Garfield County, Utah - Historic photos, documents, and people

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Latter Day Saints portrait group. These people, man and wife, are both eighty-five years old. Converts to Mormonism from South Africa. She was the first schoolteacher in Escalante. They are dressed in

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Power station. This power station services the town from dark until 11:00 p.m. only. One day a week during daylight hours it is served for special purposes. Escalante, Utah

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Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Loading boulder on stone boat, while excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

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One of the reasons why this region has proven itself unsuited to crop production is the short growing season. Utah

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View of Widtsoe area from general store. The farmlands purchase lie on the floor of the valley. Utah

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Came to Utah from Denmark as a Mormon convert when a boy. Now ninety-five years old. Escalante, Utah

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Widtsoe land use adjustment project. Garfield County, Utah. Excavating new spillway of Tropic Dam

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The church. Widtsoe is a Mormon community, as are all the settlements in the Great Basin. Utah

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Resettlement clients to be moved from Widtsoe area to farm in another county of Utah

Garfield County, Utah Historic photos, documents, and people