Charles Ellis Johnson photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including portraits and group photographs, as well as images of historical events in and around Salt Lake City, Utah. Included are photographs of actors and actresses from the Salt Lake Theatre, prominent members of the community including Latter Day Saint leaders and members of Utah's first House of Representatives as well as Utah's first Governor. Also included in the collection are views taken while in Jerusalem in 1903.
Dates
- approximately 1884-1926
Creator
- Johnson, Charles Ellis, 1857-1926 (creator, Person)
- Sainsbury, Hyrum, 1853-1907 (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals condition restricted. Patrons should use proofs.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from The Charles Ellis Johnson photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Charles Ellis Johnson (1857-1926) was a druggist and photographer in Salt Lake City, Utah. Charles Ellis Johnson was born on March 21, 1857 in St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to Salt Lake Ciry in 1860 and then to St. George in 1866. While living in St. George, he met Ruth Young (daugter of Brigham Young) and married her in 1878. In 1882 they moved to Salt Lake City where Charles worked as a druggist for ZCMI which then resulted in him and Parley P. Pratt starting a drug store in 1889. In 1893 Charles started to work with photography and took over Hyrum Sainsbury's photograph studio. He took many picture for the Salt Lake City theater and the Salt Lake City area. In 1917 he moved to California and he died February 21, 1926.
Extent
3000 photographs : glass plate negatives
4 oversize folders
5 oversize boxes
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
- Title
- Register of Charles Ellis Johnson photographs
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 June 30
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States