Christmas - S.L.C. p.4

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Title Christmas - S.L.C. p.4
Collection Utah State Historical Society Classified Photo Collection
File Name ChristmasS.L.C._p.4.tif
Photo Number 1351
Classification 394
Creator Davis, Mel
Publisher Utah State Historical Society
Date of Photograph 9 December 1965
Date 1965-12-09
Subject Holidays; Latter Day Saint churcheses; Latter Day Saint churches; Latter Day Saint temples; Temples; Christmas decorations; Churches (Nativity scenes)
Spatial Coverage Utah; Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City
Description A life-size manger scene with Mary, Joseph, infant Jesus, and the Three Wise Men illuminated beneath a large, thatched manger was part of the Christmas decorations which for the first time lighted up historic Temple Square in Salt Lake City this year. In Special ceremonies President David O. McKay of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints pressed the switch, turning on more than 40,000 brightly colored lights covering trees and shrubs in the square.
Rights Management Digital Image © 2015 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding Institution Utah State Historical Society
Relation Classified Photograph Collection, 394 Celebrations
Source Format Print photograph
Type Image/StillImage
Format image/jpeg
Format Creation Original scanned on Epson Perfection 1240 and saved as 800 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 on the long axis.
Scanned By Karl Nicholson; Earl Hindley
Barcode Identifier 39222001486625
ARK ark:/87278/s6641f3v
Setname dha_cp
ID 458395
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6641f3v
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