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Visitors dance and clap to the music performed in the Nowruz Bazaar.
A congregant of al-Zahrah Mosque videotapes his fellow congregants practicing a Shia mourning ritual, a procession in commemoration of Imam Hossein who was assassinated in 680 AD in contemporary Iraq.
Women stir the mixture of toasted flour and butter on the stove to prevent it from burning and getting bitter.
People praying in the fire temple towards the end of the Zoroastrian celebration of Sadeh.
Congregants of IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America) light candles which is a conventional practice as part of Shia mourning rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
The Nowruz Bazaar brings together several generations of the Iranian American community who socialize and purchase goods conventionally used in Nowruz celebrations.
A women pours spoonfulls of hot sohan asali on a foil spread on the kitchen counter, as another woman tops them with ground pistachio.
Several attendees, including women in traditional costumes, stand, talk, or take photos near the Haft-seen table.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. Three riders in front of Elephant Feet, a rock structure near Red Lake, Arizona.
Two stiltwalkers in "Amoo Nowruz" and "Haji Firouz" costumes stand among the attendeess of the Farhang Foundation's Nowruz celebration.
People praying in the fire temple towards the end of the Zoroastrian celebration of Sadeh.
A a young boy in a paisley vest and traditionally-designed hat photographs a young girl and a woman in traditional costumes next to the haft-seen table.
A couple have their photo taken with four stiltwalkers. The stiltwalkers are wearing costumes that represent the characters traditonally associated with Nowruz: (from left to right): ??? , "Naneh Sarma," "Haji Firouz," and "Amoo Nowruz."
The Anti-Islamic Republic of Iran rally in the Westwood area, LA. Demonstraters wave pictures of the 45th US president and admire his supposed toughness against Iran.
Three women fill small jars with homemade kumquat jam.
A pereson jumps over a large fire pit, with a man and a child waiting their turns in the background.
A similar letter to the one that Peterson sent in August, 1917. This letter, from January 21, 1918 thanks the O.L.I. for an annual pass for the year 1918.
The schedule of the U.I.C. was originally organized to best support the students who would be traveling to a number of schools and universities in Ogden and Cache Valley. This October 13, 1917 letter from President Peterson questions the O.L.I. about…
This item is a copy of the O.L.I.'s letter to the UAC on November 26, 1917 regarding a football excursion of UAC students to Salt Lake City. The O.L.I. believed that the students were to be traveling with their rail services, rather than with the…
A letter from President Peterson dated January 14, 1918 to W.A. Whitney, General Manager of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway. Peterson responded to a request regarding an individual named Calvin Millard who had applied to the O.L.I. for employment.…
One of the traditions of the Agricultural College of Utah was a Military Ball held on the campus. In 1918, this ball was to be held on March 9. Peterson wrote to the O.L.I. on February 27, 1918 regarding special railroad rates for those who would be…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
Photographs of several Iranian actors and directors (from before and after the revolution) are displayed behind the window of a small photo center in Westwood.
Americans of Southern California during the picnic tradition of Sizdah Bedar (lit. Thirteen Outdoor) in Mason Park, Irvine, California. On Sizdah Bedar that marks the end of thirteen days of the Iranian New Year celebration, Iranians spend the entire…
Presenting and discussing the poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
A copy of a letter from Geo. Preston, the attorney from Logan, to Moyle and Moyle Attorneys at Law in Salt Lake City on January 10, 1947. Preston discusses some possible options for having the U.I.C. real estate and property sold to a bidder who can…
A Zoroastrian priest says prayers in front of the sacred fire at the Zoroastrian ceremony of Sadeh.
Priests holding torches to kindle a fire which is part of many Zoroastrian rituals.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer in the Painted Desert of Northern Arizona, during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. A team of horses pulls a chuckwagon along the desert trail.
Several racks of colorful outfits in traditional style for sale at a private Nowruz kick-off event.
Looking West on Center Street from First West in Logan, Utah in 1918. A Presbyterian Church is on the left and the New Jersey Academy is on the right. Grass separates the U.I.C. tracks from the road and sidewalk. This photo was taken by the Logan…
Looking East on Center Street from Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1918. U.I.C. Railroad tracks lead from Main Street onto West Center Street. The Logan Temple and "American Steam Laundry" can be seen in the background. This photo was taken by the…
P.H. Mulcahy, president of the U.I.C. at the time, sent this letter and the attached circular to all U.I.C. station agents on November 27, 1931. He, and the circular, encouraged all employees to utilize the railroad for personal holiday shipments via…
A profile map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map demonstrates the change in elevation that would influence the construction of a railroad grade between Brigham City, Utah and…
A survey map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map highlights the proposed route, surveyed areas, and the boundaries of the regions that the U.I.C. would serve in central and southern…
A letter from J.G. Gwyn to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad following the completion of a survey report compiled to address the issue of expanding the U.I.C. Gwyn states that further expansion is possible to large population areas such as from Burley…
Twenty-seven pages of a survey report created by J.G. Gwyn on behalf of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. Gwyn was hired by the U.I.C. to survey a potential railroad route from Brigham City, through Kelton Pass, to Gooding, Idaho. These pages…
Three pages of a survey report created by J.G. Gwyn on behalf of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. Gwyn was hired by the U.I.C. to survey a potential railroad route from Brigham City, through Kelton Pass, to Gooding, Idaho. These pages represent the…
A railroad track checker on a modified bicycle analyzes and surveys the U.I.C./O.L.I. railroad tracks for conformity to regulations. Such regulations and inspections were necessary for the U.I.C. and O.L.I. to be part of many railway agencies and…
A closer shot of the U.I.C. Railroad bridge in Franklin, Idaho. There is also a better view of the home in the background.
A stretch of U.I.C. railroad track located in Franklin, Idaho. One of the U.I.C. Railroad bridges can be seen on this section of track. Houses can also be seen behind the trees to the left.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer in the Painted Desert of Northern Arizona, during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. Three horses with saddles wander around the landscape.
This photograph was taken either by Zane Grey or an unknown photographer during Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. Some of the party members riding their horses over the "Hills of Glass" in Southern Utah.