| Identifier |
159 |
| Source |
159.TIF |
| Title |
Original Boy's Dormitory "The Cracker Box" |
| Subject |
Church schools--Utah--Salt Lake City; Student housing--Utah--Salt Lake City ; Presbyterian Church in Utah; Presbyterians -- Utah; Woman's Board of Home Missions; Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Sugar House (Salt Lake City, Utah); Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| OCR Text |
Show A photograph of the original men's dormitory prior to the completion of Foster Hall in 1926. The single level structure has a covered portico and semi-vaulted roof. A group of men pose at the front right corner of the structure. A small cluster of men are sitting on the roof while a larger group stands on the ground directly below. The foreground of the photo shows a grassy small knoll. |
| Further Information |
This photograph is in fair condition. Two divots can be seen etched into the glossy finish of the photo. There are also various creases and handling indents. The handwritten remarks are on the back of the photo which reads, "Boy's dorm - 1918 (basement of Foster Hall) September." The first men's dormitory was built in 1918 with a $10,000 grant by the Woman's Board of Home Missions. The limited funds allowed only for a "makeshift" structure which consisted of a basement with a structure built around it. The dormitory was later converted into the basement of Foster Hall built in 1926. For more information and sources concerning "the cracker box" consult the following source: Brackenridge, R. Douglas. Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1998, pp. 140. |
| Funding |
The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah. |
| Publisher |
Westminster College |
| Date |
1918-09 |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Language |
eng |
| Coverage |
1918-09 |
| 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/s6351r9p |
| Setname |
wc_pc |
| ID |
1094335 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6351r9p |
