J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Palmyra Bean Packer digital photograph collection
Packer, Palmyra Bean, 1915-2008
P1514
230 megabytes
60 digital only items
1915-1939
Palmyra Bean Packer (1915-2008) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who was born at the Joseph Smith house in Palmyra, New York, in 1915 while her parents were serving a mission as caretakers of the property. This collection contains digital-only scans of black-and-white panoramas and photographs and postcards related to Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith farm in New York in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Donated by Rand H. Packer in 2008.
Arranged by donor.
Palmyra Bean Packer was born on August 15, 1915, in Palmyra, New York to Rebecca Peterson and Willard Washington Bean. The Bean family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. At the time of Palmyra's birth, they were serving as missionaries and caretakers of the Joseph Smith farm, and Palmyra Bean Packer was born in the house. Palmyra Bean served a mission to the Eastern States. During this time, she met Thane J. Packer, a fellow missionary; the two were married in the Salt Lake Temple and together had four children. Palmyra Bean Packer died on June 9, 2008.
Original prints retained by donor.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
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The Palmyra Bean Packer digital photograph collection consists of scans of black-and-white photographs, panoramas, and postcards related to Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith house and farm in Palmyra, New York, dating from approximately the 1920s and 1930s. Folder 1 includes panorama photographs of missionary conferences at Sacred Grove in New York photographed by the Klines, owners of the Fellowcraft Studios. The scans were made from original prints and postcards which were subsequently returned to the owner; original order was preserved. Item-level identifications were provided by the owner.
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Sacred Grove (N.Y.)
Latter Day Saint shrines
Latter Day Saint missionaries
digital images
Missionary Conference at Sacred Grove, Palmyra, New York
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- P1514n01: Panorama shot by the Klines, owner of Fellowcraft Studios of missionary conference at Sacred Grove, Palmyra, New York. July 24, 1935
- P1514n02: Snapshot of the Klines preparing to take the panorama.
Joseph Smith Home, Sacred Grove, Palmyra, New York
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- P1514n03 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n04 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n05 Joseph Smith home, postcard
- P1514n06 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n07 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n08 Joseph Smith home, postcard
- P1514n09 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n10 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n11 Joseph Smith bedroom
- P1514n12 Joeseph Smith farm
- P1514n13 Looking East from the Sacred Grove towards Joseph Smith's home and farm. The barn at right was built by the Smith Family. "this is the only one of the rustic scenes on this place. This lane leads from the woods to the barn. The house is hidden in the trees across the road from the barn"
- P1514n14 Joseph Smith house, relic room
- P1514n15 Joseph Smith house, relic room
- P1514n16 Joseph Smith house, parlor
- P1514n17 Barn, West of Joseph Smith home
- P1514n18 Smith home and farm from Echo Hill. "Lower part of the hill where the temple will be"
- P1514n19 Joseph Smith house, parlor
- P1514n20 The Sacred Grove, Fellowcraft
- P1514n21 Missionaries using hay loft for sleeping quarters-Smith Farm, 1937. "Thanye climbing ladder to hay loft where he slept on the hay during 1935 missionary conference at the Joseph Smith Farm"
- P1514n22 Joseph Smith home
- P1514n23 Joseph Smith home. "The prophet's home in Palmyra. The translation of the Book of Mormon was started in this house"
- P1514n24 hathaway Brook, Smith family farm
- P1514n25 Smith family farm from Echo Hill
- P1514n26 Smith Family farm , looking North on Stafford road
- P1514n27 Joseph Smith home. "The prophet's home in Palmyra, NY. The translation of the Book of Mormon was started in this home"
- P1514n28 Sacred Grove and Palmyra Bean on the fence, 1918
- P1514n29 Missionaried crossing Hathaway Brook on the way to the Sacred Grove. "Creek to early baptisms, path to Sacred Grove. Ca. 1920-1930s"
- P1514n30 hathaway Brook, Smith family farm
- P1514n31 Willard and Rebecca Bean in a sleigh attached to a horse in front of the Joseph Smith house. "On my way to school in Palmyra"
- P1514n32 Margaret Romaine singing on Hill Cumorah, 1935
- P1514n33 "Eastern States Conference in the Sacred Grove, 1930s"
- P1514n34 Rail fence on the Smith Family farm
- P1514n35 Biplane landing, North field of the Smith Family farm
- P1514n36 hathaway Brook, Smith family farm
- P1514n37 Smith family farm
- P1514n38 Smith family farm
- P1514n39 Smith family farm from Echo Hill
- P1514n40 Feeding guests and visitors on the Smith family farm
- P1514n41 Lillian Wood in front of the Joseph Smith house
- P1514n42 Smith home, 1930-1939
- P1514n43 Cars parked in front of the Joseph Smith home. "1930s Mission Conference at the Joseph Smith Farm"
- P1514n44 Cars parked in front of the Joseph Smith home
- P1514n45 Sacred Tree in the Sacred Grove
- P1514n46 Sacred Tree in the Sacred Grove
- P1514n47 fence line of the Smith family farm, "rails split by the Smith Family"
- P1514n48 The Sacred Grove
- P1514n49 The Sacred Grove
- P1514n50 The Sacred Grove
- P1514n51 Hathaway Brook, Smith family farm
- P1514n52 The Sacred Grove, postcard
- P1514n53 Sacred Tree in the Sacred Grove
- P1514n54 "Eastern States Missionary Conference. July 24, 1935" at the Smith family home. William Bean sitting at the tree on the left
- P1514n55 Relief Society Sisters at the Sacred Grove. Rebecca Bean 7th from right front. "Singing Mothers in Sacred Grove"
- P1514n56 The Sacred Grove
- P1514n57 The Sacred Grove, phoot by Daniel B. McRae, 1935
- P1514n58 Missionaries at the Sacred Grove, 1935
- P1514n59 Sheep and barn, West of the Smith Home
- P1514n60 Missionaries at the Smith Home
- P1514n61 Missionary conference in the Sacred Grove. "Thayne front second row, Palmyra is fourth, first row. July 24, 1935. The Fellowcrafts Studios. Albany, New York"
- P1514n62 The Sacred Grove