Leslie Emsden photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1572

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Leslie Emsden photograph collection contains black and white photographs that depict scenes along the Green River from Green River, Wyoming, to Green River, Utah.

Dates

1955

Creator

Emsden, Leslie (Person)

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 Sketch

These images were taken by Leslie Emsden during the Eggert-Hatch river expediton down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1955. The purpose of the expedition was to make the last film of the rivers before construction started on Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon dams. Emsden accompanied the expedition from Green River, Wyoming, to Green River, Utah, where he left due to illness. The photos were obtained by Sarah Holcombe from Chris Emsden, son of Leslie, in 2007.

Extent

13 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Leslie Emsden photograph collection contains images taken by Emsden during the Eggert-Hatch river expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1955.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically in "down river" order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Chris Emsden via Sarah Holcombe in 2007.

Related Materials

See also the following collections: Charles Eggert photograph collection, P0766; Charles Eggert papers, ACCN 1659; Charles Eggert audio-visual collection, A0511; Hatch River Expedtions photograph collection, P0781; Hatch River Expeditions papers, ACCN 1325; Hatch River Expeditions audio-visual collection, A0529; Frederick Hoffman Wood photograph collection, P1037; Frederick Hoffman Wood papers, ACCN 1603; Robert Jerome Parsons photograph collection, P1236.

Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).