ZCMI photograph collection, circa 1876-1990
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- ZCMI photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1876-1990 (inclusive)18711990
- Quantity
- 41 photographs
- Collection Number
- P0838
- Summary
- The ZCMI photograph collection contains 41 photographs separated into three categories: ZCMI's Chief Executive Officers including Brigham Young, H.B. Clawson, and Lowell M. Durham Jr., exterior images of the ZCMI building, and interior shots of various sections within ZCMI.
- Repository
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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
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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 Description
The ZCMI photograph collection contains 41 photographs separated into three categories: ZCMI's Chief Executive Officers including Brigham Young, H.B. Clawson, and Lowell M. Durham Jr., exterior images of the ZCMI building, and interior shots of various sections within ZCMI.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: People
- 1: ZCMI Chief Executive Officers: Brigham Young (1868), H.B. Clawson (1869-1873, 1875-1876), William H. Hooper (1873-1875), Horace S. Eldredge (1876-1881, 1883-1888), William Jennings (1881-1883), Thomas G. Webber (1888-1919), John F. Bennett (1920-1931), Gus P. Backman (1928-1929), William L. Walker (1929-1933), R.W. Madsen (1933-1946), Harold H. Bennett (1946-1973), Oakley S. Evans (1973-1983), Joseph A. Anderson (1983-1985), Lowell M. Durham Jr. (1985-1990), Richard H. Madsen (1990- ).
- 2: Brigham Young
- 3: Portrait of Brigham Young with cane and top hat. ZCMI Brigham Young Award. Legend has it that in the early days of ZCMI, Brigham Young was taking a customary tour of the store when he noticed a "wavy" mirror. Immediately he raised his cane and smashed the mirror into a thousand pieces saying, "We don't sell that to anyone!" By so doing, he set a standard of excellence for "America's First Department Store" which continues to this day. Our replica cane represents the highest standard of quality and service.
- 4: H.B. Clawson
- 5: Lowell M. Durham Jr.
- 6-9: Richard H. Madsen
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Exterior
- 1: ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 2: First South Street---Theatre, City Hall, and Wasatch Range, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 3: Men posed in front of a ZCMI store window display, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 4: Native Americans on horseback in front of ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 5: ZCMI building.
- 6: ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 7: ZCMI storefront decorated in celebration of Utah becoming the 45th state, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1896.
- 8: ZCMI and Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 9: ZCMI stagecoach.
- 10: Panoramic shot of ZCMI and its stagecoaches, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 11: ZCMI, Idaho Falls Branch, located where Idaho Falls library parking lot is today.
- 12: ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Interior
- 1-3: Interior shots of ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 4-5: Customers standing at ZCMI counter, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 6-7: Interior shots of ZCMI with workers standing at counters, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 8-11: Interior shots of various ZCMI departments, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 12: Interior shot of ZCMI featuring skylights which remained in the store as late as 1927, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 13: Interior of ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 14: Interior shot of a ZCMI department featuring fabrics and umbrellas, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 15: Interior of ZCMI with workers at counters, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 16: Interior shot of ZCMI featuring the production of goods, included are sowing machines and fabrics, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 17: ZCMI basement store, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1949.
- 18: Interior shot of customers shopping ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 19: Women posing next to one of the 40 pine pillars on main floor, center section, ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah, May, 1968.
- 20: Aisle of the pines, ZCMI, Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 1876 when the first section of this ZCMI building was erected, these stately pines have stood as its central pillars. Brought from nearby mountain forests and hand-hewn by pioneer builders, they endure today firm and straight and true.
Container: Box 1, Folder 3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Department stores--Utah--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution--Employees--Photographs
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution--Photographs
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