C. W. Carter photograph of William S. Berry and John Henry Gibbs, circa 1892

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: MSS 7526 Series 1 Item 3

Staff Only

Dates

circa 1892

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Photographs are kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Michael D. Peterson collection on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical history

Charles William Carter (1832-1918) was a photographer in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Charles William Carter was born in London, England, on August 4, 1832. Carter came to Salt Lake City in 1859, where he set up his first photography studio. He was one of Utah's first early photographers. Among some of his well known photographs were the construction of the Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, Shoshone Indians, mining, the Transcontinental Railroad construction, and Mormon life. He died on January 27, 1918, in the home of his daughter (Mrs. George Smith) in Midvale, Utah.

Extent

1 photograph : bw ; 11 x 7 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

This carte de visite honors Elders W. S. Berry and J. H. Gibbs who were killed in Tennessee while missionaries in 1892. The photograph has the caption "Tribute: To the memory of the Elders W. S. Berry and J. H. Gibbs, who were slain at Condor's Farm, Tenn. Aug. 10, 1884." After they were killed, B. H. Roberts disguised himself and snuck into the area and acquired and accompanied the missionaries' bodies for burial in Utah.