Photograph Exhibits
Capture history through the eyes of photographers!
Photographs help bring history to life. These photograph exhibits, available on a variety of historic themes, will enable students to understand more about different aspects of history. Notice -
Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
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A panel from Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds photograph exhibit
Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds
- 20 39" x 26" framed panels
- 2 hard-covered 38" x 26" x 8 1/2" carrying cases
This exhibit, developed in 1982 by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service, features more than 100 African American women on 20 panels of illustration and text.
These panels are ideal for tabletop usage and can be joined together with accompanying plastic hinges. A lead-in panel describes the essence of this exhibit as follows:
"Each of our lives has been affected by the achievements of black women. From abolitionist Sojourner Truth to writer Nikki Giovanni, thousands have labored on many fronts and in many roles toward essentially the same goal--to see freedom triumph. By celebrating a few individuals from a host of pioneers we offer tribute to the entire line of noted and unsung heroines who have persisted in their battles against oppression and achieved for all of us."
The exhibit looks at the contributions of black women throughout the nation in the fields of art, business, civil rights, dance/theater, education, government and politics, journalism, labor, law, literature, medicine, music, religion, sciences and math, military, and sports. The nature of this exhibit renders it adaptable to many different disciplines. It is especially appropriate during Black History Month.
Recommended for Utah history, social sciences, and women's studies classes, 4th to 12th grade level. Notice -
Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
Dairy calf club in Wasatch
County, Utah, 1925
Farming In Utah
- 16 Black and white mounted photographs,
approximately 11" x 12" - 16 Text labels
- Introductory panel
- 4 Quotation labels
- Display instructions
An educational photographic exhibit of 16 black and white photographs taken in Southern Utah during the 1930s and 1940s. The experiences and the commentary of children are emphasized, providing an excellent resource for showing children today what it was like to grow up in a farming community.
Outdoor canning by the St. George Relief Society, 1930s
These photographs not only depict traditional farming activities such as plowing and harvesting, but more importantly, describe the typical lifestyle of rural Utahns as they survived the hardships of the Great Depression. Each photo tells a story of its own, such as a young girl posing near an enormous cherry tree, or the proud children displaying their prize dairy cows. Therefore, the photographs are ideal for writing and creative thinking projects in the classroom.
Recommended for Utah history classes, 4th to 7th grade level. The photographs also have artistic qualities important for art and photography classes at the 9th to 12th grade level.
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Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
Robinson Townsite in Mammoth,
Juab County
Ghost Towns: Dead People, Dead Places
- 11 Black and White Mounted photographs
- 11 Label texts
- 1 Introductory panel
- The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns by Stephen L. Carr
This educational exhibit is a dramatic way of displaying to junior high and high school students the history of Utah's ghost towns. Students will see the towns as they once were, thriving communities based on mining and railroads. The photographs vividly depict the typical "Old West" environment and the activities of the time.
Students will also come to understand how towns are born and how they depend upon some type of industry for their livelihood. When the industry dies, it takes the energy for growth and continued prosperity with it, leaving behind dead people in a dead place. "Preservation Investigation" game included.
Recommended for Utah history and U.S. history classes, 7th to 12th grade level; and could also form the basis for creative writing assignments.
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Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
Some items from The Mormon
Trail photograph exhibit
The Mormon Trail
- 20 Historic drawings and photographs
- 2 Maps
- Teacher education handbook
- Educational activity book
- Relevant publications
This exhibit features a set of 20 historic drawings and photographs that depict the Mormon pioneers’ journey to Utah. It includes 2 maps, several publications, a teacher’s handbook, educational activity book, and Mormon Trail bibliography.
Recommended for Utah history classes, 4th to 7th grade level.
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Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
Construction of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot
August 20, 1909
Rio Grande Depot
- 13 Black and white mounted photographs, approx. 19 1/2" x 15 1/2"
- 11 Date Labels
- Introductory Panel, 10" x 7 1/2'
- Printed history of the Rio Grande Depot
- Plastic Carrying Case 22" x 16" x 11"
This photographic exhibit chronicles the building of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Salt Lake City. Taken from the collection of William Shipler, these photos highlight the construction of the Rio Grande Depot from November 1908
through September 1910.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Depot c. 1910
Recommended for general history classes, as well as photography classes; and could be used for writing and creative thinking projects in the classroom.
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Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
A panel from Saltair
photograph exhibit
Saltair
- 15 Black and White mounted photographs, approx. 10" x 13"
- 3 Black and White mounted photographs, approx. 7" x 9"
- 20 descriptive labels
- Introductory label
- 2 Color Saltair brochure reproductions, approx. 11" x 18"
- 3 additional misc. photographs and information placard in 12" x 15" envelope
- Metal carrying case 18" x 14" x 8"
Saltair flourished as a unique resort on the Great Salt Lake from 1893 to 1924. It was rebuilt in 1925 and operated off and on until 1958. Promotional materials lauded Saltair as "unique in all the world."
This photographic exhibit presents images and labels depicting the uniqueness and resort nature of Saltair.
From the celebrated Moorish architectural style designed by architect Richard K. A. Kletting (who designed the Utah State Capitol Building), to passengers disembarking from Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western Railway trains, these photographs tell of Saltair's role in providing the public with a memorable diversion from everyday life.
Recommended to illustrate important social trends, the role of transportation, and architectural styles. The photos could also form the basis for creative writing assignments.
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Photograph exhibits are not available for checkout at this time.
Some items from Woman Suffrage
photograph exhibit
Woman Suffrage
- 8 panels 22" x 39 1/2" with photographs, text, and document reproductions
- Ballot for the Ballot: Essays on Woman Suffrage in Utah edited by Carol Cornwall Madsen
- Panels wrapped in plastic bag
These panels tell the history of the woman suffrage movement in Utah. The exhibit chronicles the suffrage movement from its beginnings in 1848. Included in the presentation are photographs depicting Utah women active in the movement, replica documents pertinent to woman suffrage, and cartoons from various newspapers. Each panel, constructed of foam core, contains strips of hook Velcro that can be attached to certain surfaces or placed against blackboards or walls.
Recommended for history, social sciences, and women's studies. It can also form the basis for creative writing assignments.