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A window sign redirects customers to the new location of "Gallery-e Eshgh" (Love Gallery), an Iranian store in Westwood.
A poster in both Farsi and English, advertising a beauty salon in Westwood.
A small photo center in Westwood that caters to Iranian customers. The large farsi sign reads: (in large font) passport photo, (in small font) visa photo, green card photo, citizenship photo. T The small sign to the left advertises immigration…
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.
The sign advertising Bahar institute where children can attend Farsi language learning classes and dance classes.
Pars book and publishing window at Westwood. Two books with photos of the former Shah and queen are among the Farsi poetry books and novles on display.
A poster in Farsi advertising an Iranian singer's Christmas concert in San Jose, CA.
Four Azadi (Freedom) magazines with images of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi, and Donald Trump are placed behind the glass display in an Iranian bookstore in Westwood.
Several Azadi (Freedom) magazines with images of the Former Shah and queen of Iran are seen behind the glass display of an Iranian bookstore in Westwood.
The Farsi signs for an Iranian bookstore and a beauty salon on Westwood blvd.
People stand around and take photos of a large fire burning inside a fire pit on the beach.
A couple holding hands jumps over a large fire pit, as several people look on in the background.
A pereson jumps over a large fire pit, with a man and a child waiting their turns in the background.
Image of Cyrus Cylinder, a symbol of the Iranian pre-Islamic identity, hung on the wall in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
This collection of letters contains correspondence between Geo. Champ and Royal Eccles concerning the topic of stock conversion from O.L.I. to U.I.C. stocks. The first letter in the collection, dated September 3, 1919, is a follow-up reminder from…
A letter from Royal Eccles to Geo. Champ, dated September 18, 1919, with Champ's new stock certificate following the conversion of stocks from the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company.
Royal Eccles wrote this letter on May 18, 1920 to all stockholders of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company regarding the annual meeting of stockholders in discussing the affairs of the company. Part of this meeting was to discuss the sale of the…
In 1947, the U.I.C. was bankrupt and its property was auctioned throughout the counties in which it had operated. Champ wrote to a Mr. Hillyard on August 22, 1947 regarding the creation of a plat to be given to a customer of the Cache Valley Banking…
This April 24, 1945 letter from Champ to Eccles indicates that Champ received the checks he was expecting from the U.I.C. after sending in his bonds/stocks to be sold. He also notes that rumors have been spreading regarding the sale of the railroad…
In response to the call for U.I.C. stocks, Champ sent this letter and his bond/stock certificate on February 28, 1945 to George Eccles to be sold to the Amalgamated Sugar Company. He included the stocks belonging to him, his wife, Lillian M.…
In 1945, the U.I.C. was again reincorporated under the ownership of the Amalgamated Sugar Company to try to maintain operation of the railroad. The railroad requested that all stockholders return their stocks to be cashed and invested in the new…
This document is a letter from Frederick Champ to the Cache Valley Banking Company written September 13, 1944. Attached to the letter were Champ's five U.I.C. bond interest coupons due for payment in February, 1944. He submitted the coupons and the…
This letter from December 10, 1940 is Champ's response to the U.I.C. Bondholder Protective Committee authorizing them to convert his bonds into the new corporation's stocks.
This June 19, 1944 letter from Champ to Marcellus confirms that the U.S. Chamber membership of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporations both would be lapsing due to financial struggles.
Champ's June 1, 1944 letter portrays the true financial hardship that the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad had been experiencing since the late 1920s. Champ explains to Donald Marcellus that the future operations of the U.I.C. are in question, that they…
On June 3, 1944 Frederick Champ wrote to George Eccles concerning the United States Chamber of Commerce memberships for the Ogden Transit Company, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad, and the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corporations. Financial struggles…
This is a follow-up letter from Frederick Champ to George Eccles, dated March 18, 1944. Champ's concerns regarding tax loss were not resolved by the U.I.C. at this point. He continued to reach out to have his tax loss deficits refunded by the company…
This letter was written by Frederick Champ to George Eccles on January 8, 1944. At this point the financial situation of the U.I.C. was very poor and this is represented in Champ's concerns with tax loss on his portion of the company stock and bonds.…
Frederick P. Champ contacted A.P. Bigelow on April 18, 1922 regarding a stockholder meeting for the U.I.C. These meetings were held in Ogden, Utah at the company's headquarters. Champ was a citizen of Logan and often sent his proxy card to Bigelow in…
This is one example of many checks that were written to the U.I.C. during its time of operation. This check was written for $3.78 on August 7, 1918. The stamp on the reverse side of the check shows that the U.I.C. utilized the services of Thatcher…
A U.I.C. train traveling in the winter. A man resting on a fence post watches the train as it arrives.
Bullen responded to Knickerbocker on September 10, 1947 and expressed surprise at the Union Pacific's hesitancy to invest the money for what Bullen calls "development purposes in the rich Cache Valley." He also states that business opportunities are…
Bullen's letter of September 5, 1947 shows Bullen continuing to try to persuade Knickerbocker and the Union Pacific of the value of providing services in place of the abandoned U.I.C. He describes Cache Valley as economically stable and a great…
This letter documents A.P. Bigelow's report to Frederick Champ, April 6, 1928, outlining the discussions of the 1928 U.I.C. stockholder meeting. The report indicates that the old Board of Directors were reelected and Bigelow specifically states that,…
A.P. Bigelow wrote a second time to Frederick Champ, dated May 15, 1923, reporting the business discussed at the 1923 U.I.C. stockholder meeting. The meeting consisted of a review of the financial statement of the U.I.C. and the reelection of the…
A.P. Bigelow responded to Frederick Champ, dated May 9, 1922, reporting the results of the U.I.C. stockholder meeting held May 1, 1922. Bigelow reports that there was an election for the Board of Directors with only one change to the Board.
A.P. Bigelow replied to Champ on April 19, 1922. Bigelow agreed to serve as proxy and vote for Champ's stock in the stockholder meeting that would soon be held by the U.I.C.
This map was created by the Bamberger Electric Company and is an updated version of the 1916 map included earlier. It depicts the lines of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad, the Bamberger Electric Railroad, and the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad with their…
A letter from J.W. Bailey, the Superintendent of the Ogden Rapid Transit Company, to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company in Ogden. The brewing company was a loyal customer of the O.R.T., O.L.I., and U.I.C. from the establishment of their services…
A group of women in black hijab walk in the sidewalk, holding different procession flags, an American flag, and a bouquet of red roses.
A Lamborghini on the procession route with a red flag on the hood that read "labbayk ya Hussain." The phrase is used in commemoration of the Shia Imam and means "I am at your service, O Hussain."
The exterior of Kessab Salon de Fiestas, an Armenian restaurant and banquet hall in Reseda temporarily reserved for the Tasoua event.
Women attendees of the Tasoua even, who are sitting on one side of the dimly lit room, watch men's zanjeer-zani performance on the opposite side. Two women are standing up and recording the perfomance on their smartphones.
Several dozen women, men, and children sit at tables in the courtyard of the Alzahra mosque, celebrating the birthday of the 12th Shia Imam, Mahdi.
A man standing on the large outdoor stage of Alzahra mosque sings a song in praise of the 12th Shia Imam. The stage is decorated with green and cream-colored fabric, pink and white flower, and a huge wooden sign that reads [in Arabic] "Piece be upon…
The congregants of Alzahra mosque sit around several tables in the courtyard for the celebration of the 12th Imam's birthday. Men and women are sitting in different sides of the yard.
Several women and young girls stand next to a cupcake stand in the courtyard of Alzahra mosque. The stand, which is placed outdoors for the celebration of the 12th Imam's birthday, is decorated with a "Ya Mahdi" [O' Mahdi] sign and holds about 300…