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Construction of Tabernacle Roof, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1865, printed ca. 1915

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Souvenir Novelty Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.c. printed:582. CONSTRUCTION OF TABERNACLE ROOF, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: THIS CONSTRUCTION commenced Sept. 1, 1865, finished \ 1867. The roof, the principal portion of the building, rests \ upon 44 sandstone piers, 3 feet thick, 20 feet high and 9 feet \ wide. On each side are 9 pillars, from which a 48 foot arch is \ sprung. 13 arches spring at each end from piers standing on \ a circle. \ The arches are of a lattice truss construction, \ securely fastened, where necessary, with cowhide and wooden \ pegs.

    u.c. printed: R-29040

    c.l .printed along left edge: PUBLISHED BY SOUVENIR NOVELTY CO., SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.1246

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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