Sheepherding photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0069
Scope and Contents
While the donor and date of donation of this collection are unknown, the photo album is stamped with the name Teddy E. Madsen, as is photo No.4. The only Teddy Madsen found in the Deseret News obituary file was a Teddy L. Madsen, who was born in 1904 and was "active in irrigation, grazing and livestock groups." He was also an L.D.S. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church member. He died February 25, 1960 at his cattle ranch near Mount Pleasant. It is impossible for this to be the Teddy Madsen pictured in this collection, since he would only have been three years old in 1907, which is the date of photo No.186. It would be reasonable to assume that Teddy E. was Teddy L.'s father, given the similarity in occupation.
The bulk of this collection consists of 202 prints in a photo album that document the herding of range sheep and the camp life of Madsen and his partners. The album is flush with archetypal photos of range life including covered wagons, sheep dogs, and guns. The herding crew was apparently a jovial bunch, as there are many photos of them "hamming it up" with mock gun duels, etcetera. Photo No.186 is helpful in that it gives us a date, but also gives us a sense of the humor of the crew: Madsen holds a cleaned turkey in one hand and a sign in the other which reads "Thanks give-us. West Desert. 1907." Notable in the album are a cyanotype (No.5), some Indians gathering brush (No.47/50), and the women's Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball team. There are also a few hand-tinted photos throughout.
Following the photo album are 27 loose prints, of which the first three are sheep and ranch oriented, the rest being family photos and miscellaneous. Notable in this folder are a cyanotype (No.205), and a photo of Niagra Falls, New York (No.217).
The bulk of this collection consists of 202 prints in a photo album that document the herding of range sheep and the camp life of Madsen and his partners. The album is flush with archetypal photos of range life including covered wagons, sheep dogs, and guns. The herding crew was apparently a jovial bunch, as there are many photos of them "hamming it up" with mock gun duels, etcetera. Photo No.186 is helpful in that it gives us a date, but also gives us a sense of the humor of the crew: Madsen holds a cleaned turkey in one hand and a sign in the other which reads "Thanks give-us. West Desert. 1907." Notable in the album are a cyanotype (No.5), some Indians gathering brush (No.47/50), and the women's Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball team. There are also a few hand-tinted photos throughout.
Following the photo album are 27 loose prints, of which the first three are sheep and ranch oriented, the rest being family photos and miscellaneous. Notable in this folder are a cyanotype (No.205), and a photo of Niagra Falls, New York (No.217).
Dates
- 1907-1960
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
229 Photographic Prints
Abstract
The sheepherding photograph collection contains images documenting the herding of range sheep and scenes of camp life. Also family and miscellaneous photographs.
Processing Information
Processed by Peter Schmid in 1988.
- Title
- Guide to the sheepherding photograph collection, 1907-1960
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Peter Schmid.
- Date
- 1988
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu