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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 309 Utah Centennial Commission. Arts Division. Utah Centennial Commission Arts Division Slide Presentations, 1947 Slides 1 lin. ft. (2 boxes) Traveling slide shows produced during 1947 for the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. Includes slide presentations: "Aeons in the Making," "Blossoming Deserts," "The Bounteous Earth," "Cities Grow," "At School and at Play," and "Scenic Wonderlands." Narrative available. Topics: Centennial celebration, 1947. Persons: Harwood, Willard R. Wheelwright, Lorin F. Places: Utah -- Description and travel -- Photographs. Background Background Note

Traveling slide shows produced during 1947 for the centennial anniversary of the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley.

 Scope and Content

Includes slide presentations: "Aeons in the Making," "Blossoming Deserts," "The Bounteous Earth," "Cities Grow," "At School and at Play," and "Scenic Wonderlands."

Series Descriptions

Slide Programs

Miscellaneous

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Utah Centennial Commission Arts Division Slide Presentations, 1947, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2000 (RLIN ID: UTSX00-A84). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Slide programs 1 1 Slide Program I: "Aeons in the Making" [red dots] 1 1 1 The Sagebrush Trail 1 1 2 The Sculptured Valley 1 1 3 A Masterpiece in the Making 1 1 4 Dead Horse Point 1 1 5 Dead Horse Country 1 1 6 Monument Valley 1 1 7-8 Cathedral in Stone 1 1 9 Parade of Elephants 1 1 10 Nature's Puppets 1 1 11 Window at Bryce 1 1 12 Nature's Chisel and Mallet 1 1 13 Frozen Power 1 1 14 Snow Basin 1 1 15 Lilies in the Springtime 1 1 16 Nature's Reservoir 1 1 17 Cascade 1 1 18 Great Salt Lake 1 1 19 Nature's Embroidery 1 1 20-25 Scenes shown with music with no commentary 1 1 26 A Golden Carpet 1 1 27-30 Scenes shown with music with no commentary 1 1 31 Indian Paint Brush 1 1 32 Timpanogos 1 1 33 Petroglyphs 1 1 34 Navajo on horseback 1 1 35-37 Scenes shown with music 1 1 38 A Native Princess 1 1 39 Survival of the Fittest 1 1 40 The Great Benefactor 1 1 41 Sego Lily 1 2 Slide Program II: "Blossoming Deserts" [yellow dots] 1 2 101 Desert Mallow 1 2 102 California Poppy 1 2 103 Yellow Prickly Pear 1 2 104 Barrel Cactus 1 2 105 Desert Poppy 1 2 106 Joshua Tree 1 2 107 Mojave Yucca 1 2 108 Tall Evening Primrose 1 2 109 Palmer's Penstemon 1 2 110 Mexican Locust Tree 1 2 111 Lemon Sego 1 2 112 Evening Primrose 1 2 113 Sand Lily 1 2 114 The Common Thistle 1 2 115 Mentzelia 1 2 116 Prickly Polly 1 2 117 Pansy Violet 1 2 118 Dog Toothed Violet 1 2 119 Blue Penstemon 1 2 120 Balsam Root 1 2 121 Leopard Lily 1 2 122 Utah Sweet Peas 1 2 123 Monkey Flower 1 2 124 Eastwood's Monkey Flower 1 2 125 Indian Paint Brush 1 2 126 Mertensia 1 2 127 Arnica 1 2 128 Geranium 1 2 129 Baneberry Fruit 1 2 130 Water Lily 1 2 131 Colorado Columbine 1 2 132 White Wintergreen 1 2 133 Bell Clematis 1 2 134 Trollius 1 2 135 Marsh Marigold 1 2 136 Lewis's Pink Monkey 1 2 137 Little Elephant Heads 1 2 138 Mountain Lupine 1 3 Slide Program III: "The Bounteous Earth" [brown dots] 1 3 201 Timberland 1 3 202 Log fence 1 3 203 Headwater 1 3 204 Mountain lake 1 3 205 Harnessed river 1 3 206 Mechanical farmhand 1 3 207 Hay maker 1 3 208 Tame Oats 1 3 209 Haystacks 1 3 210 Pastureland 1 3 211 Hovering Gulls 1 3 212 Springtime in the Rockies 1 3 213 Valley farm 1 3 214 Farm 1 3 215 Farm equipment 1 3 216 Duckling 1 3 217 Rooster 1 3 218 Bovine contentment 1 3 219 Broncos 1 3 220 Sheep 1 3 221 Turkeys 1 3 222 Peaches 1 3 223 Apples 1 3 224 Strawberries 1 4 Slide Program IV: "Cities Grow" 1 4 301 Aerial view (Salt Lake City) 1 4 302 Salt Lake Temple with Angel Moroni 1 4 303 Plaque 1 4 304 Seagull Monument 1 4 305 Tabernacle 1 4 306 Three Men in Temple Square 1 4 307 Assembly Hall 1 4 308 Manti Utah Temple 1 4 309 Logan Utah Temple 1 4 310 St. George Utah Temple 1 4 311 Tabernacle 1 4 312 Pulpit of Chapel 1 4 313 Spiral Staircase 1 4 314 Eagle Gate 1 4 315 Garden--Utah State Capitol 1 4 316 Fruit Tree--Utah State Capitol 1 4 317 Child mailing letter 1 4 318 Lake--Liberty Park 1 4 319 Park in autumn 1 4 320 Children sailing boats 1 4 321 Child and duckling 1 4 322 Children playing in gutter 1 4 323 Golf course 1 4 324 Football Game 1 4 325 Park building 1 4 326 Kingsbury Hall--University of Utah 1 4 327 Union Building--University of Utah 1 4 328 Cat 1 4 329 First log cabin 1 4 330 Adobe house 1 4 331 Flowering plant 1 4 332 Lily 1 4 333 Stone house 1 4 334 House with family 1 4 335 Calla Lilies 1 4 336 Rose 1 4 337 Red Rose 1 4 338 House with fieldstone chimney 1 4 339 Red flower by stone 1 4 340 Iris 1 4 341 House with terraced rock garden 1 4 342 Lion House 1 4 343 Petunia 1 4 344 Main Street at night 1 4 345 Salt Lake City skyline 1 5 Slide Program V: "At School and at Play" [blue dots] 1 5 401 Children and flag 1 5 402 Children Pledging Allegiance 1 5 403-404 Story Telling 1 5 405 Drawing and Painting 1 5 406 Displaying Cutout Figures 1 5 407 Look at book 1 5 408 Picture-Word Equation 1 5 409 Reading 1 5 410 Leading Singing 1 5 411 Violins 1 5 412 Harp, Children, Flags 1 5 413 Group of children at piano 1 5 415 Repairing Bicycle 1 5 416 Automobile 1 5 417 Anatomy 1 5 418 Cafeteria 1 5 419 Decorations 1 5 420 Playing in Sand 1 5 421-423 Skiing 1 5 424 Ski trails 1 5 425 Skiers coming down slope 1 5 426 Ski jump 1 5 427 Ski lift 1 5 428 Skier on steep slope 1 5 429 Ski jump, Alta 1 5 430 Skier making turn 1 5 431-432 Skiing 1 5 433-434 Ecker Hill ski jump 1 5 435 Deer 1 5 436 Bear 1 5 437 Couple walking on spit of sand 1 5 438 Yacht 1 5 439 Lying on beach 1 5 440 Girl in water 1 5 441 Eating ice cream on beach 1 5 442 Movie camera 1 5 443 Sheep 1 5 444 Child by pool 1 5 445 Indian child crying 1 5 446 Camera, Sunset 1 6 Slide Program VI: "Scenic Wonderlands" 1 6 501 Cove Fort 1 6 502 Lucin Cutoff 1 6 503 Mountain road 1 6 504 Autumn foothills 1 6 505 Golden arbor 1 6 506 Mountain chroma 1 6 507 Trail of splendor 1 6 508 Crimson pathway 1 6 509 Flaming waters 1 6 510 Singing waters 1 6 511 Winter prelude 1 6 512 Mantled mountain 1 6 513 Snowbound 1 6 514 Night Cap 1 6 515 May Day 1 6 516 Uintah highlands 1 6 517 Granddaddy Lakes 1 6 518 Cedar Breaks 1 6 519 Southern Utah scene 1 6 520 The Palisades 1 6 521 Zion National Park 1 6 522 Strength of the Hills 1 6 523 Western Rim Trail 1 6 524 Angel's View 1 6 525 Great White Throne 1 6 526 Bryce Canyon 1 6 527 Memory in Oils [painting] 1 6 528 Comanche Trail 1 6 529 Watch Towers 1 6 530 Window Rock 1 6 531 Geyser 1 6 532 Bridging the Colorado River 1 6 533 The Twins 1 6 534 Umbrella Rock 1 6 535 The Arches 1 6 536 The Majestic Span 1 6 537 The Long Day's Close 1 6 538 Purple Retreat 1 6 539 Great Salt Lake Miscellaneous 2 1 Cassette Tape 2 2 Reel to Reel Tape 2 3 Guide to Slide Program