Joseph K. Nicholes Presidential Papers: Photographic Glass Plates
Identifier
UA021
Title
Joseph K. Nicholes Presidential Papers: Photographic Glass Plates
Creator
Joseph K. Nicholes
Date
1920-1936
Description
From the Presidential papers of Joseph K. Nicholes during his time serving as president (1920-23, 1927-33) of Dixie Normal and Dixie Junior Colleges. The Photograph Series contains ninety-one glass lantern slides included in the Photograph Series in which 75% of the photographs are of students and faculty and 25% are of Zions, Capitol Reef, and occasionally Bryce Canyon National Parks. They are dated from 1920-1936, but are mostly undated. They are arranged in groups according to topic.
Many images show emulsion decay (orange spots) and visible damage where emulsion is missing. None of the images have been edited, and are present in their original form with damage, scratches, and cracks.
Many images show emulsion decay (orange spots) and visible damage where emulsion is missing. None of the images have been edited, and are present in their original form with damage, scratches, and cracks.
Subject
St. George Stake Academy
Dixie Junior College
University history series
Dixie Normal College
Rights
Public domain in the United States (except for image No. 45 from 1936).
Rights Holder
UTU Special Collections and Archives (for Image No. 45, dated 1936).
Extent
700 mb
Source
Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives. Collection # UA021, Box 5, Photographic Glass Plate Lantern Slides
Abstract
"Lantern slides are made on glass coated with an emulsion similar to that used for making film negatives plates...They are developed, fixed, washed and dried just like negative plates." (Eastman Kodak Company. (1921). Lantern Slides: How to Make and Color Them. 7th ed. P. 3, link to resource)
Albumen (usually egg based), collodion, and gelatin carrying light-sensitive silver salts have all been successfully used for coating glass plates to use in the camera. The term 'glass plate' most often applies to the collodion process. These slides were mostly Eastman Lantern Slides, produced using the "dry" collodion process (plates could be stored for later use), and exposed in a plate camera.
Albumen (usually egg based), collodion, and gelatin carrying light-sensitive silver salts have all been successfully used for coating glass plates to use in the camera. The term 'glass plate' most often applies to the collodion process. These slides were mostly Eastman Lantern Slides, produced using the "dry" collodion process (plates could be stored for later use), and exposed in a plate camera.
Provenance
No donor identified, found in Archives.
Collection Items
Snow in a Shadow at Bryce Canyon
Snow remains in a shadow, with hoodoo formations in the background, in Bryce Canyon National Park.
Man Stands with Balanced Rocks
Man poses with balanced rocks. Slide colorized by hand. Most likely Bryce National Park.
Landscape with Pine in Capitol Reef
A wall of Moenekopi formation and pine tree in the foreground in Capitol Reef National Park.
Chimney Rock, Capitol Reef
A shot of Chimney Rock, part of the Moenkopi formation, in Capitol Reef National Park.
The Castle at Capitol Reef
The Castle in Capitol Reef National Park with Moenkopi Formation in foreground.
