St.George, Utah photograph collection

St.George, Utah photograph collection, 1870s-1920s

Overview of the Collection

Title: St.George, Utah photograph collection
Dates: 1870s-1920s (inclusive)
18701929
Quantity: 28 photographs
Collection Number: P0082
Summary: The Saint George, Utah photograph collection contains images of scenes and buildings in Saint George, Utah. The photographs include panoramas of the town, street scenes, and views of the Temple and the Tabernacle.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Named for George A. Smith, a counselor to Brigham Young, St. George was founded in 1861 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a cotton mission. The photographs include panoramas of the town, street scenes, and views of the Temple and the Tabernacle.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Processing Note

Processed by Lorraine Crouse and Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Streets, Homes, Temple and TabernacleReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	General Street Scenes 1: St. George, 1875 2-4: Photograph taken by C.R. Savage from the unfinished temple tower in 1874 5: Early St. George street scene 6: F and A General Merchandise store 7-9: Early St. George street scenes 10: Post Office
1	2	Homes 1: Cottom home 2-5: Unidentified homes 6: Unidentified family, cow and home 7: Family gathered in front of unidentified home
1	3	Temple 1: St. George temple as it neared completion 2: Completed St. George temple with short tower 3: Construction of the temple 4: St. George temple with taller tower 5-6: Construction of the temple 7: Photograph of St. George from the uncompleted temple tower
1	4	Tabernacle 1: Tabernacle under construction 2-4: Tabernacle in the 1920s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Temples, Mormon--Utah--Saint George--Photographs

Corporate Names

St. George Temple (Saint George, Utah)--Photographs

Geographical Names

Saint George (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Exterior views
Photographic prints--1874-1890

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