Seamount family digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1088
Scope and Contents
The photographs in this collection consist of family photographs taken during the period 1914 through 1972. The originals were loaned to the library through the efforts of Steve Gerber and Paul Phillips, historical researchers, who arranged the loan with Billie Seamount Rich. They were scanned by Multimedia Archives staff and returned to the donor. The images depict Seamount family members such as the parents of the Seamount brothers; Bill and Dan Seamount; their wives Jean and Florence; Billie Seamount, daughter of Bill and Jean; and other family members; live on the Rock Creek Ranch in Desolation Canyon of the Green River, in eastern Utah; the family's other ranch at Willow Bend, near the town of Green River, Utah; other ranches in the area; and some images of Green River (including the Midland Hotel, which was owned by Belle Waddell, Jean McIntyre Seamount's sister) and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dates
- 1914-1972
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.
Biographical / Historical
Four brothers, Bill, Dan, Alf, and Ed Seamount were born in Utah soon after their parents immigrated to the United States from Sweden in the last years of the 19th century. They settled at the mouth of Rock Creek, an isolated clearing in Desolation Canyon of the Green River in eastern Utah. There they built a substantial ranch with rock buildings, pastures, irrigation ditches, and other improvements. Bill Seamount, who is featured in the majority of the photographs, married Jean McIntyre of Price, Utah, in 1914, and they settled at the ranch. However, by 1920 the brothers were forced to sell the ranch and moved first to the town of Green River, Utah, where they owned the Willow Bend Ranch north of town, and later to Salt Lake City, Utah. Although in the middle of an undeveloped wilderness, and no longer actively worked, the ranch is still in private hands and still retains its character. It is a frequent stop for the many river runners who float Desolation Canyon.
Extent
40 Items
Abstract
The Seamount family photograph collection consists of family photographs taken during the period 1914 through 1972. The originals were loaned to the library through the efforts of Steve Gerber and Paul Phillips, historical researchers, who arranged the loan with Billie Seamount Rich. They were scanned by Multimedia Archives staff and returned to the donor. The images depict Seamount family members such as the parents of the Seamount brothers; Bill and Dan Seamount; their wives Jean and Florence; Billie Seamount, daughter of Bill and Jean; and other family members; live on the Rock Creek Ranch in Desolation Canyon of the Green River, in eastern Utah; the family's other ranch at Willow Bend, near the town of Green River, Utah; other ranches in the area; and some images of Green River (including the Midland Hotel, which was owned by Belle Waddell, Jean McIntyre Seamount's sister) and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Processing Information
Processed by Roy Webb in 2003.
- Title
- Guide to the Seamount family digital photograph collection, 1914-1972
- Author
- Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
- Date
- 2003 (last modified: 2018)
- 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.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis
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