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C. R. Savage photographs of Temple Square buildings

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7674

Scope and Contents

Two albumen boudoir photographs. One of the exterior of the Assembly Hall on Temple Square and the other of the interior of the Mormon Tabernacle.

Dates

  • approximately 1885-1889

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the C. R. Savage Photographs of Temple Square Buildings held in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University must be obtained in writing from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Board of Curators.

Biographical History

C.R. Savage (1832-1909) was a photographer of the American West in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

C.R. Savage, born August 16, 1832, in England, became one of the foremost 19th century landscape photographers of the western United States, as well as a renowned studio portrait photographer, with his studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. The idea to emigrate from England to Utah undoubtedly began shortly after his 1848 baptism and membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).

Savage's immigration in 1856 to New York marked the beginning of his known interest in establishing a photography business. On assignment from the LDS Church he traveled to Florence, Nebraska. His family subsequently joined him in 1860 and Savage established a primitive studio in Council Bluffs, Nebraska. Finally, the family made their way across the country arriving in Salt Lake City on August 29, 1860. The next day he made business arrangements with Marsena Cannon, a daguerreotype photographer and owner of a studio on East Temple. In 1862, with Cannon's departure to St. George, Utah, Savage formed a partnership with George Martin Ottinger. Savage & Ottinger legally dissolved their firm in 1870, and that same year Savage formed the Pioneer Art Gallery, and in 1875, needing more space, he replaced it with the Art Bazaar.

On June 26, 1883, his Art Bazaar burned to the ground, with all of his negatives. After his death on February 3, 1909, another fire in 1911 destroyed all of the negatives from the last twenty-five years of his career. Although his sons continued to operate the business, the Art Bazaar closed its doors permanently on December 31, 1926.

Extent

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Collection has one folder containing two items.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Custodial History

The photographs were originally donated by Mark O'English, Washington State University in September 2010.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photo Archives).

General

Collection donated by Mark O'English, University Archivist Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections 12E Terrell Library Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-5610

Processing Information

Processed; Tom Wells, Curator of Photographic Archives and Lionel Thomas, student photograph processor; 2010.

Title
Register of the C. R. Savage photographs of Temple Square buildings
Status
Completed
Author
Lionel Thomas
Date
2010 October 14
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States