Several months ago, I posted a blog post called, Where is This? In the post, I wondered WHERE the location was of a 1934 Martin family photo (seen below), Several comments left on the blog alerted me to the location of the rock formation and name of the rock - Sunbonnet Rock in Bluff, Utah. Another comment alerted me to where I could find a vintage postcard of the rock formation.
To see the previous blog post, click here.
I sent off for and received the vintage postcard from eBay. The photo on the postcard (2nd photo below) was probably taken in the mid-1960’s - after a commemorative plaque was placed on Sunbonnet Rock sometime in the 1950’s.
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| 1934 Martin Family Photo |
The shape of the rock the Martin family was sitting on was unique, as was the white/lighter band around the bottom of the rock formation. The same light band can be seen on Sunbonnet Rock in the postcard photo. The 1960’s postcard photo was taken from the opposite side viewpoint which shows the Navajo Twins in the background of Sunbonnet Rock. The Sons of the Utah Pioneers attached a historic marker to the side of Sunbonnet Rock in 1958. The plaque commemorates the San Juan Mission and the pioneers who settled Bluff. The plaque can be seen attached to Sunbonnet Rock in the postcard photo.
Below is the 1960's vintage postcard of the Twin Rocks and Sunbonnet rock located in Bluff, Utah.
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| Navajo Twins and Sunbonnet Rock Postcard front |
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| Closeup of Sunbonnet Rock from postcard showing historical plaque |
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| Postcard back |
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| Colorized version of the 1934 Martin photo. |
3 comments:
I love how you were able to find the location and name of the rock. I want to go there and recreate the picture.-mlm
You can no longer take photos around the rock. The county let someone build commercial buildings right next to Sunbonnet rock and in was turned into a tourist business.
Utah needs better laws to protect it's natural resources.
My family also has old photographs of the twin rocks and sunbonnet rock. Probably from the 60s or 70s.
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