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C. R. Savage Collection

Over 1,000 images from one of the foremost 19th century landscape photographers of the western United States. The collection includes portraits, many of prominent Mormon leaders; views of Utah and the west; mining operations; and some Native American portraits.

Edith Irvine Collection

293 photographs of California, especially stunning are her 1906 San Francisco earthquake images, with other important California images from the Electra Power Project (1898–1902), Mokelumne Hill and Yosemite National Park.

Walter Mason Camp Collection

86 photographic images of the Indian Wars of North America, 1865–1890

George Edward Anderson Collection

14,020 images taken ca. 1878–1928, which includes studio and environmental portraits, mostly of Utah residents; Utah railroad and mining history (including the 1900 Scofield mine disaster); and Mormon (LDS) Church historic sites.

Huntington Bagley Collection

Elfie Huntington and Joseph Bagley were noted portrait photographers of the early 20th century, who were trained by George Edward Anderson. This digital collection selects approximately 4,500 images out of their collection of over 15,000 studio and environmental portraits from central and southern Utah.

William Henry Jackson Collection

Almost 1,100 images from one of the most renowned 19th century landscape photographers of the American West. The collection includes landscapes of the western United States and Mexico; but also 231 images of Asia and Pacific countries; 60 Native American portraits; and 30 pieces of art.

Paul R. Cheesman Collection

Dr. Paul Robert Cheesman (1921–1991) is well known for his study of ancient American archaeology and ancient scripture. More than 500 photographic images in this collection have been digitized for the online collection showing a variety of buildings, landscapes, and artifacts from Mesoamerican archaeological sites in Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

WWII Photographs by J Malan Heslop

More than 1,350 images scanned from negatives, original prints, and slides. Heslop served in the U.S. Army and documented the final months of World War II in Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Germany.

George Beard Collection

Landscape artist George Beard (1854–1944), was also an “artist with a camera.” The almost 1800 photographs of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming in this digital collection demonstrate an artist’s eye for composition and lighting.