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Arthur Rothstein photographs, 1848-2000, bulk 1932-1985

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Series VI: Utah

This series contains photographs taken by Rothstein for the photography project and exhibition, "Working together: A Utah Portfolio." In the spring of 1982, the Utah-based Oral History Institute launched an "Ethnic and minority documentary project," which sought to document the lives of eight communities living in the state: African American, Greek, Jewish, Japanese, Hispanic, Chinese, Italian, and Ute. Rothstein joined the project in early 1985, and worked alongside other photographers, including George Janecek and Kent Miles. Includes oversize material. The series is divided into the following subseries, based on subject matter.

Subseries 1: Landscape - natural environment

Subseries 1: Landscape, Natural environment contains images of rock formations at Arches National Park and petroglyphs at the Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument in Canyonlands National Park.


Box 34 Folder 01 [Assorted views of petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Utah] [3], 1985

Photographic print : 6 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 02 [Assorted views of rock formations at Arches National Park, Utah] [11], 1985

Photographic print : 20 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 05 [Assorted views of rock formations at Arches National Park, Utah][6] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 18 items : b&w ; 16 x 20

Subseries 2: Landscape - built environment

Subseries 2: Landscape, Built environment contains views of Salt Lake City and its environs, including the Mormon Temple, Temple Square, and the Saltair Pavillion and resort. There are also several views of abandoned buildings and vacant lots.


Box 34 Folder 03 [Assorted views of Mormon temple, Salt Lake City] [3], 1985

Photographic print : 5 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 06 [View of Mormon temple, Salt Lake City] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 04 [Assorted views of flooded Saltair pavilion and resort] [2], 1985

Photographic print : 6 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 05 [View of flooded Saltair pavilion and resort] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 05 [Assorted views of Eagle Gate near Temple Square, Salt Lake City] [2], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 06 [Two cow skulls hanging on fence], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 07 [Abandoned building with graffiti], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 08 [Landscape with hand painted "NO TRESPASSIN" sign in foreground], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 09 [Landscape with "Nuclear Waste Repository" sign in foreground], 1985

Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 10 [Employee parking lot with uprooted cement curbs], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 11 [Landscape with leaning stop sign], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 12 [Elberta Supply Company and U.S. Post Office, Elberta, Utah], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 08 [Elberta Supply Company and U.S. Post Office, Elberta, Utah] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 13 Grave of Ute Indian war veteran, Roosevelt, Utah, 1985

Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 09 Grave of Ute Indian war veteran, Roosevelt, Utah [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20

Subseries 3: Mining

Subseries 3: Mining consists of exterior views of a copper mine at Bingham, Utah, and assorted views of miners, offices, and equipment at the Kaiser coal mine in Helper, Utah.


Box 34 Folder 14 [Copper mine, Bingham, Utah] [2], 1985

Photographic print : 4 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 10 [Copper mine, Bingham, Utah] [2] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 15 [Assorted views of Kaiser coal mine, Helper, Utah] [12], 1985

Photographic print : 30 items : b&w ; 11 x 14 or smaller

Subseries 4: Portraits and people

Subseries 4: Portraits and people pertains to the individual subjects of the Oral History Institute's Ethnic and Minority Documentary project, primarily featuring portraits of Ute, Japanese, and Hispanic communities living in Utah.


Box 34 Folder 16 Japanese-American farm woman, Tremonton, Utah, 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 11 Japanese-American farm woman, Tremonton, Utah [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 17 Luke Duncan, Medicine Man, Ute Indian Reservation [3], 1985

Photographic print : 6 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 12 Luke Duncan, Medicine Man, Ute Indian Reservation [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 18 [Assorted exterior and interior views of a sweat lodge] [8], 1985

Photographic print : 16 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 36 Folder 13 [Assorted exterior and interior views of a sweat lodge] [oversize], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 16 x 20


Box 34 Folder 19 [Two portraits of a man, seated, with ceramic figurines and American flag] [2], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 11 x 14 or smaller


Box 34 Folder 20 [Elderly couple standing outside wooden house], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 21 [Portrait of a man seated at desk with tulips], 1985

Photographic print : 1 item : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 22 [Four men standing outside wooden shack], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ; 11 x 14 or smaller


Box 34 Folder 23 [Workers in field with crates in foreground], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10


Box 34 Folder 24 [Half-length portrait of man standing with crossed arms in front of a taxidermied deer head], 1985

Photographic print : 3 items : b&w ;11 x 14 or smaller


Box 34 Folder 25 [Portrait of elderly woman wearing glasses and cardigan], 1985

Photographic print : 2 items : b&w ; 8 x 10