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The University of Utah-collected archive includes old Utah newspapers, scanned and converted to pdf format (requires Adobe Reader, available free by clicking here). The Richfield Reaper dates back to 1913. The database is browseable or searchable by headline, keyword (easiest for searching), births, marriages, and deaths.

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Vintage Advertising

Ideal Dairy’s 1948 Calendar. More Ideal Dairy History may be found here.

Blake Electric’s 1953 Calendar. More Blake Electric history may be found here.

1920s: Arrow Service Station Postcard

Vintage Postcards from Richfield

Caption:
"Main Street, Richfield, Utah, looking South"
"PUB. BY RICHFIELD DRUG CO., RICHFIELD, UTAH"

See more vintage postcards here.

Fishlake's History

See a timeline of Fishlake National Forest, some 1920's news stories about the lake, and a true-life "fish" story. Read Fishlake's history here.

Richfield's Pioneer Day, 1925

"Every Effort Being Made to Make it Bigger and Better Than Ever to Bestow Honor Upon Utah Pioneers"

"The celebration of Pioneer Day in Richfield this year was unanimously declared declared by the pioneers and old folks one of the best, if not the best, ever held here..." See the 1925 Pioneer Day program schedule and reaction here.

Richfield's Fourth of July, 1915

Festivities included "Sports on First West," "free picture shows," and appearances by the "Goddess of Liberty," "Utah" (herself, played by Edna Larson) and "Uncle Sam". See the 1915 Richfield Fourth of July program schedule here.

Richfield Mystery Store!

Some 50 years before business management consultants started telling companies to focus on values and mission statements, this Richfield business was "The Company That Values are Building."

Read below, and see if you can guess which local business this is... Their ideals still hold true!

Where "Every day is cut price day...?" (1932)

Where "THE __________ IDEA IS:

To merchandise efficiently
To serve faithfully
To put the customer first
To be an asset to our community
To be appreciative
To work hard and like it
To develop resources
To believe in the future
To insure our growth by extra values to YOU!"

In 1933, they said, "For over four years ______________ have made a practice of giving just a little better values than you have expected and so the public has depended more and more upon the _______________ stores for their shopping...

"We appreciate your patronage, like you to feel at home in our stores, and will do everything in our power to serve you consistently, honestly, and with "RELIABLE MERCHANDISE, REASONABLY PRICED, COURTEOUSLY PRESENTED -- ALWAYS."

Do you know which store this was / is?

Valentine's Day Recipes, 1938

Nothing says "I love you" more than a gelatin mold. Jello - a Utah favorite since (at least) 1938. See the recipes here.

Richfield, Utah - 1993 Satellite Photo

See the detailed satellite photo here.

1953 Christmas Calendar from Blake Electric, Richfield

"Blake Electric Co. - Quality, Dependability, Service
Richfield, Utah
Phone 189"
See the "Day Before Christmas" Calendar here .

See Main Street, Richfield in 1938

See the photo of Main Street in 1938 here.

How Richfield's Main Street Looked in 1912

Read about, and see, Richfield's Main Street in 1912.

1932 Advertisement from Ideal Dairy

"Every real boy needs lots of milk!"
Ideal Dairy advertisement, Feb. 4, 1932

Richfield Mystery Restaurant!

Read below, and see if you can guess which local restaurant this was / is...!

"In the very near future Richfield will have a first class restaurant. First class not only as to the quality of the meals served but first class also as to decoration and equipment. R. T. Jones, proprietor of the Sanitary Cafe, will move this cafe from the present location to the premises next door south of the Neill Drug Store formerly occupied by Hansen Flour and Feed Store. Mr. Jones is building a beautiful new front and putting in new and elegant fixtures."

See more history of this Richfield tradition...

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