening night at Lakeshore Resort, June 1, 1926 (2 copies)

Fd 16     Sutherland, Sugarville, Sunflower School

1    Barben, Henrietta Watkins and LaVell Johnson (2 copies)
2    Watts, Grace (left), Henrietta Barben (right), 1958
3    Barben home day of fire, Sept. 2, 1961
4    Shields, Jim and C.A. McClain
5    First Sugarville L.D.S. Church and residents, 1914
6    Early Sugarville, 1919-20 (Delta North Tract)
7    Early Sugarville, 1919-20 (Delta North Tract)
8    First L.D.S. Relief Society Officers of Sutherland Ward
9    Riding, William Hale
10   Sunflower School, 1921-22
11   Anson, Harry property in Sugarville, April, 1921

Fd 17     Railroad (Union Pacific, Golden Spike)

1    Passenger car built in 1869
2    Locomotive #945 built in 1870 & old train assembled for an exhibition by UPRR
3    Passenger car #556, Jan. 1909
4    Wood coach #616, built 1899
5    Early Pullman car
6    Riding, Robert H., Golden Spike Celebration
7    Replica of U.P. Locomotive #119
8    Replica of CP RR Jupiter

Fd 18     People

1    Rasmussen, Arvilla, Salina
2    Unidentified group
3    Stanworth, Cleveland and Iva Stanworth Mitchell
4    Abbott, Lawrence and Josephine Bennett
5    Walker, Roger and Erma
6    Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Jerold, Golden Wedding, 1959     
7    Maxfield, Clyde and Cora Day
8    Maxfield, Clyde and Cora Day
9    Mercer, Joseph Duston, Sr., 1952
10   Mercer, Dr. Askelon, July 25, 1926
11   Cole, W.C.
12   Black, Francis (Frank)
13   Lang, William and Ida Morris Bunker, Golden Wedding
14   Harris, Edwin D, and Cora Forster Harris
15   Turner, Reuben and Cora Sanford Turner
16   Losee, Isaac and Roxey Young Losee
17   Unidentified couple (negative only)
18   Robins, Kenith R., teacher
19   Riding, Ann and William Hale
20   Riding, Glenna
21   Riding, Gerald
22   Group in front of residence
23   Bogh, Louise Parker
24   Riding, Inez and Madge H. McCallister
25   Ekker, Marjorie and Richard
26   Charter members of the Delta Lions' Club (Day, Killpack, Bird, Starley)
27   D.U.P. Convention/meeting (Kate Carter)
28   Western, Mr. and Mrs. Alma
29   Shields, Romulus A. and Jacosa (Cosie) Theobald Shields, Golden Wedding

Fd 19     Misc.

1    Statehouse, Fillmore
2    Telegraph and telephone, June, 1971
3    Telegraph and telephone, June, 1971
4    Blackburn, Vincent and Nathan Roundy marker, both were buried at sea, WW II
5    Brush Beryllium Plant, NE of Delta
6    Brush Beryllium Company mine in Juab County
7    Hunters' bounty (color photograph)
8    Rock retreat of Bob Stinson, "The Hermit of Margum Pass"