| Title |
Salt Lake City Tithing Office p.12 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
39222001596332 |
| Photo Number |
06767 |
| Creator |
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909 |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
ca. 1890's |
| Date |
1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899 |
| Subject |
Tithes; Latter Day Saint churches; Stores and shops; Newspapers; Newspaper industry |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City |
| Historic Address |
Northeast corner, Main Street and South Temple |
| Description |
Image shows the Salt Lake City tithing office and yards. It was located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple where the Hotel Utah (Joseph Smith Memorial Building) is now. In the early years of the LDS church, members would rarely pay their tithing (1/10 of total earnings) with money. More often, it was paid in livestock, dry goods, or a portion of their crop. This was all stored at the tithing office yards and distributed through the Deseret Store. The tithing yards also served as the first home of the Deseret News. |
| Comment |
The Lion House and Gardo House can be seen in the distance across the tithing yards. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image (c) 2007 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photo Collection, 726.24 Religious Architecture |
| Source Format |
Paper print |
| Source Size |
7 inches x 11 inches; 5 inches x 8 inches (2 copies) |
| Source Donors |
Watters, Leon |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
scanned 800dpi |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jd54qk |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
435686 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd54qk |
