| Title |
Salt Lake City Tithing Office p.11 |
| Collection |
Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection |
| File Name |
39222001596399 |
| Photo Number |
06766 |
| Creator |
Shipler, Harry |
| Publisher |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Date of Photograph |
1909-1910 |
| Date |
1909; 1910 |
| Subject |
Tithes; Latter Day Saint churches; Stores and shops; Newspapers; Newspaper industry; Latter Day Saint churches; Latter Day Saint churches -- Architecture; Latter Day Saint churches -- Buildings; Temples |
| 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. 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 |
This photograph was taken at the time when the old tithing office was being torn down. The building to the far right is the new Bishop's building and the building framed on the right was the Deseret Gymnasium. The Deseret News/tithing office was being torn down to make way for the new Hotel Utah, across the street from the Salt Lake Temple. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image (c) 2007 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photo Collection, 726.23 Religious Architecture |
| Source Format |
Paper print |
| Source Size |
4 inches x 10 inches |
| Source Donors |
Bennett Collection; Standard Optical Company |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
scanned 800dpi |
| Scanned By |
Karl Nicholson and Earl Hindley, USHS |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p55wfx |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
435685 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p55wfx |
