by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Malan’s Basin Inn 1976 Exhibition BrochureBy 1900 the Malan family, Mormon converts from the Italian Piedmont Valley, had constructed an inn and sawmill in the beautiful alpine basin below Mount Ogden to which guests were hauled in wagons up a switch back trail...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Mormon Construction Crew 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1868 and 1869 Mormon crews contracted for the grading of the railroad line through Weber Canyon. Included in the grading operation was the blasting of tunnels, including this one near Round Valley in Morgan County. 2023...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Ogden Origin of the Continental Oil Company 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1875 the Continental Oil Company began in Ogden, Utah by selling kerosene and seeking permission to construct an oil depot near the railroad tracks. 2023 Exhibit GuideFounded in Ogden, Utah, in 1875,...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Ogden Tithing Yard 1976 Bicentennial Exhibit BrochureIn 1870 the Ogden Tithing Yard was located on the west side of Washington Blvd. near 24th Street. It was adjoined by the Ogden branch of ZCMI which was originally located on the site of the present J.C. Penny...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Osborne Russell Meets a Wolverine 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn February, 1841, Osborne Russell, an American trapper out of Fort Hall, lost a mountain sheep which he had shot in the cliffs east of Ogden to a wolverine. 2023 Exhibit GuideThis painting depicts trapper Osborne...
by JRobins | Sep 8, 2023 | Bicentennial Art
Peter Skene Ogden Trapping Beaver 1976 Exhibit BrochureIn 1825 Peter Skene Ogden and his Hudson Bay Fur Brigade trapped over 80 beaver per day in the Huntsville valley which has been known as Ogden’s Hole or Ogden Valley ever since. 2023 Exhibit GuidePeter Skene Ogden...
