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Item #712750THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 2, 1870
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Utah polygamy argument
This newspaper was published 26 years before Utah became a state.
Most of the front page is taken up with a report headed: "Indignation Meetings in the Settlements", beginning: "Determined not to be behind their... Read full description -
Item #705573THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery. Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder"... Read full description -
Item #712749THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 19, 1870 This newspaper was published 26 years before Utah became a state.
Included is the lengthy: "Governor's Message" reading much like a state-of-the-state address, signed by the acting govrernor, S. A. Mann.
But the most notable contgent is much reporting on the:... Read full description -
Item #705430THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 26, 1879 This newspaper was published 17 years before it became a state. Included is an interesting report concerning a stagecoach robbery. Also Mormon-related items, with articles headed: "The Mormons And The Indians" & "Sugar Made In Utah" "Murder"... Read full description
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Item #721569DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, July 9, 1874 Page 2 has nearly two columns taken up with the details report of a Utah Supreme Court case concerning wives testifying as witnesses against their husbands.
The report is headed "Supreme Court Decision" "Wives as Witnesses" being the case of... Read full description -
Item #697823NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1849
* California gold rush - 49ers
* Mormons at Salt Lake City
* Mormonism - emigration
Two-thirds of a column on page 3 is taken up with: "The Mormons" which notes in part: "...Seven thousand of them have found a resting place in the most remarkable spot on the... Read full description -
Item #704781TRANS-CONTINENTAL, Laramie, Wyoming, June 28, 1870
* First Transcontinental Railroad "Overland Route"
* Very first excursion published newspaper (#9)
This is a very fascinating newspaper, borne in the ingenious mind of a publisher who decided to take a small printing press on board the first transcontinental... Read full description -
Item #172290HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 3, 1859 Nice front page article and illustration: "Interview Between Brigham Young and Hon. Horace Greeley at Salt Lake City".
Inside has two gambling-themed illustrations; a very nice full page Winslow Homer print: "A Cadet Hop At West Point". Also a half page illustration: "The New Orleans... Read full description -
Item #684629SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 8, 1867
* The Great Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, Utah
The prime print and article is the nearly half page captioned: "The Great Mormon Tabernacle At Salt Lake" with a related article of the same title. The print shows the famous Temple in the early stages of construction.
Sixteen... Read full description -
Item #175476HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 22, 1890 Halfpg. Remington print for a story: 'The Aztec Treasure House'. Doublepage centerfold: 'The Sierra Nevada Snow Blockade'. Halfpg: 'New York's Blockaded Streets' & 'New Harvard Gates, As Designed & as Executed'.
Supplement has a great doublepage centerfold... Read full description -
Item #704691BALLOU'S PICTORIAL, Boston, July 25, 1857
* Very early view of San Francisco
* Salt Lake Tabernacle under construction
Formatted much like the more common Harper's Weekly, this illustrated paper printed several years earlier.
The front page features a print of a: "View Of San Francisco, California" which a... Read full description -
Item #700515DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 31, 1857 Page 2 has half a column taken up with a report headed: "From Salt Lake City" which is a lengthy & quite detailed report--mostly taken from The Deseret News, concerning the growing tensions and the imminent Mormon War.
Page 2 has:... Read full description -
Item #709333NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Feb. 14, 1846
* Mormons - Mormonism exodus Westward
* Leaving Nauvoo, Illinois for Salt Lake City, Utah
The back page has an interesting article with a small head: "Mormons" concerning their plan to head West. Bits include: "...announces that they design to send out from thence into the western country, early... Read full description -
Item #700554DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 1857
* U.S. Army march to Salt Lake City
* Mormons War - Mormonism
Page 3 has nearly three-quarters of a column taken up with: "The Utah Expedition" which is a great & very detailed travelogue on the U.S. troops venturing to Utah. We rarely... Read full description -
Item #130299DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1872 An early issue from this city founded by the Mormons. Utah did not become a state until 1896.
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Item #130301DESERET SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1890 A 19th century issue from this city founded by the Mormons. Utah did not become a state until 1896.The complete issue in good condition. -
Item #130298DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1890 A 19th century issue from this city founded by the Mormons. Utah did not become a state until 1896.
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Item #173552HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 30, 1871 The frontpage has the very famous Thomas Nast print: 'TOO THIN!' which is displayable. Inside is a fullpage illustration 'International Boat Race On Saratoga Lake' along with the an illustration of the "The Ward Brothers, Winners of the Saratoga... Read full description -
Item #177710HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated October 4, 1913 In this issue there is an illustration called "Back to Town" by Wallace Morgan. There are several articles which include "Is American Business Failing?" by C. M. Keys; "Salt Lake City" by... Read full description -
Item #597888DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Jan. 4, 1890 From six years before Utah would become a state. Inside has: "The Idaho Test Oath Case" which takes most of the page. Also: "And What Next? "Immorality Sanctioned by City Ordinance at San Antonio, Texas" "One Woman Sues Another for Having Alienated... Read full description -
Item #705272NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1859
* President James Buchanan
* State of the Union Address
* Mormons - Mormonism - SLC
Page 3 has most of a column headed: "From The Mormon Country" datelined at "Great Salt Lake City" which provides a rather inclusive update on the events in Utah in recent... Read full description -
Item #210753DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, March 8, 1890 This newspaper is a "territorial" issue, printed six years before Utah would become a state. The front page has a short yet interesting item concerning Buffalo Bill, datelined from Rome & reading: "An Italian journal, commenting on the Wild West show, makes the... Read full description -
Item #221073THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 14, 1916
* Women's Motorcycle Tour of America* Augusta and Adelina Van Buren
Page 7 contains a somewhat brief yet significant article on the "motorcycle tour of 1916", headed: "4,000 Miles By Motyor Cycle" "New York Women Reach San Diego--Climbed Pike's Peak on Machines" with the dateline of San Diego, and the text... Read full description -
Item #556862DESERET EVENING NEWS, from Salt Lake City, Utah, dated June 10, 1870
* 1st Jewish synagogue in Texas
* Charles Dickens death (1st report)
On page 2 under "Texas" is a report headed: "Corner Stone Laid".
The brief but historic report, datelined "Galveston", reads:
* The corner stone of the first... Read full description -
Item #557329DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 4, 1876
* Granite iron ware
* Uncommon title - Nice advertisements
Taking more that 1/4 of the front page is a bold ad for "Granite Iron Ware" available at Zion's Co-Operative Mercantile Institute.
Includes a large illustration of an iron pot.
News of the day with... Read full description -
Item #571949THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 10, 1924
* Castle Gate, Utah mine disaster
* Coal mine explosions
This 32 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page that include: "30 BODIES FOUND IN UTAH COAL MINE; NO HOPE FOR 145", "Rescuers Recover 10 Charred Victims of Explosion That Entombed 175" and "FAMILIES HUDDLE... Read full description -
Item #576103DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Nevada, January 20, 1874
* Rare Old West Title
* Chang & Eng Bunker deaths
Page 3 has: "Death of the Siamese Twins..." which tells of the death of Chang and Eng Bunker.
Other news of the day. A great wealth of ads, several of which are illustrated.
Four pages, never bound , generally in very... Read full description -
Item #578827DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 22, 1890
* Rare Utah pre-statehood title
Among the front page item: "Daring Robbery--The Watchman Gagged & Bound, and $2000 Secured" in Wellsville, Wisconsin. Also: "The Pinkertons--Are Engaged to Manage the Investigation of Hennessy's Assassins...". Page 2... Read full description -
Item #581713DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Dec. 12, 1890
* Rare Utah pre-statehood title
The ftpg. includes: "Indians Starving--They Receive Only Rations Enough for Two Days of the Week" "No Danger of an Outbreak" "The Irish Troubles" "Fatal Duel" and many other items. Indian content inside... Read full description -
Item #585930DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Nov. 13, 1872
* Rare Utah Territory title
A very nice territorial newspaper from 24 years before Utah statehood. Various news of the day with a great wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated (see).
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Item #588632THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Dec. 22, 1880 Inside has an editorial: "What Is To Be Done With Utah?" Other articles include: "Two Men Killed" "A Word or Two on Religion" and "The Utah Question" which includes: "The President is quite severe on Mormon polygamy & urges upon Congress the... Read full description -
Item #700919DESERET NEWS, Great Salt Lake City, U.T. (Utah Territory), Dec. 15, 1853
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Governor Brigham Young
* Territorial annual address
An early issue of the first newspaper in Utah, having begun in 1850. This is a volume 3 issue.
Most of the front page is taken up with a portion of the: "Life Of... Read full description -
Item #595842THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Feb. 4, 1885
* Judaica - Jewish
* Mormonism
The front page has various: "Territorial Items". Inside has: "A Significant Movement Among Jews", followed by: "The 'Mormons' Are Not Gone Yet" (see photos).
Sixteen pages, never bound nor trimmed so it folds out to one huge... Read full description -
Item #597009DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Oct. 24, 1876 From this "territory" 20 years before Utah would become a state. Inside has: "The Indians--300 Lodges Captured, Disarmed & Dismounted" "The Express Robbery" "Killed by a Train" & much more. A wealth of ads.
Four pages, never bound nor... Read full description -
Item #597056DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, January 15, 1890
* Mormons title
* Idaho statehood
The front page has "Idaho's Admission" and "The Adjourned Hearing Before the Senate Committee" which discusses the proposal of admitting Idaho to the Union, which happened on July 3 of 1890.
Four pages, large folio... Read full description -
Item #597185DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Jan. 11, 1890 From 6 years before Utah would become a state. Various news of the day & a great wealth of ads, many of which are illustrated.
Four pages, some browning at folds, some archival mends at the margins of folds, generally nice condition. -
Item #597498DESERET SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 6, 1892 The top of the last column on the front page note: "JAY GOULD DEAD" "That is the Startling Announcement Today" "Her Dies of Consumption" "What Was Known of the Patient's Condition Last Night" and a bit more (see). The report takes two-thirds of... Read full description -
Item #599749DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Jan. 11, 1890 The front page has: "Colored Children" "Trouble in Illinois Over their Admission to the Public Schools" "He Was Shunned". Much of page 2 is taken up with: "Remarks of Apostle Heber J. Grant" and so much more.
Complete in 6 pages, large folio... Read full description -
Item #602863DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Jan. 13, 1890 A Mormon newspaper from 6 years before Utah statehood. Page 3 has: "Idaho's Admission" "Judge Wilson, Prest. Wm. Budge & Others Opposing It for the 'Mormons' " "Dubois Makes A Harangue Against the Church". Idaho would join the Union on... Read full description -
Item #613216SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 20, 1895 The front page of the issue contains four scenes from "The Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City, Utah" with an accompanying article. Inside the issues is "Whitlock's New 'Western' Independent Chuck"; "Hedges' Water Tube Stationary or Marine Boiler"; "The Sumatra... Read full description -
Item #615526THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, (Utah Territory) Sept. 29, 1869 Among the articles are: "The Arabs of the Middle Ages" "Local & Other Matters" and much more. Published from 27 years before statehood.
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Item #616741THE DESERET WEEKLY, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 1, 1893 This paper calls itself a: "Pioneer Publication of the Rocky Mountain Region - Truth and Liberty". See the photo below for the very decorative & large front page illustration, which shows settlers traveling, the Mormon temple, an early train, etc. Among the many... Read full description -
Item #616770DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Dec. 11, 1889
* Jefferson Davis death
* Confederate president - Confederacy
A "territorial" newspaper from seven years before Utah would be come a state. The ftpg. has: "Jefferson Davis' Remains - Views Yesterday by Some 70,000 Persons" with various subheads... Read full description -
Item #618561THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 7, 1955
* Laramie, Wyoming airplane crash
* United Airlines Flight 409
* Douglas Dc-4 propliner
The front page has a three column headline: "66 KILLED AS AIRLINER RAMS MOUNTAIN PEAK" with subhead. (see). 1st report coverage on the Salt Lake City bound DC-4 Airplane crash near Laramie, Wyoming.
Other... Read full description -
Item #634212DESERET EVENING NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October 22, 1890 Just what we hope to find on the front page of a newspaper from the Old West is in this issue: "Daring Robbery" "The Watchman Gagged & Bound and $2000 Secured" with some details. Not a lengthy nor conspicuous report, but great to have in this title.
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Item #636795POMEROY'S ADVANCE THOUGHT, New York, January, 1889 Inside has a nice promotional piece seeking investors in the Atlantic-Pacific Railway Tunnel, headed: "STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS" "To Shorten Railway Distance 250 Miles Between Denver & Salt Lake City" "And to Bring out... Read full description -
Item #685011THE WORLD, New York, July 9, 1860 Page 3 has most of a column taken up with a report headed: "From Great Salt Lake City" which has a subhead: "Brutal Treatment of a Mormon By U. S. Soldiers" with much detail.
Page 4 has a report headed: "News Frost Pike's Peak" and page 8 has a pre-Civil War report... Read full description -
Item #690552THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 7, 1881
* Mormons - Mormonism
This is from 15 years before Utah would become a state. Nearly a full page of: "Remarks by Prest. George Q. Cannon". Other items include: "War Incidents - Bravery of General Kane's Bucktails" "Marvelous Adventures of a Legislator Among... Read full description -
Item #693196THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Sept. 21, 1881
* President James A. Garfield assassination death
This was the very first newspaper to publish in Utah, having begun in 1850.
Page 8 has all columns black-bordered and a report: "Death Of President Garfield" and also: "Full Particulars".
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Item #696882THE CONTRIBUTOR, Salt Lake City, Utah, January, 1881
* Very rare publication
* Mormons - Mormonism
This is an uncommon title from the Mormon press. It was an independent publication associated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1879 and 1896. A monthly periodical, it sought to represent the Young... Read full description
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