Title |
Old Meeting House, Escalante [1] |
Photo Number |
p0115n01_05_36 |
Description |
Photo showing the meeting house of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in 1923. Caption in the book "The Mormon Village" reads: "The old 'meeting house' soon to be replaced by a new 'chapel' under construction. The photograph was taken in the summer of 1951. In 1923 the meeting house was used by the newly established junior high school." |
Creator |
Nelson, Lowry, 1893-1986 |
Date |
1951 |
Keywords |
Children; Church buildings; Cities and towns |
Subject |
Escalante (Utah)--Photographs; Latter Day Saint churches--Utah--Escalante--Photographs; Latter Day Saint church buildings--Utah--Escalante--Photographs |
Spatial Coverage |
Escalante (Utah); Garfield County (Utah) |
Additional Information |
Lowry Nelson (1893-1986) was a Utah native who became a sociologist. Among the subjects of his studies were various Mormon communities in rural Utah. His papers are at Utah State University. This photo was used for Nelson's 1952 book, "The Mormon Village." |
Collection Number and Name |
P0115 Lowry Nelson Photograph Collection |
Collection Name |
Lowry Nelson |
Rights |
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Type |
Image |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6w38mp2 |
Setname |
uum_map |
ID |
982563 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w38mp2 |