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An early O.L.I. train stops at the Mendon Station. Note that the "Special" #37 engine has the words "Ogden Rapid Transit Company" on the side, indicating that this photo was likely taken in the first years of the O.L.I.'s operation. Passengers…
South Cache High School students board the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad near the school in Hyrum, Utah in the 1920s. Hyrum had two train stops to assist students in getting to school and returning to their homes.
Students of South Cache High School await the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad near the school in Hyrum, Utah in the 1920s. The U.I.C. assisted with the transportation of students to schools throughout Cache Valley and had done so since the establishment…
A Shai mourning ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein--practiced on Persian carpets.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. A figure stands next to a snow covered canyon and mesa.
Bags of the Iranian brand snack, Pofak Namaki (salted cheese puffs) for sale at the Nowruz expo in hotel Irvine. The handwritten Farsi sign reads (with a typo): "poofak namaki from Iran"
The sign says in Farsi, "Not Gaza, Not Lebanon, I give my life for Iran."
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. A side view of Betatakin Cliff Dwelling.
This photograph was most likely taken by Zane Grey while he was at a ranch near Flagstaff Arizona. This image shows a fence post, canal and a distant snow-capped mountain.
Sufi dance of Samaa during a Rumi Night session in which poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
Sufi dance of Samaa during a Rumi Night session in which poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
The exterior of Kessab Salon de Fiestas, an Armenian restaurant and banquet hall in Reseda temporarily reserved for the Tasoua event.
Following the abandonment of the lines of the U.I.C., S.J. Quinney oversaw the auctioning of U.I.C. property and real estate as the appointed receiver for the company. In this August 6, 1947 letter from Quinney to Bullen, Quinney informs Bullen of…
On July 18, 1947, S.J. Quinney sent the following letter to announce the auctioning of all U.I.C. property throughout the counties of Utah and Idaho in which it had operated. Quinney had been appointed as receiver for the U.I.C. by the U.S. District…
On July 18, 1947, S.J. Quinney sent the following letter to announce the auctioning of all U.I.C. property throughout the counties of Utah and Idaho in which it had operated. Quinney had been appointed as receiver for the U.I.C. by the U.S. District…
This collection of letters contains correspondence between Geo. Champ and Royal Eccles concerning the topic of stock conversion from O.L.I. to U.I.C. stocks. The first letter in the collection, dated September 3, 1919, is a follow-up reminder from…
A letter from Royal Eccles to Geo. Champ, dated September 18, 1919, with Champ's new stock certificate following the conversion of stocks from the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway Company to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. This photograph shows a line of houses located at Moencopi, a Hopi Indian settlement.
This photograph was taken either by Zane Grey or an unknown photographer during Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. Some of the party members riding their horses over the "Hills of Glass" in Southern Utah.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer in the Painted Desert of Northern Arizona, during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. Three horses with saddles wander around the landscape.
A stretch of U.I.C. railroad track located in Franklin, Idaho. One of the U.I.C. Railroad bridges can be seen on this section of track. Houses can also be seen behind the trees to the left.
A closer shot of the U.I.C. Railroad bridge in Franklin, Idaho. There is also a better view of the home in the background.
A railroad track checker on a modified bicycle analyzes and surveys the U.I.C./O.L.I. railroad tracks for conformity to regulations. Such regulations and inspections were necessary for the U.I.C. and O.L.I. to be part of many railway agencies and…
Three pages of a survey report created by J.G. Gwyn on behalf of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. Gwyn was hired by the U.I.C. to survey a potential railroad route from Brigham City, through Kelton Pass, to Gooding, Idaho. These pages represent the…
Twenty-seven pages of a survey report created by J.G. Gwyn on behalf of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad. Gwyn was hired by the U.I.C. to survey a potential railroad route from Brigham City, through Kelton Pass, to Gooding, Idaho. These pages…
A letter from J.G. Gwyn to the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad following the completion of a survey report compiled to address the issue of expanding the U.I.C. Gwyn states that further expansion is possible to large population areas such as from Burley…
A survey map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map highlights the proposed route, surveyed areas, and the boundaries of the regions that the U.I.C. would serve in central and southern…
A profile map created by J.G. Gwyn as supplementary material to the survey report completed in March 1928. This map demonstrates the change in elevation that would influence the construction of a railroad grade between Brigham City, Utah and…
P.H. Mulcahy, president of the U.I.C. at the time, sent this letter and the attached circular to all U.I.C. station agents on November 27, 1931. He, and the circular, encouraged all employees to utilize the railroad for personal holiday shipments via…
Looking East on Center Street from Main Street in Logan, Utah in 1918. U.I.C. Railroad tracks lead from Main Street onto West Center Street. The Logan Temple and "American Steam Laundry" can be seen in the background. This photo was taken by the…
Looking West on Center Street from First West in Logan, Utah in 1918. A Presbyterian Church is on the left and the New Jersey Academy is on the right. Grass separates the U.I.C. tracks from the road and sidewalk. This photo was taken by the Logan…
Several racks of colorful outfits in traditional style for sale at a private Nowruz kick-off event.
This photograph was taken by either Zane Grey or another unknown photographer in the Painted Desert of Northern Arizona, during Zane Grey's trip to Rainbow Bridge in April 1922. A team of horses pulls a chuckwagon along the desert trail.
Priests holding torches to kindle a fire which is part of many Zoroastrian rituals.
A Zoroastrian priest says prayers in front of the sacred fire at the Zoroastrian ceremony of Sadeh.
A copy of a letter from Geo. Preston, the attorney from Logan, to Moyle and Moyle Attorneys at Law in Salt Lake City on January 10, 1947. Preston discusses some possible options for having the U.I.C. real estate and property sold to a bidder who can…
Presenting and discussing the poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
Americans of Southern California during the picnic tradition of Sizdah Bedar (lit. Thirteen Outdoor) in Mason Park, Irvine, California. On Sizdah Bedar that marks the end of thirteen days of the Iranian New Year celebration, Iranians spend the entire…
Photographs of several Iranian actors and directors (from before and after the revolution) are displayed behind the window of a small photo center in Westwood.
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
The Amalgamated Sugar Company was originally established by David Eccles and his corporation in 1897, beginning in Ogden, Utah. The company provided financial support, and sugar became a central freight product, for the operations of the U.I.C. This…
One of the traditions of the Agricultural College of Utah was a Military Ball held on the campus. In 1918, this ball was to be held on March 9. Peterson wrote to the O.L.I. on February 27, 1918 regarding special railroad rates for those who would be…
A letter from President Peterson dated January 14, 1918 to W.A. Whitney, General Manager of the Ogden, Logan and Idaho Railway. Peterson responded to a request regarding an individual named Calvin Millard who had applied to the O.L.I. for employment.…
This item is a copy of the O.L.I.'s letter to the UAC on November 26, 1917 regarding a football excursion of UAC students to Salt Lake City. The O.L.I. believed that the students were to be traveling with their rail services, rather than with the…
The schedule of the U.I.C. was originally organized to best support the students who would be traveling to a number of schools and universities in Ogden and Cache Valley. This October 13, 1917 letter from President Peterson questions the O.L.I. about…
A similar letter to the one that Peterson sent in August, 1917. This letter, from January 21, 1918 thanks the O.L.I. for an annual pass for the year 1918.