Intermountain Indian School; Bushnell Military Hospital; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Elderly Navajo residents with a fabric canopy providing protection from the sun.
Trujillo, M. H. (had as creator)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/89)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature
Used by permission of the Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature
Intermountain Indian School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Male Intermountain students working on a house frame.
Intermountain Indian School
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12094)
Used by permission of the Brigham City Museum of Art & History
Male students making guitars in a wood-shop
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12063)
A female Navajo student works on a chair in a home mechanics class
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12170)
Intermountain Inter-Tribal School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
A group of Intermountain Inter-Tribal students gather for an event at the school
IMS Alumni
Utah State University Libraries
Track and field athletes from Intermountain display their trophy.
A class ring from the Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, Utah
Intermountain alumni paint the "I" during a reunion
Intermountain Inter-Tribal School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history, Allan Houser
A well-known Intermountain Indian School mural
Andrew Shinkle
Picture of the ruined mural from the Intermountain School
Students walking through a popular campus meeting place.
Run-down buildings of Intermountain Indian School, after it was abandoned.
Intermountain Indian School's auditorium.
Logo for Intermountain Inter-Tribal School
John Huskett family
Used by permission of the John Huskett family
Boys in the dorms ironing their clothing
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Intermountain Indian School Photograph Collection 1955-1970, P0327 1:03:16 (http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndSchool/id/512)
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives scweb@usu.edu
Intermountain Indian School; Navajo language; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Special Collections, Dewey Books, 970.5 In8 (http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndSchool/id/994)
Naatsiilid the student literary journal of Intermountain School
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Special Collections, Dewey Books, 979.205 N11 1973 (Front Cover)
A mural salvaged from the Intermountain Indian School buildings
Intermountain athletes in Peach Days parade
Ed and Diane Buist talk about why Mendon, Utah means a lot to them
Ed Buist; Diane Buist; Mendon, Utah; Mayor
Interview with Diane and Ed Buist on March 14, 2019. They talk about Mendon, Utah and what it means to them. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Ed Buist (interviewee); Diane Buist (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folk Collection 67
Bethany Budge (interviewer)
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCAWeb@usu.edu)
Mendon, Utah
Paul Willie; Mendon Jazz Band
Recording of the Mendon Jazz band performing music.
Mendon Jazz Band
USU Special Collections & Archives, Folklore Collection 67
Paul Willie
Interview with Leland and LaVay Larsen about Mendon, Utah
Leland Larsen; LaVay Larsen; Mendon; Utah; May Day; Dating
A video interview with Leland and LaVay Larsen where they talk about growing up in Mendon, Utah, May Day, dating.
Leland and LaVay Larsen (interviewee)
Hazel Sorensen talks about her famous peanut brittle
Hazel Sorensen; Foodway; Peanut brittle
Interview with Hazel Sorensen where she talks about her famous peanut brittle. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Hazel Sorensen (interviewee)
Amy Watkins (interviewer)
An image of past May Day fabric, paper, and plastic dresses on display
May Day; Mendon; Cache Valley
An image of various May Day dresses on display that are made out of plastic, paper, and fabric. These dresses have been used over the years in Mendon, Utah for the May Day celebration.
Unknown
A printed city map of Mendon, Utah including Petersboro and Cobblestone
Mendon, Utah; city map
A map of Mendon, Utah including Petersboro, and Cobblestone. The map includes houses, businesses, fire hydrants, highway mile markers and church ward boundaries.
pioneer; milk stand; rock home
An image of a pioneer home in Mendon, Utah with a milk stand in front.
Fred Taylor talks about dating girls outside of Mendon as a young man
Fred Taylor; Dating; Mendon, Utah; Mendon Jazz Band
Fred Taylor talks about when he was a young man in Mendon, Utah and dating girls in different towns. He also talks about the Mendon Jazz Band. Recorded October 9, 2001. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor (interviewee)
Richard Watkins (interviewer)
Fred Taylor talks about horses used in farming
Fred Taylor; Mendon, Utah; Horses; Farming
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about horses used in farming in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor talks about the last working horse team in Mendon, Utah
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the last working team in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor talks about the theater in Mendon, Utah
Fred Taylor; Mendon, Utah; Theater
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the theater in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Hazel Sorensen talks about May Day and Christmas
Hazel Sorensen; May Day; Christmas
Interview with Hazel Sorensen talks about May Day and Christmas as the best days of the year. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Horace Baker talks about trading horses in Mendon, Utah
Horace Baker; Mendon, Utah
Interview with Horace Baker. During the interview he says "if you get beat by a horse it's your own fault" when asked about trading horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Horace Baker (interviewee)
Horace Baker talks about trading puffed wheat for horses
Horace Baker talk about trading puffed wheat for horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Joseph H. Watkins Jr. talks about breaking his neck in a horse race
Joseph H. Watkins, Jr.; Horse racing; Broken neck
An audio interview with Joseph H. Watkins, Jr. in 1974 where he talks about breaking his neck in a horse race in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Joseph H. Watkins, Jr. (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Community Improvement Through Local History Project oral histories (Media COLL MSS 6, Box 9, Tape 87)
Utah State University
Audio of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells
Mendon, Utah; Mendon Jazz Band
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Jingle Bells. Excerpt from full recording.
Audio of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady
An audio recording of the Mendon Jazz Band playing Red Roses for a Blue Lady. Excerpt from full recording.
Edda Walker talks about Rosa Thurston and the story "A Stolen Child"
Edda Walker; Mendon, Utah; Rosa Thurston; A Stolen Child; Missing Rosa Thurston
An audio recording of Edda Walker as she tells the story of Rosa Thurston, also known as "A Stolen Child." Excerpt from full interview.
Edda Walker (interviewee)
Richard Watkins
Edda Walker talks about moving to Mendon and being a teacher at the old school house
Edda Walker; Mendon, Utah; teacher; Hughes
An audio recording of Edda Walker as she talks about moving to Mendon, Utah and teaching at the old school house in 1919. Excerpt from full interview.
Threshing; Farm; Mendon, Utah; L.K. Wood
An article titled "Threshing Bee to live on at USU" from the Salt Lake Tribune on November 9, 1967. The articdle is about steam threshing machines made by L.K. Wood that were on display at the USU Museum.
Nick Kozak (Reporter)
Salt Lake Tribune
newspapers.com
InC http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Salt Lake City, Utah
"Jensen Historical Farm Plans Steam-Powered Threshing July 29-Aug 8"
An article titled "Jensen Historical Farm Plans Steam-Powered Threshing July 29-Aug 8" from the Deseret News on July 24, 1988 about a living historical farm planning a steam threshing event with some of L.K. Wood's steam threshing machines.
Deseret News
deseretnews.com
L.K. Wood's obituary, titled "Noted Thresher Pioneer, 79, Dies," published in the Herald Journal in 1967.
The Herald Journal
The Herald Journal https://www.farmcollector.com/steam-traction/noted-thresher-pioneer-79-dies
Farm Collector
George W. Thurston's Letter to the Editor in the Deseret News on April 12, 1868
Rosa Thurston; George W. Thurston; Letter to the editor; Deseret News; A Stolen Child
George W. Thurston wrote a letter to the editor about his missing daughter Rosa Thurston. This letter was printed in the Deseret News on April 12, 1868.
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6252cwt/2744556
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Manuscript about Rosa Thurston's disappearance
Rosa Thurston; Missing child; Mendon, Utah
A typed manuscript about Rosa Thurston, a missing child from the 1860s, and how she might have been taken.
Digital Initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library
"Speed Mania Sends Horses to Hack Line or Pasture"
Horses; Mendon, Utah
An article titled "Speed Mania Sends Horses to Hack Line or Pasture" in the Salt Lake Herald Republican on July 18, 1909. The article is about horse races in Utah.
Salt Lake Herald Republican
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65x3fhm
Horses; Mendon, Utah; Racing
An article titled "The Races" in the Utah Journal on September 2, 1882. The article is about horse racing in Mendon, Utah.
Utah Journal
Utah Digital Newspapers https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f20bzx
Utah
Joseph B. Richards; Horses; Mendon, Utah
A photograph of Joseph B. Richards and two horses near a barn.