c0353 Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 353 Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983 1.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes) Photos of the flooding at various sites in 1952-1953, and 1983. Topics: Floods -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs. Places: Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Photographs. Salt Lake County (Utah) -- Photographs. Background Background Note

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 Scope and Content

Photos of the flooding at various sites in 1952-1953, and 1983.

Series Descriptions

Floods

Mounted Prints

Framed Prints

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Mrs. Robert Rawlins, Robert Kunkel, and the Salt Lake City Water Dept.

 Restrictions on Use

The Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1989 (RLIN ID: UTSX89-A1235). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Floods 1 1 Flood (Salt Lake City), 1952 1 1 1 Tracks--Denver and Rio Grande Railroad 1 1 2 View east--800 West/1300 South 1 1 3 East view--Emigration Canyon/1500 East/Blaine Avenue 1 1 4 Emigration Canyon 1 1 5 Railroad tracts--500 West 1 1 6 Corner--Roberta Street/Browning Avenue 1 1 7 Flood scene 1 1 8 Emigration Canyon/Wilson 1 1 9 800 West/Jordan River 1 1 10 View west--1300 South, between 100/200 West 1 1 11 Lot--Browning Building--200 East/Browning Ave. 1 1 12 Killian Canyon 1 1 13 View east--1500 East 1 1 14 Railroad tracks--500 West 1 1 15 200 West/California Avenue 1 1 16 View west--800 West/1600 South 1 1 17 1700 South/900 West 1 1 18 Emigration Creek/1500 East/Blain Avenue 1 1 19 Flooded fields and parking lots 1 1 20 800 West/1700 South 1 2 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont) 1 2 1 Van Buren Avenue/300 West 1 2 2 1500 South/300 West 1 2 3 2100 South/400 West 1 2 4 2100 South/Jordan River 1 2 5 1124 South 200 West 1 2 6-7 Rear--Post Office and Library (Sugar House) 1 2 8 Southwest view--railroad tracts/500 West 1 2 9 300 West/Andrew Avenue 1 2 10 1100 East/2100 South 1 2 11 500 East/1300 South 1 2 12 900 West/1600 South 1 2 13 1400 South/200 West 1 2 14 600 West/1650 South 1 2 15 Unidentified flooded fields 1 2 16 View north--Surplus canal gates/2100 South 1 2 17 View north--Division/surplus canal/2100 South/Jordan River 1 2 18 Water re-entering 1300 South conduit--400/500 West 1 2 19 1500 South/600 West 1 2 20 835 West/1700 South 1 2 21 View west--1300 South/800 West 1 2 22 View southwest--1300 South/800 West 1 2 23-24 Parley's Canyon 1 2 25 Emigration Canyon 1 3 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont) 1 3 1 View west--1300 South/800 West 1 3 2 View north--300 South/800 West 1 3 3 Emigration Canyon 1 3 4 Parley's Canyon 1 3 5 View southeast--between 500/600 West 1 3 6 View southwest--railroad tracks 1 3 7 Makeshift road 1 3 8 East side--2100 South (Jordan River) 1 3 9 Surplus Canal/Jordan River 1 3 10 Between 500/600 West 1 3 11 View southwest--Chicago Bridge 1 3 12-16 Unidentified home 1 3 17 View south--600 West 1 3 18-20 Surplus Canal/North Temple Bridge 1 3 21 Area--First West 1 3 22 2100 South/1100 ? 1 3 23 View south--bridge/2100 South 1 3 24 View southeast--800 West 1 3 25 Parley's Canyon stream/behind Sugar House Post Office 1 3 26 View north--1300 South, between 100/200 West 1 4 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont) 1 4 1 View southeast--1700 South/300 West 1 4 2 Surplus Canal--1600 South/Redwood Road 1 4 3 View northeast--1500 East/Blain Avenue/ Emigration Creek 1 4 4 View north--1500 East/Blain Avenue/Emigration Creek 1 4 5 View west--1500 East/Emigration Creek 1 4 6 View south--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/Emigration Creek 1 4 7 1300 South/First West 1 4 8 970 West/1700 South 1 4 9 View northwest--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/Emigration Creek 1 4 10 2100 South--between 400/500 West 1 4 11 Langford, Officer--viewing flooded river/canal 1 4 12 Street with sandbags--Grand Central Market? 1 4 13-14 View north--Emigration Creek/Blaine Ave./1500 East 1 4 15 Unidentified flooded field 1 4 16-22 Emigration Canyon/Creek 1 4 23 Emigration Canyon from road above Hogle Zoo 1 4 24 Emigration Canyon/Creek 1 4 25 Parley's Stream/Sugar House post office 1 4 26 View east--1479 South/900 East/Emigration Creek 1 5 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont) 1 5 1 View south--Jordan River/2100 South 1 5 2 Jordan River/2100 South 1 5 3 View north--Surplus Canal, between 1700/2100 South 1 5 4 Man made dam/pontoon bridge--Jordan River, 2100 South/1100 West 1 5 5 Surplus Canal--1600 South/Redwood Road 1 5 6 Pontoon bridge/man made dam--to keep Surplus Canal from Jordan River 1 5 7 1500 East/Blaine Ave./Emigration Creek 1 5 8 View north--Blaine Ave./1500 East/ Emigration Creek 1 5 9 View north--Emigration Creek/Blaine Ave. 1 5 10-11 View northeast--1500 East/Blaine/ Emigration Creek 1 5 12 1500 East/Blaine Ave./Emigration Creek 1 5 13 View northwest--1500 East/ from Blaine, Edgehill Church in rear 1 5 14 Closing breach--1300 South, between 100/200 West 1 5 15 View north--North Point Canal crossing Surplus/North Temple 1 5 16 North Temple Bridge across Surplus Canal 1 5 17 View north--Surplus Canal from North Temple 1 5 18-19 View south--Jordan River/2100 South 1 5 20 View southwest--Jordan River/2100 South 1 5 21 View south--Surplus Canal from Indiana Avenue Bridge 1 5 22 View north--Surplus Canal from 500 South Bridge 1 5 23 2100 South--between 400/500West 1 5 24 Emigration Canyon 1 5 25 Killian Canyon 1 5 26 View southwest--300 West/1500 South 1 5 27 View southeast--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/ Emigration Creek 1 5 28-29 View north--Blaine Avenue/1500 East/ Emigration Creek 1 5 30 300 West/Van Buren Avenue 1 5 31 800 West/1700 South 1 5 32 Flood control device (Davis County), 1930s 1 6 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1953; Donated by Mrs. Robert Rawlins 1 6 1 Flooded railroad tracks and fields 1 6 2 Flooded railroad tracks, fields and steel plant 1 6 3-4 1300 South 1 7 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1953; Donated by Robert Kunkel 1 7 1-3 View north--State Street 1 7 4 Bridge--State Street [2 copies] 1 7 5 State Street/Second Avenue 1 7 6 Bridge--State Street/Eagle Gate [3 copies] 1 7 7 State Street/Second Avenue 1 7 8 State Street/Temple grounds [2 copies] 1 7 9 View south--State Street 1 7 10 State Street/LDS Church Office Building [3 copies] 1 7 11 State Street/Second Avenue [2 copies] 1 7 12 View south--State Street 1 7 13 State Street/LDS Church Office Building 1 7 14 State Street/Eagle Gate/Bank of Utah 1 7 15 Bridge--State Street 1 7 16 City Creek--behind Capitol Building 1 7 17 LDS Church Office Building [2 copies] 1 7 18 State Street [2 copies] 1 7 19 View south--Sandbags on State Street [2 copies] Mounted prints Donated by Robert Kunkel 2 1 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1983 2 1 1 City Creek--behind Capitol Building 2 1 2-3 Bridge--State Street 2 1 4 LDS Church Office Building/State Street 2 1 5 State Street/Second Avenue 2 1 6 Bridge--State Street 2 1 7 View south--State Street 2 1 8 View north--State Street 2 1 9 View south--State Street 2 1 10 Salt Lake Temple/State Street 2 1 11 State Street/North Temple 2 1 12 View north--State Street 2 1 13 View south--State Street/Eagle Gate 2 1 14 View south--State Street 2 1 15 LDS Church Office Building/State Street 2 1 16 Truck with sandbags State Street showing [framed] 2 1 17 Water rushing post--State Street [framed] Framed prints Donated by Robert Kunkel 3 1 Floods (Salt Lake City), 1983 3 1 1 View south--sandbags on State Street 3 1 2 Sandbags--LDS Church Office Building 3 1 3 River--State Street/Salt Lake Temple