C. R. Savage photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 14 various sized black and white photographs of scenes around Salt Lake City, Utah. Images include George Q. Cannon, the Salt Lake Temple, Brigham Young's grave, the Eagle Gate, the General Tithing Office, the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the Saltair Resort, Garfield Beach, and a few portraits of unidentified people. The majority of the photographs were taken by C.R. Savage, but others were taken by F.I. Monsen and Co., C.W. Carter, Ellis and Goodwin, B.B. Peterson, and G. Flower.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1899
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public access; 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 Photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
C.R. Savage was a prominent photographer of Utah and the West. He is known for his photographs of the nation's railroads and matters relating to Utah's history. He operated the "Pioneer Art Bazaar" on Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, from the 1860s until his death in 1909.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
Custodial History
These items were purchased by Special Collections from Ken Sanders Books in 1994.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Ken Sanders Books; 1994.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Subject
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
- Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Organization)
- Garfield Beach Resort (Utah) (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. General Tithing Office (Organization)
- Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 April 02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States