Joseph H. Watkins Jr. talks about breaking his neck in a horse race
Joseph H. Watkins, Jr.; Horse racing; Broken neck
An audio interview with Joseph H. Watkins, Jr. in 1974 where he talks about breaking his neck in a horse race in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Joseph H. Watkins, Jr. (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Community Improvement Through Local History Project oral histories (Media COLL MSS 6, Box 9, Tape 87)
Utah State University
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCAWeb@usu.edu)
Mendon, Utah
Horace Baker talks about trading puffed wheat for horses
Horace Baker; Mendon, Utah
Horace Baker talk about trading puffed wheat for horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Horace Baker (interviewee)
Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Folk Collection 67
Richard Watkins (interviewer)
Horace Baker talks about trading horses in Mendon, Utah
Interview with Horace Baker. During the interview he says "if you get beat by a horse it's your own fault" when asked about trading horses in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Hazel Sorensen talks about May Day and Christmas
Hazel Sorensen; May Day; Christmas
Interview with Hazel Sorensen talks about May Day and Christmas as the best days of the year. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Hazel Sorensen (interviewee)
Amy Watkins (interviewer)
Fred Taylor talks about the theater in Mendon, Utah
Fred Taylor; Mendon, Utah; Theater
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the theater in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor (interviewee)
USU Special Collections & Archives, Folklore Collection 67
Fred Taylor talks about the last working horse team in Mendon, Utah
Fred Taylor; Mendon, Utah; Horses; Farming
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about the last working team in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor talks about horses used in farming
Interview with Fred Taylor on October 9, 2001. He talks about horses used in farming in Mendon, Utah. Excerpt from full interview.
Fred Taylor talks about dating girls outside of Mendon as a young man
Fred Taylor; Dating; Mendon, Utah; Mendon Jazz Band
Fred Taylor talks about when he was a young man in Mendon, Utah and dating girls in different towns. He also talks about the Mendon Jazz Band. Recorded October 9, 2001. Excerpt from full interview.
pioneer; milk stand; rock home
An image of a pioneer home in Mendon, Utah with a milk stand in front.
Unknown
Paul Willie
A printed city map of Mendon, Utah including Petersboro and Cobblestone
Mendon, Utah; city map
A map of Mendon, Utah including Petersboro, and Cobblestone. The map includes houses, businesses, fire hydrants, highway mile markers and church ward boundaries.
An image of past May Day fabric, paper, and plastic dresses on display
May Day; Mendon; Cache Valley
An image of various May Day dresses on display that are made out of plastic, paper, and fabric. These dresses have been used over the years in Mendon, Utah for the May Day celebration.
Hazel Sorensen talks about her famous peanut brittle
Hazel Sorensen; Foodway; Peanut brittle
Interview with Hazel Sorensen where she talks about her famous peanut brittle. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Interview with Leland and LaVay Larsen about Mendon, Utah
Leland Larsen; LaVay Larsen; Mendon; Utah; May Day; Dating
A video interview with Leland and LaVay Larsen where they talk about growing up in Mendon, Utah, May Day, dating.
Leland and LaVay Larsen (interviewee)
Paul Willie; Mendon Jazz Band
Recording of the Mendon Jazz band performing music.
Mendon Jazz Band
Ed and Diane Buist talk about why Mendon, Utah means a lot to them
Ed Buist; Diane Buist; Mendon, Utah; Mayor
Interview with Diane and Ed Buist on March 14, 2019. They talk about Mendon, Utah and what it means to them. Excerpt from full audio interview.
Ed Buist (interviewee); Diane Buist (interviewee)
Bethany Budge (interviewer)
Intermountain Indian School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
IMS Alumni
Utah State University Libraries
Intermountain athletes in Peach Days parade
A mural salvaged from the Intermountain Indian School buildings
Andrew Shinkle
Intermountain Indian School; Navajo language; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Naatsiilid the student literary journal of Intermountain School
Intermountain Indian School
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Special Collections, Dewey Books, 979.205 N11 1973 (Front Cover)
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives scweb@usu.edu
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Special Collections, Dewey Books, 970.5 In8 (http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndSchool/id/994)
Boys in the dorms ironing their clothing
Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Intermountain Indian School Photograph Collection 1955-1970, P0327 1:03:16 (http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/IndSchool/id/512)
Logo for Intermountain Inter-Tribal School
Intermountain Inter-Tribal School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
John Huskett family
Used by permission of the John Huskett family
Intermountain Indian School's auditorium.
Run-down buildings of Intermountain Indian School, after it was abandoned.
Students walking through a popular campus meeting place.
Intermountain Inter-Tribal School; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history, Allan Houser
Picture of the ruined mural from the Intermountain School
A well-known Intermountain Indian School mural
Intermountain alumni paint the "I" during a reunion
A class ring from the Intermountain Indian School in Brigham City, Utah
Track and field athletes from Intermountain display their trophy.
A group of Intermountain Inter-Tribal students gather for an event at the school
A female Navajo student works on a chair in a home mechanics class
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12170)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature
Used by permission of the Brigham City Museum of Art & History
Male students making guitars in a wood-shop
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12063)
Male Intermountain students working on a house frame.
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (http://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12094)
Intermountain Indian School; Bushnell Military Hospital; Navajo education; Indian boarding schools; Brigham City, Utah history
Elderly Navajo residents with a fabric canopy providing protection from the sun.
Trujillo, M. H. (had as creator)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/89)
Used by permission of the Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature
Two male students climb power poles with the help of harnesses.
Goodwin, Bryce E. (had as creator)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12061)
A Navajo student and her sister ride horses on a visit home
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/87)
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs [1900-1981]
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4270)
Detail of mural showing three Native Americans on horseback
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Library of Congress (https://lccn.loc.gov/2013634073)
Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Apache artist Allan Houser works on a sculpture
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5119)
Adult religious leaders with Intermountain students
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4399)
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4478)
A white couple shops in the Intermountain Indian School gift shop
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4267)
A student receiving treatment at the school clinic
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4260)
Students prepare to perform traditional Navajo dances
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4256)
Intermountain students wait for buses home at the end of the school year
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/4252)
Intermountain students in a Peach Days parade
Compton Photography Studio
Box Elder Museum of Art, History, and Nature (https://collections.boxeldermuseum.org/index.php/Detail/objects/8729)