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History seminar paper titled, “A History of Dry Cleaning in Ogden” by Wilson

Arlington Holmes, Weber State College, December 1, 1970. Photocopy.

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Letter from Ogden, Utah pioneer and prominent citizen, Aaron F. Farr to Brigham

Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Daniel H. Wells of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints, accepting their invitation to attend a festival in the New Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Letter is dated July 2, 1863. This letter includes a typewritten transcription. Located in the vault

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Scope and Contents Two letters to and from A.B. Johnson of Ogden, Utah, 1889. The first letter isfrom William Henry Smith of the Associated Press, May 13, 1889. This letter is about Mr.Johnson’s concern about receiving a timely news report from the Standard Examiner. Thesecond letter is from A.B. Johnson and is addressed to a “Mr. Hurd” and is dated December 15,1889 from Commercial Publishing Co., Ogden, Utah. It is concerned with negotiations on selling...

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Two brief letters from Ogden, Utah attorney, Abbot R.

Heywood to John M. Cannon dated January 25, 1902 and

February 11, 1902. Correspondence concerns Willard

Snider.

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Photograph of West Ogden taken by the Adams Brothers in the late 19th Century. The Adams Brothers owned and operated a studio on Main (Washington) Street in Ogden. The photograph is west of Ogden including farm land and the city skyline in the background.

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This collection contains invitations, brochures, programs, and ephemera from events in Ogden.

Of particular note is material related to the 1997 Sundance film Festival, the Utah musical

Theatre, and the Ogden Egyptian Center. Materials range in date from 1993 – 1997.

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Writing on back of photo reads: Acme Newspictures…San Francisco Bureau…SF 5189 Ogden Official Indicted: A.E. Wilfong, Chief of Police at Ogden, Utah, named in a federal indictment with other Ogden officials charged with conspiracy to violate the dry law.

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Folder 1 contains CD-Rs and a separation sheet. Folder 2 contains oversized photographs.