Identifier |
152 |
Source |
152.TIF |
Title |
Foster Hall 1932 |
Subject |
Church schools--Utah--Salt Lake City; Foster Hall (Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah) ; Presbyterian Church in Utah; Presbyterians -- Utah; Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah); Sugar House (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
OCR Text |
Show A northeast angle shot of Foster Hall in 1932. The area the hall resides in is landscaped. There are shrubs and trees that can be seen to the halls left and in various places around the halls perimeter. In the foreground is a dirt road and to the right of the hall is a fenced area (probably a tennis court). The sky is overcast and in the background, homes and telephone and power poles and lines can be seen. |
Further Information |
This photograph is in fair condition. The edges have been damaged especially the bottom. Pieces of the edges are either missing or have tares. There are creases and dirt marks visible on the back. The only handwritten mark on the entire photograph is the one written in black ink along the bottom front which reads, "Foster Hall - 1932." Erected in 1926 during President Herbert W. Reherd's administration, Foster Hall was built initially as a men's dormitory. Foster Hall was named after an old classmate of Reherd's from his college days, Robert Hubie Foster. Most of contributions came from his family in Ottumwa, Iowa. The four story hall housed over a hundred students and for over thirty years it served as the men's dormitory until the erection of Hogle Hall in 1959 and Carleson Hall in 1962. With introduction of the new dormitories Foster was primarily used the same as it used today, for classroom and offices. Many renovation plans were made over the years, but the crowning renovati |
Funding |
The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah. |
Publisher |
Westminster College |
Date |
1932 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Language |
eng |
Coverage |
1932 |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2006, Westminster College. All rights reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Westminster College |
Source Physical Dimensions |
Archival TIFF 3000 x 4600 |
Source Resolution |
400ppi |
Display Dimensions |
JPEG: 650 x 1000 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Epson Expression 836 XL flatbed scanner |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rv3tp0 |
Setname |
wc_pc |
ID |
1094322 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rv3tp0 |