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Account of his family affairs and daily life in Bountiful, Utah. Also records visits with friends and short trips with his wife, Ruth, to various places, including Moab, Capitol Reef National Park, and Lake Powell, Utah; and Jackson Hole, Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Writes briefly of attending meetings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Last entry, written by an unidentified person, reports Anderson's death.

Scope and Contents Travel diary kept by George Beard during a plein air painting and photography trip from Coleville, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Grand Tetons. Includes brief entries from August 15 to October 10, 1889. Some entries mention photographs taken at different places, along with a corresponding number. A list of photographs taken is at the end of the diary, and images captured include Jackson Lake, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon of the Snake River, Smith's Lake, and Smith Fork. Also includes...

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Handwritten account of Day's overland journey from the Missouri River to Oregon in 1849. Diary primarily focuses on travelling conditions: grass, water, and condition of horse and ox teams. A number of companions died from cholera and mountain fever. Day intended to travel to California, but "as I think its impossible to go to California with a team," headed to Oregon instead.