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Photographs of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest by Mayo & Weed
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Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City

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Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City

Description: The 122 prints depict Alaskan nature scenes, some Native American totems, and a variety of scenic views in the western United States. These photographs were taken circa 1890s. The collection is particularly strong in images of Caucasian tourists; Salt Lake City, Utah; Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Wrangell, Alaska; Sitka, Alaska; Alaskan natives; glaciers; British Columbia health resorts; and Western railway lines. Brigham Young, a leader of the Mormon Church, is listed as a personal name index term because a photograph of his grave is included in this collection.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1890s.
Call number: photCL 214
Creator: Mayo & Weed(Opens in new tab)

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Provenance

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Willard De Groot, June 25, 1976.

Dimensions

prints 19 x 24 cm (7.5 x 9.5 in) and smaller, album 29 x 38 cm (11 x 15 in)

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