Optical and near-infrared imaging of the IRAS 1 Jy sample of ultraluminous infrared galaxies.: I.: The atlas

An imaging survey of the IRAS 1 Jy sample of 118 ultraluminous infrared galaxies was conducted at optical (R) and near-infrared (K') wavelengths using the University of Hawaii 2.2 m telescope. The methods of observation and data reduction are described. An R and K' atlas of the entire sample is presented along with some of the basic astrometric and photometric parameters derived from these images. A more detailed analysis of these data is presented in a companion paper.