| Identifier |
000649 |
| Source |
000649.TIF |
| Title |
Converse Hall Up Close |
| Subject |
Church schools--Utah--Salt Lake City; Converse 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); Sugar House (Salt Lake City, Utah); Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| OCR Text |
Show An up-close west side view of Converse Hall. The hall dominates the entire photograph and the tone is dark. The photograph was probably taken in early afternoon as the sun can be seen reflecting off the southwest side of the building. |
| Further Information |
The photograph is glued to a mat pressboard that is black in the front around the border and white on the back. The overall condition is good; however, it is unknown whether the acidity contained in the mat pressboard will hold future consequences for the photograph. There are no markings on the front to indicate when the photograph was taken, but on the back "21" is written in pencil. A few other markings have been made but with no apparent or significant reason. Converse Hall was the first permanent structure to be built on the present campus of Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah); it has also been the most enduring. The hall was constructed from August 1906 to July 1907 thanks to a generous donation to Westminster College's then building program fund from John Converse, a wealthy Presbyterian businessman who was the President of the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia. After completion, Converse Hall sat vacant due to lack of funding to supply a heating plant. It was during this time t |
| Funding |
The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah. |
| Publisher |
Westminster College |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Language |
eng |
| 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/s642030p |
| Setname |
wc_pc |
| ID |
1094327 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s642030p |
