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Photographs of Gomer Affleck Nicholas (b.1873-d.1945) of Ogden, Utah and his family including a photograph of his wife, Marcia Hinchcliff Nicholas (b.1875-d.1959) and his children John Allen, Francis and Harold Nicholas in front of their Ogden, Utah, home.

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Written history on the Ogden, Utah theater, “The Grand Opera House: It’s

Opening Year.” Nineteen pages in length, no author, n.d.

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Invitation to the Grand Valentine Ball at the Reynolds Hall, February 14, 1893.

Given by the W.S.A. (Ogden, Utah?)

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This collection includes materials from Ogden High School.

Scope and Contents The Henry H. Kinsey Collection contains documents and materials pertaining to H. H. Kinsey,his collapsible box company and his business dealings on a personal level. The collapsible boxmaterials focus on the patents Kinsey acquired, and the creation of the business related to them.His personal business dealings are in the form of receipts, correspondence—both personal andbusiness—bank records, and real estate dealings. The materials range from...

Abstract Contains copy of newspaper article and Photo of Harmon Peery dated 10/16/34 with writing: “Mayor Proposes Lottery to Swell Treasury. Pictured above is Mayor Harmon W. Peery, of Ogden, Utah, who proposes to pay off the city’s huge bonded debt and to provide for public improvements and charitable purposes by holding a weekly lottery under municipal auspices—with a new automobile as grand prize each week. Under the mayor’s plan, the car would cost the city some $700 and $1,000,000 would be...