The Saltair Photograph Collection, n.d.

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 479
Creator:
Title:Saltair Photograph Collection, n.d.
Quantity:3 fds.
Abstract: Photographs of rides, bands, swimmers, beauty contestants and the Salt Lake-Garfield Railway. Includes two oversize views of the roller coaster before and after the fire.

Topics:
Railroads -- Utah -- Photographs.
Recreation -- Utah -- Photographs.
Resorts -- Utah -- Photographs.

Organizations:
Salt Lake-Garfield Railway(Utah) -- Photographs.

Places:
Great Salt Lake (Utah) -- Photographs.
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Scope and Content

Photographs of rides, bands, swimmers, beauty contestants and the Salt Lake-Garfield Railway. Includes two oversize views of the roller coaster before and after the fire.
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Administrative Information

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Saltair Photograph Collection, n.d., Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1991 (RLIN ID: UTSX91-A46).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000.

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Saltair Resort (Great Salt Lake, Utah)

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Concerts and beauty pageants
1. View of Saltair from top of roller coaster
2. Large seated audience
3. Group of men
4. Band
5. Walsh, Jimmy, group, 1938
6. Benny Goodman Orchestra
7. Band
8. Beauty contestants or group of women and girls in costumes
9. Antelope swim
10. Beauty contestant No. 27
11. Contestant in bathing suit
12. Contestants Nos. 25, 38, 21, 14
13. Beauty contestant group, 1932
14. Girls tap dancing
15. Beauty contestants Nos. 26, 27, 13
16. Beauty contestant group, 1931
17. Antelope swim
18. Woman in evening dress
19. Group--Saltair
20-21. Bathers
22. Group of men with cameras
23. Bathers
24. "Irene" [boat]--Saltair
25. Saltair [print]
26. Postcard [postcard]

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Saltair route--Salt Lake, Garfield & Mercur Railroad
1. Tracks--Saltair route
2. Crossing with people
3. Open air car
4. Open air car with man standing on runner
5. Saltair cars
6. Tracks--Saltair route
7. Engine with Saltair car No. 2
8. Engine No. 3
9. Engine No. 2
10. Engine No. 3
11. Side view--Engine
12. Side view--Engine No. 2
13. Side view--Engine No. 3
14. Engineer with Engine No. 3
15. Engine No. 2
16-17. Open air cars, 1940

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Rides and amusements
1. Fun house tunnel
2. Bumper cars
3. "Giant Racer" roller coaster
4. Road leading to Saltair
5. Roller coasters on the way up the first hill
6. Bathers [drawing]
7. Roller coaster after wind destruction
8. Car ride on spiral track
9. Slide in fun house
10. Dining area with people
11. Wheel--Fun house
12. Merry-Go-Round
13. Group on grounds watching concert