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Deseret News (Firm)

 Organization

Administrative History

The Deseret News (1850- ) is a newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The first edition of the Deseret News was published on June 15, 1850, on a $60 printing press which had traveled 1100 miles to Salt Lake City. It began as a weekly paper, focusing on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some national news. Today, it is still a widely read source of news and information as well as the official organ of the Church.

Citation:
Digital Newspapers, via WWW, Sep. 25, 2014 (Deseret News; first published June 15, 1850; Salt Lake City, Utah; $60 press travled 1100 miles across the plains; began as a weekly paper; official organ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; widely read news source)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Photograph of Warren N. Dusenberry, Joseph A. Young, and missionaries from Zion, approximately 1869-1871

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233630380], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA P 2 Series 1 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a photograph of Warren N. Dusenberry, Joseph A. Young, Henry Naisbitt, David M. Stewart, Orson Pratt, and W. H. Miles in New York City, taken between 1869 and 1871.

Dates: approximately 1869-1871

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