Identifier |
/tanner/image/ezra_clark.xml |
Title |
A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark |
Creator |
Tanner, Annie Clark, 1864-1941 |
Subject |
Biography; Frontier and pioneer life; Polygamy; Mormons |
Subject Local |
Clark, Ezra Thompson, 1832-1901 |
Description |
Written by the oldest child in his second family, the biography of Ezra Thompson Clark is that of a successful pioneer, highly-regarded and devoted family man, and intensely loyal follower of the Mormon church. |
Publisher |
Tanner Trust Fund, University of Utah Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Date |
1975 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Digital images scanned at 8-bit grayscale on an Epson Expression 836XL flatbed scanner, and saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 3456 x 5363 pixels resolution. Display GIF files generated In PhotoShop. |
Source |
This XML container file provides an entry point to the scanned images of the pages from A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark . |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Is part of: Utah, the Mormons, and the West. no. 5 |
Coverage |
1832 - 1901 |
Rights Management |
University of Utah, Copyright 2001 |
Source Physical Dimensions |
15 cm x 22.5 cm |
Source Characteristics |
Printed Hard Cover Book |
Scanning Device |
Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3C/ADF Flatbed Scanner |
Resolution |
TIFF: 2800 x 4600 pixels |
Dimensions |
Gif: 700 x 1200 pixels |
Bit Depth |
Text: 1-bit / Images: 8-bit (grayscale) |
Scanning Technician |
Clifton Brooks |
Metadata Cataloger |
Clifton Brooks; Kenning Arlitsch; Jan Robertson |
Call Number |
CT 275 C53 T36 1975 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6bz65b3 |
Topic |
Mormons; Biography; Polygamy; Frontier and pioneer life |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-20 |
Date Modified |
2011-04-06 |
ID |
326907 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bz65b3 |
Identifier |
051 .gif |
Title |
Ezra Clark, page 042 |
Description |
42 EZRA THOMPSON CLARK the East when he left for a mission to England in 1865. There was a fine croquet set and court in the back yard and also a good swing. Much of the pleasure in the early days of Utah was con- nected with Church activities. People usually lingered for an hour or two after a Church service to visit with friends. At harvest time when peaches were gathered, the family and friends joined in a social called "peach cutting." Bush- els of peaches were cut and spread out in the sun on scaf- folds and on the house top. This annual activity was followed by an evening of entertainment, perhaps a game around a bonfire or a molasses candy pull with a serving of doughnuts and pumpkin pie. Even threshing times were feast times and a sociable atmosphere relieved the big tasks of their drudgery. Often on Saturday afternoon in the summertime a hay- rack was loaded with boys and girls of the family and neighborhood and driven to the shores of the Great Salt Lake, only three miles away. A bath, followed by a picnic, was enjoyed in the brilliance of Utah's famous sunsets. Often a carriage load of the family went to Salt Lake City -sometimes to the fair, the circus, or a matinee at the Salt Lake Theatre, and always to general conference. On these occasions it was the custom to take a lunch from home. A fine team of horses was the pride of the farm. On the celebrations of the fourth or twenty-fourth of July, Brother Clark usually provided the band wagon and the four-horse team, and it was his delight to decorate them and drive them while the band serenaded the town. He had a large flag made in his home to use on public occasions. His eldest son, Ezra, obtained a flag pole from the canyon where he often went for a load of logs. His father said of him: "Ezra |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-14 |
Date Modified |
2005-04-14 |
ID |
326853 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bz65b3/326853 |