Grand Ballroom, DP Directors Conference

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Title Grand Ballroom, DP Directors Conference
Photo Number p0283n07a_01_756
Description Photo shows a "bird's eye view" of the Grand Ballroom with seating set up for an event with signs reading "IBM Industrial Sector" and "DP Directores Conference"
Keywords Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah); Public accommodations; Grand hotels
Subject Grand Ballroom (Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs; Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Photographs; Ballrooms--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs; Convention facilities--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs; Hotels; Ballrooms; Convention facilities; Meetings; Chairs; Chandeliers; Screens
Additional Information The Grand Ballroom, consttructed in the rear of the Hotel Utah during the 1974-1976 renovation, was the site of convention displays, banquets, and other special events. The Hotel Utah was built in 1909 - 1911, with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the primary stockholder. After 76 years as Salt Lake City's premiere hotel, it closed in 1987 and was converted into church office space. It was renamed the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in 1993. Parts of it are open to the public. This ballroom has been turned into the Legacy Theater with tiered auditorium seating
Spatial Coverage Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P0283 Hotel Utah Photograph Collection
Date 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987
Textual Date 1976-1987
Access Restrictions This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
Type Image
Master File Size 16.2 MB
Master File Compression None
Master File Creation Software Nikon Scan 4.0.2 W
Finding Aid http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UU_EAD/id/2459
ARK ark:/87278/s6fn1ngm
Setname uum_hu
ID 209216
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn1ngm
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