McIntyre Ranch digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1114
Scope and Contents
The McIntyre Family Ranch collection contains personal family photographs and images relating to cattle ranching during the mid 20th Century. Images include snapshots of family members at their home in Salt Lake City and on the McIntyre Ranch in Leamington, Utah. Also included are photographs of men branding calves, Angus Breeders Field Day, a prize Angus bull, and horses on the McIntyre Ranch.
The McIntyre Ranch collection contains digital scans only; originals were returned to the owner. Catherine McIntyre, daughter of Lorna and William B. McIntyre, provided the identifications found in the following inventory.
The McIntyre Ranch collection contains digital scans only; originals were returned to the owner. Catherine McIntyre, daughter of Lorna and William B. McIntyre, provided the identifications found in the following inventory.
Dates
- 1920s-1960s
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
Brief McIntyre Family History
In 1809 Robert McIntyre, age forty-eight, married a twenty year old Irish immigrant named Margaret Fahey. Two sons were born to the couple in the following three years, William in 1811 and Robert in 1812. In 1814, Robert Sr. died, leaving Margaret a widow at the age of twenty-five. Margaret and her two sons continued living in Louisiana for the next eleven years before the small family joined Stephen F. Austin's second group of colonists bound for Texas.
Upon Margaret and her son's arrival in Grimes County, she filed for a full league of land; William, age fourteen, filed for a quarter of a league. Five years later the leagues were patented and the land was officially theirs.
William, the father of Samuel Houston McIntyre, married Mahala Powell in 1834. She lived only a short time after the marriage leaving no children. The devastated Samuel joined the Texans in their final battle for independence at San Jancinto. The Texas government gave Samuel a total of 960 acres of land grants in Limestone County for his service to Texas. William continued to acquire land through various business means until he became a large landowner in Texas.
In 1842, after the war, William married his second wife, Margaret Anglin. The couple had three sons, Robert, born November 15, 1843, Samuel H., born December 16, 1844, and William, born March 19, 1848. William died at the age of 38, leaving behind his widow Margaret and their three sons.
Soon after William's death, Margaret remarried. Her new husband, John M. Moody of Grimes County, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and took Margaret and her sons to Utah in 1853. The family built a home in Salt Lake City and was closely associated with the Mormon community, though no mention of Margaret or her sons' baptism or conversion could be found in Mormon records. Margaret later left her husband when he began practicing polygamy.
The McIntyre boys attended public school and college in Salt Lake City until their stepfather was called by Brigham Young to help build a settlement in St. George called the "Cotton Mission." Margaret and her sons went to Dixie with Moody.
While in St. George, Robert began working for James M. Whitmore, who owned a ranch in nearby Pipe Spring, Arizona. Indian skirmishes and raids were becoming increasingly frequent due to the onset of the Civil War. Navajo Indians drove off the herd of sheep on the Whitmore Ranch at Pipe Spring. Whitmore and McIntyre were both killed by the Indian band while trying to regain the herd.
After the death of their brother Robert, William and Samuel left St. George to start a ranching business in Tintic Valley and eastern Juab County. In order to acquire the funds necessary for their ranching venture, Samuel and William, along with their mother, sold their father's vast property in Texas and purchased 6,000-7,000 head of Mexican longhorn. After a difficult cattle drive, Samuel and William arrived in Utah with a fat herd which they sold for a handsome profit.
Excited by their success, Samuel and William purchased land in the Leamington area and Tintic ranges and established two ranches. The brothers hired many cowboys and hands to care for the cattle, build fences and structures, including a barn that was known as "the largest barn in the west." The McIntyre ranches became an important source of income for the surrounding communities.
At the same time the McIntyre brothers were setting up their ranching operations, other men were striking it rich mining in the nearby mountains. In 1873, Samuel and William traded cattle for a large share of the interests in the Mammoth Mine. The McIntyres sunk the shaft deeper into Mammoth and hit large deposits of high-grade ore. The mine became very productive, paying out three to four million dollars worth of dividends from 1872 to 1930.
Samuel McIntyre was a very stubborn and tenacious man. He did not give up or in easily. Many differences of opinion arose between Samuel and William over the operation of their businesses. The differences ultimately resulted in a division of interests in the ranching and mining ventures between the two brothers.
Besides being a savvy businessman, Samuel McIntyre was also a family man. He married Mary Alexander July 4, 1872 the summer after his return from his Texas cattle drive. The couple had eight children, six of which were born at the Tintic Ranch: Robert A. (b. January 17, 1874 - d. February 1876); Samuel Jr. (b. December 6, 1876); William L. (b. May 28, 1879); Pere (indefinite birth date); Frank G. (b. May 19, 1882); and Stella (b. December 5, 1884). The children learned to ride early and work hard along side the cowboys and ranch hands. Most of Samuel's sons worked for their father at the ranches and mines.
Not only did Samuel's stubbornness drive a wedge between he and his brother William, but it also caused many problems with his children. After fierce disagreements about the management of the Mammoth Mine, Samuel Jr., took his father to court and had his father's company, Samuel McIntyre Investment Company, that included the ownership of all the ranches and the controlling stock of Mammoth Mine, taken out of his father's control and divided evenly among the remaining living children.
Samuel Houston McIntyre died January 23, 1930 at the age of 85. He retained his ingenuity, business savvy and stubborn streak through his entire life. After Samuel's death, various family members assumed responsibility for the ranches and mining interests until January 1998, when the Utah ranch was sold and the Samuel McIntyre Investment Company was dissolved.
Adapted from "Samuel H. McIntyre: Founder and Builder in Utah History" written by Sherri Scoville. Brigham Young University, June 17, 1980.
In 1809 Robert McIntyre, age forty-eight, married a twenty year old Irish immigrant named Margaret Fahey. Two sons were born to the couple in the following three years, William in 1811 and Robert in 1812. In 1814, Robert Sr. died, leaving Margaret a widow at the age of twenty-five. Margaret and her two sons continued living in Louisiana for the next eleven years before the small family joined Stephen F. Austin's second group of colonists bound for Texas.
Upon Margaret and her son's arrival in Grimes County, she filed for a full league of land; William, age fourteen, filed for a quarter of a league. Five years later the leagues were patented and the land was officially theirs.
William, the father of Samuel Houston McIntyre, married Mahala Powell in 1834. She lived only a short time after the marriage leaving no children. The devastated Samuel joined the Texans in their final battle for independence at San Jancinto. The Texas government gave Samuel a total of 960 acres of land grants in Limestone County for his service to Texas. William continued to acquire land through various business means until he became a large landowner in Texas.
In 1842, after the war, William married his second wife, Margaret Anglin. The couple had three sons, Robert, born November 15, 1843, Samuel H., born December 16, 1844, and William, born March 19, 1848. William died at the age of 38, leaving behind his widow Margaret and their three sons.
Soon after William's death, Margaret remarried. Her new husband, John M. Moody of Grimes County, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and took Margaret and her sons to Utah in 1853. The family built a home in Salt Lake City and was closely associated with the Mormon community, though no mention of Margaret or her sons' baptism or conversion could be found in Mormon records. Margaret later left her husband when he began practicing polygamy.
The McIntyre boys attended public school and college in Salt Lake City until their stepfather was called by Brigham Young to help build a settlement in St. George called the "Cotton Mission." Margaret and her sons went to Dixie with Moody.
While in St. George, Robert began working for James M. Whitmore, who owned a ranch in nearby Pipe Spring, Arizona. Indian skirmishes and raids were becoming increasingly frequent due to the onset of the Civil War. Navajo Indians drove off the herd of sheep on the Whitmore Ranch at Pipe Spring. Whitmore and McIntyre were both killed by the Indian band while trying to regain the herd.
After the death of their brother Robert, William and Samuel left St. George to start a ranching business in Tintic Valley and eastern Juab County. In order to acquire the funds necessary for their ranching venture, Samuel and William, along with their mother, sold their father's vast property in Texas and purchased 6,000-7,000 head of Mexican longhorn. After a difficult cattle drive, Samuel and William arrived in Utah with a fat herd which they sold for a handsome profit.
Excited by their success, Samuel and William purchased land in the Leamington area and Tintic ranges and established two ranches. The brothers hired many cowboys and hands to care for the cattle, build fences and structures, including a barn that was known as "the largest barn in the west." The McIntyre ranches became an important source of income for the surrounding communities.
At the same time the McIntyre brothers were setting up their ranching operations, other men were striking it rich mining in the nearby mountains. In 1873, Samuel and William traded cattle for a large share of the interests in the Mammoth Mine. The McIntyres sunk the shaft deeper into Mammoth and hit large deposits of high-grade ore. The mine became very productive, paying out three to four million dollars worth of dividends from 1872 to 1930.
Samuel McIntyre was a very stubborn and tenacious man. He did not give up or in easily. Many differences of opinion arose between Samuel and William over the operation of their businesses. The differences ultimately resulted in a division of interests in the ranching and mining ventures between the two brothers.
Besides being a savvy businessman, Samuel McIntyre was also a family man. He married Mary Alexander July 4, 1872 the summer after his return from his Texas cattle drive. The couple had eight children, six of which were born at the Tintic Ranch: Robert A. (b. January 17, 1874 - d. February 1876); Samuel Jr. (b. December 6, 1876); William L. (b. May 28, 1879); Pere (indefinite birth date); Frank G. (b. May 19, 1882); and Stella (b. December 5, 1884). The children learned to ride early and work hard along side the cowboys and ranch hands. Most of Samuel's sons worked for their father at the ranches and mines.
Not only did Samuel's stubbornness drive a wedge between he and his brother William, but it also caused many problems with his children. After fierce disagreements about the management of the Mammoth Mine, Samuel Jr., took his father to court and had his father's company, Samuel McIntyre Investment Company, that included the ownership of all the ranches and the controlling stock of Mammoth Mine, taken out of his father's control and divided evenly among the remaining living children.
Samuel Houston McIntyre died January 23, 1930 at the age of 85. He retained his ingenuity, business savvy and stubborn streak through his entire life. After Samuel's death, various family members assumed responsibility for the ranches and mining interests until January 1998, when the Utah ranch was sold and the Samuel McIntyre Investment Company was dissolved.
Adapted from "Samuel H. McIntyre: Founder and Builder in Utah History" written by Sherri Scoville. Brigham Young University, June 17, 1980.
Extent
60 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The McIntyre Ranch digital photograph collection contains personal family photographs and images relating to cattle ranching during the mid 20th Century. Images include snapshots of family members at their home in Salt Lake City and on the McIntyre Ranch in Leamington, Utah. Also included are photographs of men branding calves, Angus Breeders Field Day, a prize Angus bull, and horses on the McIntyre Ranch.
Arrangement
Collection was kept in original order when scanned.
Separated Materials
See also the McIntyre Ranch Records located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Roy Webb.
- Title
- Guide to the McIntyre Ranch digital photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Roy Webb, Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2004 (last modified: 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- 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