The Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 353
Creator:
Title:Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983
Quantity:1.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract: Photos of the flooding at various sites in 1952-1953, and 1983.

Topics:
Floods -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- Photographs.

Places:
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Photographs.
Salt Lake County (Utah) -- Photographs.
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Background

Background Note

No information available.
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Scope and Content

Photos of the flooding at various sites in 1952-1953, and 1983.

Series Descriptions

Floods
Mounted Prints
Framed Prints
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection, 1952-1983, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Mrs. Robert Rawlins, Robert Kunkel, and the Salt Lake City Water Dept.

Restrictions on Use

The Salt Lake City Flooding Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1989 (RLIN ID: UTSX89-A1235).

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

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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

Floods

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Flood (Salt Lake City), 1952

1. Tracks--Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
2. View east--800 West/1300 South
3. East view--Emigration Canyon/1500 East/Blaine Avenue
4. Emigration Canyon
5. Railroad tracts--500 West
6. Corner--Roberta Street/Browning Avenue
7. Flood scene
8. Emigration Canyon/Wilson
9. 800 West/Jordan River
10. View west--1300 South, between 100/200 West
11. Lot--Browning Building--200 East/Browning Ave.
12. Killian Canyon
13. View east--1500 East
14. Railroad tracks--500 West
15. 200 West/California Avenue
16. View west--800 West/1600 South
17. 1700 South/900 West
18. Emigration Creek/1500 East/Blain Avenue
19. Flooded fields and parking lots
20. 800 West/1700 South

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont)
1. Van Buren Avenue/300 West
2. 1500 South/300 West
3. 2100 South/400 West
4. 2100 South/Jordan River
5. 1124 South 200 West
6-7. Rear--Post Office and Library (Sugar House)
8. Southwest view--railroad tracts/500 West
9. 300 West/Andrew Avenue
10. 1100 East/2100 South
11. 500 East/1300 South
12. 900 West/1600 South
13. 1400 South/200 West
14. 600 West/1650 South
15. Unidentified flooded fields
16. View north--Surplus canal gates/2100 South
17. View north--Division/surplus canal/2100 South/Jordan River
18. Water re-entering 1300 South conduit--400/500 West
19. 1500 South/600 West
20. 835 West/1700 South
21. View west--1300 South/800 West
22. View southwest--1300 South/800 West
23-24. Parley's Canyon
25. Emigration Canyon

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont)
1. View west--1300 South/800 West
2. View north--300 South/800 West
3. Emigration Canyon
4. Parley's Canyon
5. View southeast--between 500/600 West
6. View southwest--railroad tracks
7. Makeshift road
8. East side--2100 South (Jordan River)
9. Surplus Canal/Jordan River
10. Between 500/600 West
11. View southwest--Chicago Bridge
12-16. Unidentified home
17. View south--600 West
18-20. Surplus Canal/North Temple Bridge
21. Area--First West
22. 2100 South/1100 ?
23. View south--bridge/2100 South
24. View southeast--800 West
25. Parley's Canyon stream/behind Sugar House Post Office
26. View north--1300 South, between 100/200 West

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont)
1. View southeast--1700 South/300 West
2. Surplus Canal--1600 South/Redwood Road
3. View northeast--1500 East/Blain Avenue/ Emigration Creek
4. View north--1500 East/Blain Avenue/Emigration Creek
5. View west--1500 East/Emigration Creek
6. View south--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/Emigration Creek
7. 1300 South/First West
8. 970 West/1700 South
9. View northwest--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/Emigration Creek
10. 2100 South--between 400/500 West
11. Langford, Officer--viewing flooded river/canal
12. Street with sandbags--Grand Central Market?
13-14. View north--Emigration Creek/Blaine Ave./1500 East
15. Unidentified flooded field
16-22. Emigration Canyon/Creek
23. Emigration Canyon from road above Hogle Zoo
24. Emigration Canyon/Creek
25. Parley's Stream/Sugar House post office
26. View east--1479 South/900 East/Emigration Creek

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1952 (cont)
1. View south--Jordan River/2100 South
2. Jordan River/2100 South
3. View north--Surplus Canal, between 1700/2100 South
4. Man made dam/pontoon bridge--Jordan River, 2100 South/1100 West
5. Surplus Canal--1600 South/Redwood Road
6. Pontoon bridge/man made dam--to keep Surplus Canal from Jordan River
7. 1500 East/Blaine Ave./Emigration Creek
8. View north--Blaine Ave./1500 East/ Emigration Creek
9. View north--Emigration Creek/Blaine Ave.
10-11. View northeast--1500 East/Blaine/ Emigration Creek
12. 1500 East/Blaine Ave./Emigration Creek
13. View northwest--1500 East/ from Blaine, Edgehill Church in rear
14. Closing breach--1300 South, between 100/200 West
15. View north--North Point Canal crossing Surplus/North Temple
16. North Temple Bridge across Surplus Canal
17. View north--Surplus Canal from North Temple
18-19. View south--Jordan River/2100 South
20. View southwest--Jordan River/2100 South
21. View south--Surplus Canal from Indiana Avenue Bridge
22. View north--Surplus Canal from 500 South Bridge
23. 2100 South--between 400/500West
24. Emigration Canyon
25. Killian Canyon
26. View southwest--300 West/1500 South
27. View southeast--1500 East/Blaine Avenue/ Emigration Creek
28-29. View north--Blaine Avenue/1500 East/ Emigration Creek
30. 300 West/Van Buren Avenue
31. 800 West/1700 South
32. Flood control device (Davis County), 1930s

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1953; Donated by Mrs. Robert Rawlins
1. Flooded railroad tracks and fields
2. Flooded railroad tracks, fields and steel plant
3-4. 1300 South

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1953; Donated by Robert Kunkel
1-3. View north--State Street
4. Bridge--State Street [2 copies]
5. State Street/Second Avenue
6. Bridge--State Street/Eagle Gate [3 copies]
7. State Street/Second Avenue
8. State Street/Temple grounds [2 copies]
9. View south--State Street
10. State Street/LDS Church Office Building [3 copies]
11. State Street/Second Avenue [2 copies]
12. View south--State Street
13. State Street/LDS Church Office Building
14. State Street/Eagle Gate/Bank of Utah
15. Bridge--State Street
16. City Creek--behind Capitol Building
17. LDS Church Office Building [2 copies]
18. State Street [2 copies]
19. View south--Sandbags on State Street [2 copies]

Mounted prints Donated by Robert Kunkel

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1983
1. City Creek--behind Capitol Building
2-3. Bridge--State Street
4. LDS Church Office Building/State Street
5. State Street/Second Avenue
6. Bridge--State Street
7. View south--State Street
8. View north--State Street
9. View south--State Street
10. Salt Lake Temple/State Street
11. State Street/North Temple
12. View north--State Street
13. View south--State Street/Eagle Gate
14. View south--State Street
15. LDS Church Office Building/State Street
16. Truck with sandbags State Street showing [framed]
17. Water rushing post--State Street [framed]

Framed prints Donated by Robert Kunkel

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Floods (Salt Lake City), 1983
1. View south--sandbags on State Street
2. Sandbags--LDS Church Office Building
3. River--State Street/Salt Lake Temple