Name/Title
Echo Canyon Excavation for Telegraph Artifacts, April, 1960Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.283Description
Echo Canyon Excavation for Telegraph Artifacts, April, 1960. Six photos of excavation in Echo Canyon with Rancher Curtis Moore of Castle Rock, assisted by Don Reynolds, St. Joseph Museum. They uncovered Telegraph Wire and Overland Telegraph Insulators. b/w. old digital file name: XPAlongTheTrail to XPAlongTheTrail6
95.1P.283 = Two men digging into sagebrush area. Caption on back: "Rancher Curtis Moore of Castle Rock and D. Reynolds digging in Echo Canyon, Utah, 4/60"
95.1P.284 = Man uncovering wire in hole dug. Caption: "Uncovering Telegraph Wire, Echo Canyon, Utah, 4/60"
95.1P.285 = Two insulators displayed against white background with ruler measure. Caption: "Overland Telegraph Insulators (1861). Glass from Echo Canyon, Utah; Hook--Egan Canyon, Nev."
95.1P.286 = Man with metal detector and woman examining artifact at dig site. Other artifacts spread out on cloth. Caption: "Echo Station Site Excavation, Moore Ranch, Echo Canyon, Utah, 8/60. (Top) Curtis Moore with metal locator. (Bottom) Mrs. D. Reynolds uncovers part of a wooden telegraph insulator cap (from pioneer overland line built in 1861).
95.1P.287= Close-up of wooden insulator cover, with hand and spatial for measure comparison. Caption: Echo Canyon Site. Top portion of wooden insulator cover and pieces of glass Overland Telegraph Insulator (burned).
95.1P.288 = Different view of Maude Reynolds next to wooden insulator cap, with other artifacts displayed on cloth. Caption: "Echo Canyon Site, Utah, Mrs. D. Reynolds."Made/Created
Date made
1960Place
Location
Echo Canyon StationState/Province
UtahNotes
Early Date: 1960Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony express, TelegraphSearch Terms
Overland Telegraph Line, Echo Canyon, UtahRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Curtis MoorePerson or Organization
Reynolds, DonPerson or Organization
Maude ReynoldsProvenance
Notes
Photos taken by SJM staff photographer
