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_025 |
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 52 TRADES AND LABOR—WARD BOUNDARIES. Typographical Union No 236—Meets first Sunday of each month at Union Labor Hall. J H Randall, Pres; S C Patrick, Fin and Rec Sec. United Brotherhood Carpenters and Joiners of America No 450— Meeets every Saturday evening at Union Labor Hall. R L Greer, Sec. WARDS AND BOUNDARIES. First Ward—All that territory west of Washington av and south of 25th. Second Ward—All that territory west of Washington av and north of 25th to Ogden River. Third Ward—All territory north of Ogden River. Fourth Ward—All territory east of Washington av north of 25th to Ogden River. Fifth Ward—All territory east of Washington av and south of 25th. SALT LAKE CITY With its 100,000 Population is an interesting place, and one of the special points of interest is the SALT LAKE THEATRE Erected by Brigham Young in 1862. Seating capacity 1800. Three Galleries. playing On¬ly First Class Attractions. Don't fail to spend an afternoon or evening there. GEORGE D. PYPER, Manager. R. L. POLK AND CO.'S Ogden City Directory VOL. 1908-1909 XII ABBREVIATIONS addn addition agt agent appr apprentice asst assistant av avenue bartndr bartender bds boards bet between bkpr bookkeeper bldg building blk block blksmith blacksmith brklyr bricklayer carp carpenter cash cashier clk clerk clnr cleaner oom commission commr commissioner comp compositor cond conductor confectr confectioner contr contractor cor corner ct court dep deputy dept department dist district elev elevator emp employee eng engineer exp express E or e east e s east side frt freight gen general hlpr helper ins insurance insp inspector lab laborer laund laundress lithog lithographer mach machinist mech mechanic mer merchant mess messenger mkr maker mnfg manufacturing mnfr manufacturer mgr manager nr near N or n north n e northeast n s north side n w northwest opp opposite opr operator photog photographer phys physician pk park pkr packer pl place pres president prin principal pub publisher P O Postofflce rd road real est real estate repr repairer res residence Rev Reverend rms rooms sec secretary smstrs seamstress spec special stenog stenographer supt superintendent S or s southi s e southeast s s south side s w southwest tchr teacher ter terrace tndr tender trans transfer trav agt. traveling agent treas treasurer uphlstr upholsterer vet veterinary whol wholesale wid widow wks works W or w west w s west side yd yard C W and M Co Consolidated Wagon and Machine Co D and RGRR Denver and Rio Grande Railroad LDS Latter Day Saints O RT Co Ogden Rapid Transit Co O S L R R Oregon Short Line Railroad O and N R R Co Ogden and Northwestern Railroad Co Pac Exp Co Pacific Express Co R F D Rural Free Delivery R M Bell Tel Co Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co S P Co Southern Pacific Co U P R R Union Pacific Railroad UL and RCo Utah Light and Railway Co |
Setname |
wsu_wcpd |
ID |
103756 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6s3hwct/103756 |