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["Overland Limited" in Echo Canyon]

Description: One of the nation's most famous name trains - the "Overland Limited" - train No. 1 (westbound) on Union Pacific rails in Echo Canyon, Utah. The train is headed by a Mountain, type 4-8-2 locomotive with a Vanderbilt tender (oil burner) headed by Engine No. 7038 with a consist of eleven cars, all standard heavyweight equipment. This train was a joint-operation of three rail entities: Chicago and Northwestern from Chicago to Omaha; Union Pacific from Omaha to Salt Lake City; and Southern Pacific… more
Date: 1928~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[A road in the desert]

Description: Photograph of a road that is under construction in the desert. The road is covered in large rocks, and the edge is paved with cement. There is a wheel barrow laying on its side on the right side of the road and there is heavy construction equipment in the background of the image at the end of the road. The desert is flat with no trees and in the background on the left side of the image there are mountains.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Road construction in the desert]

Description: Photograph of the construction of a road in the desert. The road looks to have been covered in asphalt and there are two construction machines that look like tractors in the background of the image. On the right side of the road, there is a cement structure and some metal cans. The area surrounding the road is flat with no trees and there are mountain ranges in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Heavy construction equipment on a desert road]

Description: Photograph of heavy construction equipment on a road in the desert. In the foreground of the image, one of the machines is on the road and another is beside the road. The machine on the road has two tall wheels and has a canopy covering the cab. The machine next to the road has smaller, spoked wheels and a barrel shaped cab. There are two more machines in the background of the image at the end of the road. The road is made up of light colored gravel that has strips of solid material on the edge… more
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Salt Lake City Tourist's Guide

Description: Tourist guide to Salt Lake City, Utah, put out by Rio Grande Western Railway. It includes descriptions, illustrations, and directions to various places in the city including the Mormon Temple and Tabernacle; the Knutsford Hotel; state, county, and city government buildings; and scenery. Other sections of the guide contain interesting facts and figures about the area as well as a directory of places not described: Asylums, Hospitals, Homes; Assemblies, Unions etc.; Cemeteries; Churches; Clubs;… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Rio Grande Western Railway Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Mrs. A. R. Creviston to Blanche Perry]

Description: Letter from Mrs. A.R. Creviston to Perry. Author states she was the first person in Utah to be baptized in the Church of Christ. Talks about her Mormon background, her family, and mentions Otis Gatewood, Jimmie Lovell, and a Brother Smith as instrumental to her baptism.
Date: [1935..1966]
Creator: Creviston, A. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[View of Wall Avenue in Ogden, Utah]

Description: Photograph of a view down Wall Avenue in Ogden, Utah, seen from the old Union Station, room 11. In the distance are buildings advertising Scowlcroft & Sons Wholesale, and F. J. Kiesel & Co. The closest building on the right is currently used as an office building for the IRS, however it is the former home of Scowlcroft Company warehouse.
Date: 1900/1914
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 41.221842 -111.979458
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Henry Stanley, March 23, 1973

Description: Interview with Henry Stanley, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Stanley discusses growing up in the Great Depression, joining the CCC, life and work at Mount Pleasant in Utah, and camaraderie and tensions between workers. In appendix is Stanley's discharge certificate and record of service.
Date: March 23, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Letter from James W. Hunt to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Goss]

Description: A letter from James W. Hunt to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Goss of Salt Lake City, Utah, dated July 12, 1932. The letter thanks Mr. and Mrs. Goss for a letter of recommendation signed by a number of prominent citizens of Salt Lake City. It also discusses a geologist named Frank and his travels.
Date: July 12, 1932
Creator: Hunt, James W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: McMurry University Library

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, July 1916 - April, 1917

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 421.
Date: 1917
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 615.
Date: 1963
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

Description: This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seell… more
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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