P. J. Moran's Asphalt Plant

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Title P. J. Moran's Asphalt Plant
Collection Mss C 601; Salt Lake City Engineers Photograph Collection
Photo Number City Engineers #01497
Creator Ellerbeck, Wilton (Witton) B.; Shipler, Harry
Publisher Utah State Historical Society; Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Date of Photograph 24 October 1913
Date 1913-10-24
Subject Road construction industry; Road machinery; Gravel mines and mining; Steam engines; Luggage
Corporate Name Moran Asphalt Paving Plant; Patrick (P. J.) Moran Contractor, Inc.
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City
Historic Address City Creek Canyon Road
Historic Place Name City Creek Canyon
Description Image shows a general view of the workings at the Moran Asphalt Paving Plant in City Creek Canyon.
Comment The suitcase sitting on the ground near the left of this image resembles Harry Shipler's signature suitcase. It is possible that Shipler was the photographer for this particular photograph.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2002 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Identifier 39222000717723
Source Format Glass Plate Negative
Source Size 10 inches x 8 inches
Source Physical Description Good condition.
Source Donors Harwood, Willard R.
Source Donation Date 1962
Type Image
Format image/jpeg
Resolution TIFF: 800 ppi
Bit Depth 8-bit grayscale
Dimensions JPEG: 700 x 556 pixels
Scanning Device Creo-Scitex Jazz+ Flatbed Scanner
Scanned By Digital Technologies, Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6q23zgq
Setname dha_ce
ID 429540
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q23zgq