| Title |
Provot, Etienne |
| Collection |
Mss C 239; Peoples of Utah Photograph Collection |
| Identifier |
39222001402739.tif |
| Photo Number |
P. 1, Box 9 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Subject |
Provot, Etienne; Ethnic groups--Utah; Canadians--Utah |
| Person |
Provot, Etiene |
| Other Subject |
Explorers; Trappers |
| Description |
Taken from Castonguay's "Les Voyageurs." Provot, Etiene (1782-1850). Hunter, trapper and guide. Was one of the first white men to have seen the Great Salt Lake. In 1820's and 1830's Provot spent much time in the Salt Lake Valley. Provo river and Provo City are named in honor of this man. A French Canadian. |
| Comment |
Used in "Utah Historical Quarterly," v. 9 (1941); Used in "Utah Historical Quarterly," Oct. (1958); Used in "Peoples of Utah" (1976) |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image (c) 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Peoples of Utah Photograph Collection, 1975-1977 |
| Source Format |
Print Photograph |
| Source Size |
4.5 inches x 6.2 inches |
| Collection Compiler |
Helen Papanikolas was the collector and donor of the entire Peoples of Utah Photograph Collection, as well as the editor of a book with the same title. |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 1682 x 2434 |
| Scanned By |
Louise Radcliffe |
| Collection Information |
http://history.utah.gov/FindAids/C00239/C0239.XML |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xp73s0 |
| Setname |
dha_pu |
| ID |
508712 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp73s0 |
