Old Meeting House, Escalante [1]

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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
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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