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The Eugene M. Higashiyama Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-106

Abstract

The contents of this collection consist of one manuscript titled A Place to Remember: The Hermitage Resort and photographs which depict the history of the Hermitage Resort, Ogden Canyon, Utah from its beginnings to 1939. Compiled and written by Eugene M. Higashiyama, 1978. Numbers on photographs do not correspond with numbers and pages in manuscript and photographs are on loan to the donor and are not part of the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 1978

Extent

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Fd 1 A Place to Remember: The Hermitage Resort, compiled and written by Eugene M. Higashiyama, 1978. Includes photocopy of map of Ogden Canyon, photocopies of warranty deeds, and a photocopy of the Ogden City Cemetery



Fd 2 Side view of William Gibson Wilson (founder of the Hermitage)



Fd 3 William Gibson Wilson’s family



Fd 4 East side of the mouth of Ogden Canyon



Fd 5 Road Crew in Ogden Canyon, late 1880s



Fd 6 “The Wild Wood- The Road” (Ogden Canyon)



Fd 7 Summer retreat in Ogden Canyon



Fd 8 “Picture Painted by Nature” (Ogden Canyon Road by Ogden River)



Fd 9 Gun powder plant in Ogden Canyon



Fd 10 Close view of power plant in Ogden Canyon



Fd 11 William Wilson’s saw mill in Ogden Canyon



Fd 12 Group of unidentified people in front of Ogden Canyon Hermitage



Fd 13 Full view of Hermitage Inn and Resort



Fd 14 Trolley Car Line on the north side of Ogden Canyon



Fd 15 Close view of Ogden Canyon Trolley Car



Fd 16 Ogden City Train Station (ca. 1900)



Fd 17 Close view of the Hermitage Inn with lady on the porch



Fd 18 Full view of the Hermitage (taken from a post card)



Fd 19 Full view of the Hermitage against the Gray Cliffs of Ogden Canyon (taken from a post card)



Fd 20 Mr. and Mrs. Bell Christian standing across from the Hermitage Park



Fd 21 Mr. and Mrs. Bell Christian eating ice cream at the Hermitage



Fd 22 Boating at the Hermitage



Fd 23 Three unidentified people swimming at the Hermitage



Fd 24 The Hermitage Park Merry-Go-Round with Mr. and Mrs. Bell Christian



Fd 25 Three unidentified people at Hermitage Park



Fd 26 View of Ogden Canyon looking east



Fd 27 View of Ogden Canyon walls and River



Fd 28 Three unidentified people at Hermitage Resort

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the WSU Stewart Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
3921 Central Campus Drive Dept 2901
Ogden UT 84408