George Edward Anderson photographs
Scope and Contents
Collection contains eight boxes containing 134 items, including black and white oversized prints of Utah printed from negatives by George Edward Anderson.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1928
Creator
- Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 (photographer, Person)
- Francis, Rell G., 1928- (former owner, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from George E. Anderson photographs, 1900-1928, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
George E. Anderson, at the age of seventeen, started a studio in Salt Lake City with his brothers. Later Anderson moved to Springville, Utah, where he set up a studio and lived out the rest of his life. He established a satellite studio in Manti, Utah, and also had a traveling tent studio which he took to most of the towns in central, southern and eastern Utah. George E. Anderson learned the art of photography as a teenager while working as an apprentice to Charles R. Savage in Salt Lake City. At the age of seventeen Anderson and his brothers started their own studio in Salt Lake City. Later Anderson moved to Springville, Utah, where he set up a studio and lived out the rest of his life. He established a satellite studio in Manti, Utah, and also had a traveling tent studio which he took to most of the towns in central, southern and eastern Utah. His photographs were mostly portraits, but are unique because he often posed his subjects to depict their day-to-day life.
Extent
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes (3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains eight boxes containing 130 items, including black and white oversized prints of Utah printed from negatives by George Edward Anderson.
Arrangement
This collection contains eight boxes containing 134 items in all, including black and white oversized prints.
Custodial History
Prints were made by Rell Francis from original George Edward Anderson negatives. The prints were then donated to the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Tex. Amon Carter Museum later donated the prints to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Prints were made by Rell Francis from original George Edward Anderson negatives. The prints were then donated to the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Tex. Amon Carter Museum later donated the prints to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; unknown; 2007.
Subject
- Rio Grande Western Railway Company -- Photographs (Organization)
- Salt Lake Temple -- Photographs (Organization)
- Title
- Register of George E. Anderson photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 December 12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States