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Photographs from the Library of Congress, the National Archives, Utah's archives and Vineyard itself. Tap any photo to see it full size.

Era I · The Ancient Lake

Utah Lake State Park, near Provo, 2022
Utah Lake State Park, near Provo, 2022
Utah Lake and the Wasatch Range, 2022
Utah Lake and the Wasatch Range, 2022
Fishing at the outlet of Utah Lake, about 1890
Fishing at the outlet of Utah Lake, about 1890
The home of Ta-vah-puts, a chief of the Uinta Utes, 1874
The home of Ta-vah-puts, a chief of the Uinta Utes, 1874
An elk skin tent of the Uinta Utes, 1874
An elk skin tent of the Uinta Utes, 1874
A Ute girl on horseback, 1874, by John K. Hillers
A Ute girl on horseback, 1874, by John K. Hillers

Era II · The Friars and the Valley

"Father Escalante Discovers Utah Lake, 1776", mural in the Utah State Capitol dome, 1934
"Father Escalante Discovers Utah Lake, 1776", mural in the Utah State Capitol dome, 1934
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco's map from the expedition, 1778, with Laguna de los Timpanogos
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco's map from the expedition, 1778, with Laguna de los Timpanogos

Era III · The Pioneers

Fort Utah, the first settlement in Provo, 1849, as painted by Samuel Hans Jepperson
Fort Utah, the first settlement in Provo, 1849, as painted by Samuel Hans Jepperson
Fort Utah on the Provo River, 1850
Fort Utah on the Provo River, 1850
Spanish Fork Indian Farm, early 1860s
Spanish Fork Indian Farm, early 1860s
Great Salt Lake City in 1850, drawn for Howard Stansbury's survey
Great Salt Lake City in 1850, drawn for Howard Stansbury's survey

Era IV · Vines and Dairies

Farms across Utah Valley: looking across Provo to Utah Lake, about 1909
Farms across Utah Valley: looking across Provo to Utah Lake, about 1909
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1941
Trains carried visitors to Utah Lake resorts like Geneva, just north of Vineyard.
Trains carried visitors to Utah Lake resorts like Geneva, just north of Vineyard.
The Pleasant Grove Canning Company, 1919. In 1924 it took tomatoes from Vineyard farms.
The Pleasant Grove Canning Company, 1919. In 1924 it took tomatoes from Vineyard farms.
Dairy cows on a Utah valley farm, 1941
Dairy cows on a Utah valley farm, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
A Utah farm boy at work, 1940
A Utah farm boy at work, 1940
A Utah farm family, 1940
A Utah farm family, 1940

Era V · Geneva Steel and the War

Open-hearth furnaces and stacks under construction at Geneva, November 1942
Open-hearth furnaces and stacks under construction at Geneva, November 1942
Steel and concrete go into place at Geneva, 1942
Steel and concrete go into place at Geneva, 1942
Driving piles for the mill's foundations, Geneva, 1942
Driving piles for the mill's foundations, Geneva, 1942
Digging for the open hearth furnaces by floodlight, Geneva, 1942
Digging for the open hearth furnaces by floodlight, Geneva, 1942
Servicing a floodlight for night work at Geneva, 1942
Servicing a floodlight for night work at Geneva, 1942
Two workmen at the mill under construction, Geneva, 1942
Two workmen at the mill under construction, Geneva, 1942
A truck carrying concrete mixers at the new mill, Geneva, 1942
A truck carrying concrete mixers at the new mill, Geneva, 1942
Launching day of the Liberty ship Robert E. Peary, Richmond, California, November 12, 1942
Launching day of the Liberty ship Robert E. Peary, Richmond, California, November 12, 1942
Liberty ships like this were built from steel plate, including Geneva's.
Liberty ships like this were built from steel plate, including Geneva's.
Geneva Works under Mount Timpanogos, 1940s
Geneva Works under Mount Timpanogos, 1940s
Building on the mill site, Geneva, 1942
Building on the mill site, Geneva, 1942

Era VI · Steel Country

Geneva at sunrise under U.S. Steel, 1972
Geneva at sunrise under U.S. Steel, 1972
Geneva under construction below Mount Timpanogos, 1942
Geneva under construction below Mount Timpanogos, 1942
Furnaces rising at Geneva, 1942
Furnaces rising at Geneva, 1942
A U.S. Steel sign left by the Geneva land, 2010
A U.S. Steel sign left by the Geneva land, 2010
A stack going up at Geneva, 1942
A stack going up at Geneva, 1942
The stacks going up at Geneva, 1942
The stacks going up at Geneva, 1942
The cement plant that built the mill, Geneva, 1942
The cement plant that built the mill, Geneva, 1942

Era VII · A Town of 151

The Vineyard Town Office, 2009
The Vineyard Town Office, 2009
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1941
Haystacks on a farm in Cornish, Utah, 1940
Haystacks on a farm in Cornish, Utah, 1940
Lake Side Power Plant on part of the former Geneva Steel site, 2008
Lake Side Power Plant on part of the former Geneva Steel site, 2008

Era VIII · A City on the Lake

Neighborhoods and the lakeshore trail beside Utah Lake
Neighborhoods and the lakeshore trail beside Utah Lake
Center Street at Mill Road, Vineyard, June 2016
Center Street at Mill Road, Vineyard, June 2016
The Megaplex at Geneva, with Larry H. Miller's name on the sign
The Megaplex at Geneva, with Larry H. Miller's name on the sign
The UVU letters on campus, 2018
The UVU letters on campus, 2018
Vineyard station, August 2022
Vineyard station, August 2022
FrontRunner tracks under Geneva Road, 2016
FrontRunner tracks under Geneva Road, 2016
Utah City, downtown Vineyard
Utah City, downtown Vineyard
The Megaplex at Geneva from above
The Megaplex at Geneva from above
The old Geneva land where the new downtown now rises, 2015
The old Geneva land where the new downtown now rises, 2015
Utah Lake off Vineyard Beach
Utah Lake off Vineyard Beach
The Vineyard lakeshore trail at sunset
The Vineyard lakeshore trail at sunset
Vineyard homes under Mount Timpanogos
Vineyard homes under Mount Timpanogos
The lakeshore at Sunset Beach Park
The lakeshore at Sunset Beach Park
Gammon Park
Gammon Park

Utah Valley and beyond

A Provo farm's produce on display, 1909
A Provo farm's produce on display, 1909
Farmers load beet pulp for livestock feed at the Springville sugar factory
Farmers load beet pulp for livestock feed at the Springville sugar factory
A sugar beet harvest in Utah County, about 1900
A sugar beet harvest in Utah County, about 1900
The Vineyard Connector bridge over the rail line, 2015
The Vineyard Connector bridge over the rail line, 2015
A FrontRunner train passes the future Vineyard station site, 2016
A FrontRunner train passes the future Vineyard station site, 2016
Geneva Road, 2018
Geneva Road, 2018
North along the tracks from the future station, 2015
North along the tracks from the future station, 2015
Snow on the future station site, 2016
Snow on the future station site, 2016
UVU's main campus, 2004
UVU's main campus, 2004
Vineyard Elementary School, 2016
Vineyard Elementary School, 2016
Looking south from the Vineyard station site, 2015
Looking south from the Vineyard station site, 2015
Grading for the mill, Geneva, 1942
Grading for the mill, Geneva, 1942
Threshing barley, Utah, 1940
Threshing barley, Utah, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1941
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Brick kilns near the new mill, Geneva, 1942
Brick kilns near the new mill, Geneva, 1942
The water intake tunnel, Geneva, 1942
The water intake tunnel, Geneva, 1942
Masonry for a battery of coke ovens, Geneva, 1942
Masonry for a battery of coke ovens, Geneva, 1942
The open-hearth stacks as they were built, Geneva, 1942
The open-hearth stacks as they were built, Geneva, 1942
Steel mill under construction, Geneva, 1942
Steel mill under construction, Geneva, 1942
"Ute warrior", photographed by John K. Hillers, 1874
"Ute warrior", photographed by John K. Hillers, 1874
Ute riders crossing a river
Ute riders crossing a river
Penny Springs Park
Penny Springs Park
Vineyard Grove Park
Vineyard Grove Park
Sunset on the Vineyard lakeshore
Sunset on the Vineyard lakeshore
Digging the foundations at Geneva, 1942
Digging the foundations at Geneva, 1942
A pioneer wagon train
A pioneer wagon train
The ladle roundabout by the Megaplex
The ladle roundabout by the Megaplex
A dryland farm in the mountains, Cache County, 1940
A dryland farm in the mountains, Cache County, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Utah valley farms, 1940
Spring pasture below the Uinta Mountains, Heber, 1941
Spring pasture below the Uinta Mountains, Heber, 1941
The Robert E. Peary on launching day, Richmond, California, 1942
The Robert E. Peary on launching day, Richmond, California, 1942