Hotel Utah photograph collection 1911-1986

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Hotel Utah photograph collection 1911-1986

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The Hotel Utah photograph collection consits photographs and slides documenting the remodeling and expansion of the Hotel Utah which began in 1974. The collection also contains photographs of functions held at the hotel, hotel guests, and employee award banquets.

5630 photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Photograph Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6380340

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Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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On 17 April 1909, a group of prominent businessmen from varied religious and ethnic backgrounds met at the Deseret National Bank to discuss the need for a new hotel on Main Street in Salt Lake City. The new hotel was to become the city's show piece, a social gathering cernter, and a symbol of Mormon and non-Mormon cooperation in the city's development. Days later, the Mormon church president, Joseph F. Smith, lent his support to the endeavor and announced that the church would allow the new hote...