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Adams, Robert D. (Robert Darius), 1881-1956

 Person

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

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238633]
Identifier: MSS SC 350
Scope and Contents

Holograph descriptions of events in Torrey, Escalante, Teasdale, Hurricane, Orderville and St. George, Utah, the latter the location of Adams' photographic studio.

Dates: 1935-1950

Robert D. Adams negatives and prints

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 7
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1930-1950

Harry Lochrie and R.D. Adams photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233281036]
Identifier: MSS P 42
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1890-1939

Robert D. Adams photographs and negatives

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 7 Series 1
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1930-1950

Robert D. Adams printing blocks

 Series — Oversize 5 : Series 2
Identifier: MSS P 7 Series 2
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1930-1950

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 3
Archival Object 2
 
Subject
City and Town Life 3
Images 3
Photographs 3
Portraits 3
Social Life and Customs 3