c1300 Harold P. Cahoon Photograph Collection, 1924-1975 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2007 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2007. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 1300 Harold P. Cahoon Harold P. Cahoon Photograph Collection, 1924-1975 3 lin. ft. (6 boxes) Box 6 is oversized

The collection includes photographs and negatives of Harold P. Cahoon, president of Interstate Brick Company and its predecessor, Salt Lake Pressed Brick Company. The photographs include the old plant located at 3100 South and 1300 East, Salt Lake City; the new plant in West Jordan, clay mines, employees, various buildings (commercial and residential) using Interstate Brick products. Topics: Business--Utah Persons: Cahoon, Harold P. Organizations: Interstate Brick Company Salt Lake Pressed Brick Company Places: Salt Lake City (Utah) Form or Genre: Slides and negatives Background Biographical Note

Harold P. Cahoon was born in Salt Lake City (Utah). After graduating from Granite High School he attended the University of Utah and obtained the first B.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering and Mineralogy. Upon receiving the Edward Orton Fellowship at the University of Washington, Cahoon earned an M.S. degree in Ceramic Engineering with a minor in Mineralogy. Cahoon returned to the University of Utah to receive a Ph.D. in Ceramics with a minor in Mineralogy in 1955.

Harold is the grandson of John P. Cahoon, who founded Interstate Brick Company in 1891. Harold's father, John B. Cahoon, served as president from 1960 until his death on 1 April 1966, whereupon Harold took over the company. Harold had been employed by Interstate Brick for 32 years before he became president. He expanded the company in the late 1960s, making the company diversify into tile and arranging with Mountain Fuel Supply for a merger with Entrada Industries. Because the merger provided the capital the company needed for expansion, the newly-formed Interstate Brick Division of Entrada Industries was able to build a larger plant in 1972 to meet demands. Interstate Brick was able to expand its sales with the new plant.

Cahoon has worked in other corporate leadership positions in Entrada Corporation, Wasatch Chemical Company, Fox Clay Company, and Interstate Land Company.

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 Scope and Content

The collection includes photographs and negatives of Harold P. Cahoon, president of Interstate Brick Company and its predecessor, Salt Lake Pressed Brick Company. The photographs include the old plant located at 3100 South and 1300 East, Salt Lake City; the new plant in West Jordan, clay mines, employees, various buildings (commercial and residential) using Interstate Brick products.

 Series Descriptions

Black and White

Color (prints and slides)

Oversized

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Harold P. Cahoon Photograph Collection, 1924-1975, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Harold P. and Priscilla J. Cahoon, 2000.

 Restrictions on Use

The Harold P. Cahoon 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, 2007 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2007 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2007 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2007. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2007. Related collections

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss B 1300.

 Container list Box Folder Contents Black and White 1 1 Aerial views, old plant (3100 South 11th East) 1 2-4 Salt Lake Pressed Brick Co., exterior of old plant 1 5-8 Salt Lake Pressed Brick Co., interior of old plant 1 9-11 Salt Lake Pressed Brick Co., workers and interior of old plant 1 12 Interstate Brick Co., aerial views of new West Jordan plant 1 13-14 Interstate Brick Co., exterior of new West Jordan plant 1 15-18 Interstate Brick Co., interior of new West Jordan plant 1 19 Interstate Brick Co., groundbreaking of West Jordan plant 1 20 Ribbon cutting and grand opening of West Jordan Plant 1 21-22 Interstate Brick Company (4x5 glass negatives) 2 1-3 Activities—Employee picnic 2 4 Affiliate plants--Ogden 2 5 Affiliate plants--Provo 2 6 Affiliate plants--Miscellaneous 2 7 Brick man 2 8-11 Bricks 2 12-13 Buildings built with bricks from Interstate Brick (Consolidated Implement Co., Groesbeck Block, M.R. Evans Bicycle Riding School, Mountain Fuel, Northwest Intermediate School, Primary Children’s Hospital, Rose Park home, Royal Baking Company roof, First Security Bank Building, ZCMI Warehouse). 2 14 Buildings--Miscellaneous 2 15 Clay beds/mine 2 16 Convention/Board members 2 17 Displays 2 18 Eleterak Employees 2 19 Ahlstrom, Clare 2 20 Allen, Ralph 2 21 Alvey, Kenneth 2 22 Anderson, Andy 2 23 Baldwin, Lee 2 24 Burden, Dick 2 25 Cahoon, Chester 2 26 Cahoon, Gary 2 27 Cahoon, Harold P. 2 28 Corbridge 2 29 Curtis, Merrill 2 30 Eberts, Scott 2 31 Engel, Lee 2 32 Furness, John 2 33 Gussmeyer, Darro H. 2 34 Hoesch, Art 2 35 Jensen, Lee 2 36 Pass, Joe 2 37 Potts, Albert 2 38 Pugmill 2 39 Reichart, Dan 2 40 Robbins, Lewis 2 41 Samuelson, Jim 2 42 Stutz, Ronald 2 43 Trujillo, Johnny 2 44 West, Mac 2 45 Miscellaneous 2 46 Equipment parts 2 47 Fire Clay Mine 2 48 Five Mile Pass 2 49 Flag pole 3 1-3 Henefer, Anderton clay beds 3 4 Hoffman tunnel 3 5 Honor roll 3 6 Idaho 3 7 Mexico brick making 3 8 Signs 3 9 Steel floor joists 3 10-12 Miscellaneous Color (prints and slides) 4 1 Aerial views 4 2 Bricks 4 3 Buildings 4 4 Christmas 4 5 Christmas, 1975 4 6 Interstate Brick—interior views 4 7 Party (new plant) 4 8 Pie eating contest 4 9 Visitors from Japan 4 10-13 Miscellaneous 4 14 Miscellaneous slides, 1952 4 15 Miscellaneous slides, 1962 4 16 Miscellaneous slides, 1965 4 17 Miscellaneous slides, November 1966 4 18 Miscellaneous slides, December 1966 4 19 Buckley shuttle kiln, 1966 4 20 Miscellaneous slides 5 1 Chester Cahoon album 5 2 Harold P. Cahoon album 5 3 Clay beds 5 4 Old plant (bricks) 5 5 Homes--Kimberly, Melville, Sumrall plans (color) 5 6 St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (color) Oversized 6 1 Fred J. Kiesel Company 6 2-11 Homes 6 12 Interstate Brick (Provo or Ogden) 6 13 Lincoln School 6 14 Maryland Apartments 6 15 Methodist Episcopal Church, SLC 6 16 Peery Building, Ogden 6 17 Reed Building 6 18 Riverdale School 6 19 Salt Lake Pressed Brick Co. display 6 20 Sidney Stevens Implement Company 6 21 Weber Club Building 6 22-24 West High School bricklaying class 6 25 Miscellaneous commercial business 6 26 Miscellaneous school