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Transcripts of local newspaper articles and journal entries about the founding of various businesses, institutions, and organizations in Salt Lake City, and the dedication of various monuments: [1 - 4] Salt Lake Theatre (articles from August 29, 1873, October 1, 1873, July 9, 1882, November 9, 1882, August 17, 1883, March 26, 1888, January 27, 1892, May 26, 1892, and January 6, 1895); [5 - 11] Bowery (articles related to events in the early "bowery" or shelter on the site of Temple Square and the construction of the Tabernacle, dated from July 1847 to July 4, 1860); [12 - ] Pioneer Park dedicated, July 25, 1898; City Hall dedication, January 8, 1866; [13] Salt Lake Theatre, dated August 1, 1873 and August 22, 1873; [14 - 19] Liberty Park (articles from, May 29, 1881 through May 1, 1897); [20 - 23] Fort Douglas (articles from September 18, 1882, through July 12, 1900); [24 - 35] Schools (articles about schools in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and elsewhere, dated September 14, 1872 through Feb. 2, 1900. Includes mention of the founding of the Agricultural College at Logan and the Latter-day Saints College in Salt Lake City. Details on selection of early school textbooks); [36 - 45] The Old Tabernacle (articles dated May 18, 1851 to March 26, 1854) |