Title |
1908 R.L. Polk & Co's Ogden City Directory |
Description |
The Polk Directories contain business and residential addresses and phone numbers for the Ogden Area from 1870 to the present. |
Biographical/Historical Note |
The city directory will contain an alphabetical list of citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. Sometimes a wife's name will be listed in parentheses or italics following the husband's. Other helpful information might include death dates for individuals who had been listed in the previous year's directory, names of partners in firms, and forwarding addresses or post offices for people who had moved to another town. |
Subject |
Directories; Business; Ogden (Utah) |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
1908 |
Date |
1908 |
Date Digital |
2017 |
Temporal Coverage |
1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022 |
Item Size |
9.5 x 6.25 x 2.25 inch |
Medium |
Directory |
Item Description |
702 page hardbound book. |
Conservation Notes |
Item has been re-bound and the original covers and spine were affixed to the new cover. |
Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Conversion Specifications |
TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 100000XL scanner. OCR using ABBYY Reader. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
Public Domain. Courtesy of Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
979.228 R627 1908-1909 Special Collections, Weber State University Stewart Library |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s3hwct |
Setname |
wsu_wcpd |
ID |
100173 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6s3hwct |
Title |
Polk 1908_013 |
Description |
The Polk Directories contain business and residential addresses and phone numbers for the Ogden Area from 1870 to the present. |
Subject |
Directories; Business; Ogden (Utah) |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Rights |
Public Domain. Courtesy of Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
OCR Text |
Show 28 CITY OFFICERS—FIRE DEPARTMENT. Officers. John S. Lewis President Ernest P. Brown Secretary Thomas B. Farr Treasurer Wm. T. Stillwell Superintendent Parks CITY ESTRAY POUND. East side Washington av near Ogden River bridge. Fred C. Naisbitt—Pound Master. CITY CREMATORY. 29th near Park av. Richard Douglass—Cremator. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters—Corporation Yard, Grant av n e cor 26th. Chief—T J Paine. Assistant Chief—N T Moore. Central Station. Grant av n e cor 26th. Captain—N J Hinton. Superintendent of Fire Alarm—N T Moore. Driver Chemical Engine—Wm Hadlock. Driver Chief's Buggy—H H Wardleigh. Driver Hose Wagon—Wm Goodale. Driver Truck—John W. Hope. Truckman—Howell L Wilson. Hosemen—Henry Newey, E F Furgeson. Hydrantman—John N Williams. Chemicalmen—T E Holroyd, H L Wilson. Houseman—Fred Paine. Fire Alarm System. The city is protected by the Gamewell Fire Alarm System, with 25 boxes in service, as follows: Number and Location of Box. Tap of Bells. 4 Center of 18th st and Washington av **** 6 Center of 25th st and Washington av ****** 8 S E cor 30th st and Lincoln av ******** Center of 24th st and Washington av * ** S W cor 23d st and Washington av * *** Center of 27th st and Washington av * **** Center of 21st st and Washington av * ***** 29 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Center of 30th st and Washington av * ****** Center of 24th st and Lincoln av * ******* S P Roundhouse * ******** U P Paint Shop * ********* Center of 24th st and Grand av ** * Center of 22d st and Wall av ** ** Center of 28th st and Lincoln av ** *** N W cor 25th st and Lincoln av ** **** Center of 24th st and Wall av ** ***** Center of 23d st and Lincoln av ** ****** Center of 24th st and Jefferson av *** * Center of 26th st and Jefferson av *** ** U P Freight House *** *** Center of 22d st and Jefferson av *** **** Center of 22d st and Quincy av *** ***** Center of 25th st and Monroe av *** ****** Center of 24th st and Jackson av **** * Center of 24th st and Taylor av **** ** Apparatus. One combination chemical and hose wagon. One Champion chemical engine. One hose wagon, 1200 feet cotton hose One reserve hose wagon, 1000 feet hose. One La France steam engine. One Arrow aerial truck. No. 2 Station. South side 23d bet Monroe and Quincy avs. Captain—E E Barton. Driver—R W Varley. Hosemen—B J Cheney and Roy Steele. Hydrantman—James Astill. Apparatus. One combination chemical and hose wagon. No. 3 Station. 268 Washington av. Captain—James Harrop. Apparatus. One hand engine. One hand hose cart, 600 feet cotton hose. One village hand truck. To Turn in Alarm. Break the glass in little box, turn key, open the box, pull down the hook once. The key remains in the box until the arrival of the Chief or his foreman. |
Setname |
wsu_wcpd |
ID |
103744 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6s3hwct/103744 |