Title |
Arches National Monument scrapbook |
Identifier |
arches.xml |
Subject |
Arches National Park (Utah); Natural bridges; National parks and reserves; Scrapbooks |
Description |
Scrapbook by Frank A. Beckwith describing Arches National Monument, providing the reader with a tour of the area as it was in the 1930s; includes photographs |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Spatial Coverage |
Arches National Park (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1933; 1934 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Arches National Monument Scrapbook |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
22cm x 29cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b884bj |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126239 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b884bj |
Title |
Tourists to Arches |
Identifier |
022anm_p20.tif |
Subject |
National parks and reserves; Rock formations |
Description |
It is important to have good roads and accomodations. |
OCR Text |
Show -20THE TOURIST MUSIT BE 0L Dw ON THIS REGION Why doesmotorist visitplace -Because he has beon msoldw for that place by friends who have visited it by direct advertising or by general reputation And at the present time the motorist will demand good raads and first-olass acoomsdations He is used to gots 1t elsewiore maybe slightly spoiled-but without good zoads the Arohcs National Momment may justwell fold up Good roads and good accomodation By good roads coupled with 8004 ecconodations at the end the tourist is quickest sold to eny prospective reglon It istask before the Lions Club of Mosb the County Commissioners of Grand County and to even the Federal Government to get this region onto the plane of real entigement the motoring public used to luxury as they are to visit the Spot The present trail to it cammot be called road under any flattery 1t ends four miles from the Arohes and for the first mile andhelf 1is so repellant that 1t will damn the rest Bf the rip SoROAD to 1t must oome first then with Govermment aid a0 imn accomodations water showers ocabins horses for those Who wish them guide the story is too well known to dwell on it further The writer visted Zion National Monument when he went to it overvile road ate inwood-floored tent not superiorthe mess tent our party had at Willow Spring in 1954 Quite step frommere half dozen score of us who visited it that year to whenwent 1n 1933 to Zion National PARK one 6f 42 000 others And what inquoed that forty-two thousand peoole to visit Zlon Soenic AttractDigital image 2003 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Arches National Park (Utah); Zion National Park (Utah) |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
"Arches National Monument" Scrapbook |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
124590 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b884bj/124590 |