| Title |
Bingham Canyon, Utah p.62 |
| Collection |
Classified Photograph Collection |
| File Name |
39222001303689 |
| Photo Number |
15087 |
| Classification |
979.2 |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
8 September 1932 |
| Date |
1932-09-08 |
| Subject |
Cities and towns; Mining towns; Mining; Canyons; Streets |
| Other Subject |
Bigham Canyon |
| Spatial Coverage |
Bingham; Salt Lake County; Utah |
| Description |
Fire at Highland Boy on 8 September 1932. The tallest building shown in the photograph is the Highland Boy School, which was destroyed. Gold, silver, lead, and then copper were mined in Bingham. General Patrick Conner's men from Fort Douglas actually staked the first claim in the canyon. At its peak, Bingham was seven miles long but less than a city block wide. The town was unincorporated in 1971 and demolished to make way for further mining development. |
| Comment |
Used in the Utah Historical Quarterly, Fall 1965. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2010 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection, 979.2 Utah Cities |
| Source Format |
Print Photograph |
| Source Size |
8 in x 10 in |
| Source Donors |
Johnson, Edward |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6805ch5 |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
452252 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6805ch5 |
