The Richard Prehn Photograph Collection, 1964-1978

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 528
Creator: Prehn, Richard.
Title:Richard Prehn Photograph Collection, 1964-1978
Quantity:.5 lin. ft. (1 box)
Abstract: Contains photographs of Bonneville Salt Flats, race cars, Gary Gilmore, etc.

Topics:
Automobiles, Racing -- Speed records -- Photographs.

Persons:
Arfons, Art -- Photographs.
Barrett, Stan -- Photographs.
Breedlove, Craig -- Photographs.
Campbell, Donald -- Photographs.
Gabelich, Gary -- Photographs.
Gilmore, Gary -- Photographs.
Tatroe, Buddy -- Photographs.

Places:
Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) -- Photographs.
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Background

Background Note

No information available.
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Scope and Content

Contains photographs of Bonneville Salt Flats, race cars, Gary Gilmore, etc.
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Richard Prehn Photograph Collection, 1964-1978, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Richard Prehn 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 Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A12).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000.

Related collections

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss B 528.

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Container list

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Contents

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Arfons, Art (Bonneville Salt Flats)
1. Race car--"The Green Monster"
2. Arfons, Art--looking at recently added nose piece--"The Green Monster"
3. Arfons, Art and Betty Skelton
4. Skelton, Betty--hands helmet to Art Arfons
5. Skelton, Betty--in "The Green Monster"
6. Arfons, Art and Betty Skelton--J-79 jet engine

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Breedlove, Craig (Bonneville Salt Flats)
1. Breedlove, Craig and Roy Van Sickle--"Spirit of America"
2. Breedlove, Craig--getting into "Spirit of America"
3. Breedlove, Craig
4. Breedlove, Craig--working on his car
5. Breedlove, Craig and Don Stack--Assembling wheel and brakes on "Spirit of America"
6. Race car--"Spirit of America"
7. Breedlove, Craig--in "Spirit of America"
8-10. "Spirit of America"
11. Breedlove, Craig--in cockpit of "Spirit of America"
12. Breedlove, Craig and J. K. Kennelly
13. Breedlove, Craig in helmet readying for land speed record, 1965
14. Breedlove, Craig climbing out of his car
15. "Spirit of America"
16. "Spirit of America"--Bonneville Salt Flats
17. Medals

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Barrett, Stan--Bonneville Salt Flats
1-3. Budweiser car
4-5. Barrett, Stan

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Campbell, Donald--Bonneville Salt Flats
1. Campbell, Donald--checks Mickey Thompson's car troubles
2. Campbell, Donald--arriving Bonneville Salt Flats

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Gabelich, Gary--Bonneville Salt Flats
1. Gabelich, Gary--sitting on his race car
2. Gabelich, Gary and Craig Breedlove
3-4. Race car--"The Blue Flame"

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Tatroe, Bobby--Bonneville Salt Flats
1. Rocket power blast--"Wingfoot Express"
2. Supersonic tires--"Wingfoot Express"
3. Rear view rockets--"Wingfoot Express" rockets

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Miscellaneous photographs
1. Detmer, Ty--in football uniform
2. Detmer, Ty--Brigham Young University football Heisman Trophy winner
3. Williams, Doug--Salt Lake General Manager, Easton's Aluminum
4. New facility--Easton's Aluminum
5. Custer Hotel
6. Perks
7-10. Large recorder [Donated by Don Reichert]
11. Unidentified man

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Miscellaneous
1. Race car--Bonneville Salt Flats [2 copies]
2. Racing technology
3-20. Cars--Bonneville Salt Flats [slides]

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Gilmore, Gary [Phil Shurtleff, photographer]
1. Gilmore, Gary--being led into Orem City Court, 22 July 1976
2. Gilmore, Gary--at Orem City Court, 22 July 1976
3. Gilmore, Gary--leaving Utah Supreme Court after pleading with judges to let him die
4. Gilmore, Gary--leaving Utah Supreme Court
5. Oregon State Penitentiary
6. News conference
7. Gilmore, Gary--talking with Utah Board of Pardons stating his death wish
8. Gilmore, Gary
9-10. Gilmore, Gary--entering car
11-12. Gilmore, Gary--overdose of barbiturates
13. Gilmore, Gary--released from hospital after drug overdose
14. Dell, Lt. Ben, Utah Medical Center Security Chief, and Prison Warden Sam Smith
15. Dell, Lt. Ben--at conference
16. Dell, Lt. Ben
17. Dell, Lt. Ben and Warden Sam Smith?
18. Stanger, Ron--attorney and Ernest Wright
19-20. Stanger, Ron
21. Evans, Asst. Attorney Gen. Bill and Colleen Carlson aid to Jake Garn
22. Gilmore, Gary--in body bag
23. Gilmore, Gary--Hearst
24-28. Guard towers--Point of the Mountain
29-33. Utah State Prison
34. Cellblock--Utah State Prison
35. Utah State Prison
36. Cellblock--Utah State Prison
37. Chairs used for execution--Melvin LeRoy Sullivan and Ver Alfred Braasch, 1956
38-39. Barrett, Nicole
40. Barrett, Nicole--with one of her children
41. Barrett, Nicole--with her younger sister and two children
42. Barrett, Nicole--with one of her children
43. Barrett, Nicole
44. School bus
45-46. Gilmore, Gary--sketch of Nicole Barrett
47. Gilmore, Gary--sketch of Nicole with her son Jeremy
48. Gilmore, Gary--watercolor of a man driving a horsecart
49. Gilmore, Gary--artist's rendition of his execution
50. Boaz, Attorney Dennis--asks the Utah Supreme Court to let Gary Gilmore die
51. Gilmore, Gary--execution [sketch]

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Geothermal drilling [6 photographs]

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Utah Symphony
1. Abravanel, Maurice and Varoujan Kodjian
2. Kodjian, Varoujan

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Sagebrush Rebellion
1. Millcreek Canyon (Grand County, Utah)
2. Bulldozer cuts swath across federal land (Grand County, Utah)
3. Bulldozer on road (Grand County, Utah)

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Salt Lake City
1. Salt Lake City, 1853 [illustrated drawing in reading room collection]
2. Main Street (Salt Lake City), 1961
3. ZCMI--Main Street (Salt Lake City), 1978

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Paleontology
1. Jensen, "Dinosaur" James--maps position of dinosaur bones
2. Jensen, James--of Brigham Young University measures 8-ft shoulder blade
3. Jensen, James--shows gigantic size of dinosaur scapula
4. Upper leg bone of what is said to be the largest dinosaur ever found, 1972
5. Jensen, James--with Ultrassaurus scapula
6. Garcia, Raymond--carries dinosaur footprint (Helper, Utah)
7-8. Madsen, James H., Jr., University of Utah paleontologist--with femur of hairy mammoth

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Cathedral Restoration