Adams, Robert D. (Robert Darius), 1881-1956
Dates
- Existence: 1881 - 1956
biographical statement
Robert D. Adams (1881-1956) was a Utah photographer.
Robert D. Adams was born Robert Darius Adams on January 13, 1881 in Escalante, Utah to Robert Nelson Adams and Margaret Ann Shirts. He married Jessie Ellen Billingsley on July 17, 1901 in Manti, Utah and Mary Elizabeth Robinson on June 28, 1941 in St. George, Utah. He worked as a photographer throughout Central and Southern Utah between approximately 1900 and 1950. He passed away on June 11, 1956 in Saint George, Utah.
Citation:
Ancestry.com (Robert Darius Adams; born January 13, 1881 in Escalante, Utah; parents Robert Nelson Adams and Margaret Ann Shirts; married Jessie Ellen Billingsley on July 17, 1901 in Manti, Utah; married Mary Elizabeth Robinson on June 28, 1941 in St. George, Utah; worked as a photographer throughout Central and Southern Utah between approximately 1900 and 1950; died June 11, 1956 in St. George, Utah).Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Robert D. Adams diary and autobiographical anecdotes
Holograph descriptions of events in Torrey, Escalante, Teasdale, Hurricane, Orderville and St. George, Utah, the latter the location of Adams' photographic studio.
Robert D. Adams negatives and prints
Materials include prints and negatives taken by Robert D. Adams. Photographs are primarily portraits of residents of Orderville, Utah. One photograph is of a family tree. There are also photographs of events and places in Orderville. There are also zincos (etched letterpress printing plates) that are portraits of individuals. Materials dated approximately 1930-1950.
Harry Lochrie and R.D. Adams photographs
Collection consists of prints of photographs taken by Harry Lochrie and Robert Adams in the area of Beaver, Utah between the 1890s and the 1930s.
Robert D. Adams photographs and negatives
Materials include 720 prints and 534 negatives taken by Robert D. Adams between approximately 1930 and 1950. Materials are primarily portraits of individuals and groups from Orderville, Utah. Materials also include some photographs of places in Orderville.
Robert D. Adams printing blocks
Materials include 47 printing blocks by Robert D. Adams between approximately 1930 and 1950. The printing blocks are portraits of individuals and groups and are of varying sizes.
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- Type
- Collection 3
- Archival Object 2
- Subject
- City and Town Life 3
- Images 3
- Photographs 3
- Portraits 3
- Social Life and Customs 3
- Material Types 2
- Orderville (Utah) 2
- Orderville (Utah) -- Photographs 2
- Portraits, Group 2
- Printing blocks (Printing surfaces) 2
- Airplanes -- Utah -- Beaver County -- Photographs 1
- Autobiographies 1
- Automobiles -- Utah -- Beaver County -- Photographs 1
- Beaver (Utah) -- Photographs 1
- Black-and-white negatives 1
- Diaries 1
- Escalante (Utah) -- History 1
- Farm equipment -- Utah -- Beaver County -- Photographs 1
- Home and Family 1
- Hurricane (Utah) -- History 1
- Landscapes -- Utah -- Beaver County -- Photographs 1
- Newhouse (Utah) -- Photographs 1
- Orderville (Utah) -- History 1
- Photographers -- Utah 1
- Railroads -- Utah -- Beaver County -- Photographs 1
- Saint George (Utah) -- History 1
- Social Classes 1
- Teasdale (Utah) -- History 1
- Torrey (Utah) -- History 1
- Washington County (Utah) -- History 1
- Wayne County (Utah) -- History 1 + ∧ less