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The real objection to Smoot

The real objection to Smoot

An old man labeled “Mormon Hierarchy”, wearing a coat of stitched together fragments of cloth labeled “Polygamy, Mormon Rebellion, Resistance to Federal Authority, Blood Atonement, Murder of Apostates, [and] Mountain Meadow Massacre,” stands outside the door to the “U.S. Senate” and places a puppet labeled “R. Smoot” inside the Senate chamber.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-04-27

Out in Salt Lake City

Out in Salt Lake City

Two Mormon elders discuss another Mormon who has been found guilty of bigamy. Caption: Elder Heaperholmes–He has been tried by the church and found guilty of bigamy. / Elder Holikuss–Guilty of bigamy? / Elder Heaperholmes–That’s the judgment. He’s been married only twice.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904-04-20

Report from Judson C. Clements to Theodore Roosevelt

Report from Judson C. Clements to Theodore Roosevelt

Judson C. Clements, acting chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, reports to President Roosevelt the principal facts established in its investigation of the Union Pacific Railroad. Upon interviewing competitors of the Union Pacific Coal Company, “every dollar of whose stock is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company,” the Commission finds that a monopoly on coal production and transport has been established in the area. Further, the Commission recommends remedial legislation as a result of its investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-13

Creator(s)

Clements, Judson C. (Judson Claudius), 1846-1917

Mormon Battalion Monument, Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah

Mormon Battalion Monument, Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah

Colorized postcard showing a stone sculpture with a bronze statue of a man in front located by a pool of water. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes that the monument commemorates the men who volunteered to be part of the Mormon Battalion who marched from Iowa to California to participate in the Mexican War. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Interior Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah

Interior Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah

Colorized postcard showing an interior view of the Utah State Capitol with a statue of a Native American and a mural depicting Mormon pioneers. Text on the reverse of the postcard describes the statue as a replica of Massasoit by Utah artist Cyrus E. Dallin and mentions the mural. The number designation on the front indicates the postcard is part of a series.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown