Beard, George, 1854-1944
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George Beard was an early Utah artist, photographer, and legislator. He owned the Coalville Cooperative. Later he sold it to his son, Paul, who changed the name to Paul's Grocery Store.
From the guide to the George Beard art collection and Coalville Cooperative records, 1850-1949, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
George Beard (1855-1944) was a Mormon pioneer, photographer, merchant, bishop, mayor, and legislator. Beard was born in Stoneheads, Cheshire, England. In 1868 he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrated to Utah with several family members. He settled in Coalville, Utah, and married Loveinia Bullock in 1877. Beard appears to have used his photographs as an aid in landscape painting, which he also engaged in.
From the description of George Beard photographs, circa 1880s-1940s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 123235287
George Beard was an early Utah artest, photographer, legislator. he owned the Coalville Cooperative. later he sold it to his son Paul, who changed the name to Paul's Grocery Store.
From the description of Collection, 1850-1949. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605885
Utah landscape artist, businessman and civic leader.
From the description of Papers, 1916-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637170
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Subjects:
- Artists
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Clichés-verre
- Fine Arts
- Landscape
- Material Types
- Mormons
- Painters
- Painters
- Stores, Retail
- Stores, Retail
- Scrapbooks
Occupations:
- Photographers
Places:
- Utah (as recorded)
- Utah--Uintah County (as recorded)
- Wyoming--Jackson Hole (as recorded)
- Saltair Resort (Utah) (as recorded)
- Coalville (Utah) (as recorded)
- Utah--Coalville (as recorded)
- Coalville (Utah) (as recorded)
- Coalville (Utah) (as recorded)
- Utah--Summit County (as recorded)
- Utah (as recorded)
- Glendale (Utah) (as recorded)
- Coalville (Utah) (as recorded)
- Wyoming (as recorded)
- Idaho (as recorded)
- Coalville (Utah) (as recorded)
- Salt Lake City (Utah) (as recorded)
