Name/Title
Album, PhotographEntry/Object ID
2016.1183.1.2Description
Album of photographs taken by Imo and Roy Sundin, formerly of Rawlins.
Burgundy case with blue album inside - on spine "Our Book - Pictures Articles and Data".
"Imo L. Sundin." written in pen bottom right corner of first page.
Photographs show:
"Our home" (119 E. Pine, Rawlins)
flowers
a lake (Battle Lake?)
Jackson, Wy - Church of Transfiguration, Jenny Lake
Yellowstone - Paint Pots, Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful
The Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (now Cathy Gardens)
the Sundin's back yard during the blizzard of 1949
Candles in the window on a snowy night
places caught in snow in the blizzard of 1949 (Feb. 13, 14, 15) - between the hospital and Ideal Motel, Ideal Motel, the Hospital, the south side of town, the Sundin home, unknown roads, (there are several pages of photos of the Ideal Hotel in the blizzard of 1949) ,Cedar Street, (looking east), the east and west sides of the Bucking Horse motel
Operations Haylift
a horse race in an unknown location
outside Mission Inn
an old chairlift
skiers
the corner of the Ferguson building, looking up 5th
a parade passing by the Strand Theater on Cedar St. - people dressed as prisoners, a devil, Korein temple members, a Korein trolley and cars with Korien (Korein) members
unknown outdoor locations that do not appear to be in Carbon County
a lake, possibly Battle Lake
Note: 2020: Photographs were removed from acidic album and housed in individual mylar sleeves and grouped according to subject. They were then placed in archival folders by subject. Each subject folder was given its own object id and catalog record. They are housed in photograph collection file cabinet according to number. Disintegrating album and cardboard case were disposed of.
This object id number is entitled Blizzard of 1949 and Buildings. Due to the large number of photographs there will be two folders with this title, but with separated object id numbers.
a) A dirty snow bank to the side of the road with the roof of a building and dormant trees showing in the background. Written on back: "Ideal Motel."
b) Snow mounds by the side of a road with dormant trees and roof top in background. Written on back: "Ideal Motel, Blizzard of 1949."
c) A man standing on a large snow mound by the side of the road with building roofs seen at side right. Written on back: "Ideal Motel."
d) A snow packed street with mounds of snow on either side. Written on back: "Between hospital and Ideal Motel Blizzard of 1949."
e) A window Christmas decoration of three electrical tapers with small round globe lightbulbs at the top of each taper. Holly is placed on the window sill and the tapers are shining in front of the snow window.
f) Snowfilled yard with top of fence visible. Written on back: "Backyard 1949."
g) Dirty looking snow back with three small buildings seen in the background. d) A snow packed street with mounds of snow on either side. Written on back: "Ideal Motel Blizzard of 1949."
h) A snowfilled foreground with the Carbon County Hospital in the background. Known as Cathy Gardens in 2020 and is now senior housing.
i) A snowfilled foreground view of the hospital in 1949. Known as Cathy Gardens in 2020 and is now senior housing.
j) A snow plowed road with building and mountain in the background. Written on back: " Southside."
k) A snow plowed road with buildings and mountain in the background. Similar to above.
l) A 9.25" x 11.50 copy of photo "i."
m) A 9.25" x 11.50 copy of photo of photo 2016.1183.1.3 "r."
n) 9.25" x 11.50 copy of photo of photo "d."
The last three photos have "I. Sundin" printed at the lower right of the image in black from the developing process.Collection
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