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Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Pictorial works

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Pioneer trail art tour

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2096
Scope and Contents Contains black-and-white photographs of a Brigham Young University sponsored art group on a tour to sites associated with Mormon Church history. The tour was under the direction of B. F. Larsen. George Strebel served as photographer and bus driver. Sites included: Nauvoo, Illinois; Carthage Jail, Illinois; Winter Quarters/Florence, Nebraska; Maxwell, Nebraska; Platte River/Bridgeport, Nebraska; Summit, Wyoming; Fort Laramie, Wyoming; Independence Rock, Wyoming; Ft. Bridger, Wyoming;...
Dates: 1936

Joseph Rheinberger watercolor drawing

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233290078]
Identifier: Vault MSS 454
Scope and Contents

Watercolor drawing of Nauvoo, Illinois, made in 1851. A handwritten note on the back describes the item as being painted by Joseph Rheinberger.

Dates: 1851

W. D. poetry and illustrations

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310598]
Identifier: MSS SC 1303
Scope and Contents Two unbound booklets of handwritten poetry with pen and ink illustrations. One of the booklets is a fully illustrated poem entitled "A Mormon Romance" which satirizes the Mormon practice of polygamy. On the cover of this item is a pen and ink illustration of Nauvoo, Ill. The other item contains poems describing the author's experiences while visiting the Mormon community of Nauvoo, Illinois in 1840 when she was introduced to the Mormon Church, met Brigham Young, and heard a sermon...
Dates: 1871