Transportation
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:
Birten Wendell Allred papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0216
Abstract
The Birten Wendell Allred pamphlet (1972) is entitled "The Life of a Horse and Buggy Stage Line Operator." Allred reminiscences about operations of a horse-drawn stage line between Moab and Thompson Springs, Utah, which hauled mail, freight, and passengers from 1910-1914, later using two Rambler automobiles in conjunction with horse-drawn wagons, and extending the run to Monticello, Utah. Also included in the collection is a Moab-Thompsons Stage Line fare pass and a campaign card (1912) for...
Dates:
1912; 1972
Aviation-early flight photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0447
Abstract
The Aviation-early flight photograph collection contains photographs of possibly one of the earliest airplane flights ever recorded in Salt Lake City showing both the airplane and crowds watching the flight.
Dates:
1910
Emerson R. Bailey memoir
Collection
Identifier: MS 0218
Abstract
The Emerson R. Bailey memoir (1952) consist of Emerson's twelve-page account of being four days snowbound at Yuba Gap in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the passenger train "City of San Francisco" in January of 1952.
Dates:
1952
Bingham Stage Lines collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042151441]
Identifier: MS 0330
Abstract
The Bingham Stage Lines collection (circa 1958) consists of company letterhead, notes, a history, and news clippings. Bingham Stage Lines Co. was Salt Lake City's first large bus line. Organized in 1920, it ran from Salt Lake to the Bingham Copper Mines. It also provided tours to several scenic areas in Utah and Arizona.
Dates:
circa 1958
Bingham Stage Lines photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0133
Abstract
The Bingham Stage Lines photograph collection contains photographs of tours organized by Bingham Stage Lines to various national parks in Utah; photographs of forty-passenger Cadillacs used by the company.
Dates:
1920-1929
Bonneville Salt Flats racing ephemera
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2805
Abstract
The Bonneville Salt Flats racing ephemera (circa 1940s-2020) consists materials related to motor sports at Bonneville Salt Falts, Utah.
Dates:
circa 1940s-2020
Dean R. Brimhall photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0114
Abstract
The Dean R. Brimhall photograph collection contains portraits of Dean Brimhall and of members of his family, photographs of activities of Utah Pacific Airways, and of the Works Progress Administration exhibit building in Washington, D.C. (1940). The collection also contains photographs of petroglyphs and rock paintings and photographs of scenic views taken by Dean Brimhall on various camping trips.
Dates:
1886-1972
Paul Coburn letter
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2596
Abstract
The Paul Coburn letter (1864) is directed to Nat Stein, ALS, of Viginia City, Idaho. The letter is printed on Overland Stage Company letterhead, concerning the disposition of a grey horse by warrant of "Mrs. Slade." Along with the letter is a descriptive article, written by Richard Saunders in 2010, about the provenance of the letter and historical background information.
Dates:
1864
Committee to Stop East-West Light Rail records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1792
Abstract
The Committee to Stop East-West Light Rail records (1999-2000) contain a booklet published by those against the light rail spur to the University of Utah. There are also some mailing certificates and a letter of reasons the spur should not be built.
Dates:
1999-2000
Nina Dougherty papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2002
Abstract
The Nina Dougherty papers (1949-2010) consist of correspondence, research, and organization documents relating to the Utah projects Dougherty was heavily involved in during her lifetime. Dougherty was a prominent environmental activist.
Dates:
1949-2010