Archive: "Photograph Archives" Category
May 10, 2018 marks the 149th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah – linking both East and West Coasts of the United States for the first time. To commemorate this anniversary, here is a link to an image of the “Joining of the Rails” by Charles Roscoe (C. R.) …
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In 2012 Jared Cook and Amanda Cook produced a 6 minute video of a behind the scenes tour of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Photo Archives. This video was made for and aired on BYU TV. Click on the link below to re-watch the program. Harold B. Lee Library Photo Archives
This post links to images of stereo cards that were produced by the Keystone View Company dealing with the events and tragedy of World War I. These image are part of the photograph collections in the Perry Special Collections and may be downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes as long as attribution is give to L. …
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Tragedy struck in Provo early this morning as the historic Provo Tabernacle suffered major damage due to fire. Construction of the tabernacle, with its unique octagonal towers at each of the four corners, began in 1883 and was completed in 1898 at the cost of $100,000. The tabernacle quickly became the community and religious home …
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August 18, 2008 by Alexis Davis
“FROM DAGUERREOTYPE TO DIGITAL: CELEBRATING 170 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY” is a new exhibit in the L. Tom Perry Special Collection’s exhibit room, level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library. This exhibit is geared for everyone, from children to adults. Come and enjoy a rare opportunity to see actual vintage photograph from the 1840’s to …
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