C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple
Scope and Contents
Photograph by Carter from 1892 containing images taken during the construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the Salt Lake Temple, with the dates of the pictures. It also contains portraits of Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff and some short quotes about the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple.
Dates
- approximately 1892
Creator
- Carter, C. W. (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/ or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
C. W. Carter (1832-1918) was a photographer in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles William Carter was born in London, England on August 4, 1832. Carter came to Salt Lake City in 1859, where he set up his first photography studio. He was one of Utah's first early photographers. Among some of his well known phorographs were the construction of the Mormon Temple, Tabernacle, Shoshone Indians, mining, the Transcontinental Railroad construction and Mormon life. He died on January 27, 1918 in the home of his daughter (Mrs. George Smith) in Midvale, Utah.
Extent
1 photograph ( (1.5 linear ft.) ) : b&w ; 36 x 43 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was purchased from Benchmark Books in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Benchmark Books; 2013.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton, student photograph processor; 2013.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Salt Lake Temple -- Photographs
- Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah) -- Photographs
- Taylor, John, 1808-1887 -- Portraits
- Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah) -- Photographs
- Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898 -- Portraits
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 -- Portraits
- Title
- Register of C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anne Ashton
- Date
- 2013 July 26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States