Pioneer trail art tour, [1936].

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Pioneer trail art tour, [1936].

Contains black-and-white photographs of a Brigham Young University sponsored art group on a tour to sites associated with Mormon Church history. The tour was under the direction of B.F. Larsen. George Strebel served as photographer and bus driver. Sites included: Nauvoo, Illinois; Carthage Jail, Illinois; Winter Quarters/Florence, Nebraska; Maxwell, Nebraska; Platte River/Bridgeport, Nebraska; Summit, Wyoming; Fort Laramie, Wyoming; Independence Rock, Wyoming; Ft. Bridger, Wyoming; Garden Grove, Iowa; Elkhorn River/Omaha, Nebraska; Guernsey, Wyoming; Martin's Cove, Wyoming; Church Butte, Wyoming; Mt. Pisgah, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Grand Island, Nebraska; North Platte River/Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Casper, Wyoming; South Pass, Wyoming; Farson, Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah.

2 boxes (24 folders, 214 p. + forematter and cover)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7383963

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Larsen, B. F. (Bent Franklin), 1882-1970

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Bent Franklin Larsen was born in Monroe, Utah, on May 10, 1882. He graduated from Snow Academy and then received a B.A. degree from BYU in 1912. He was a professor and chairman of the Art department at BYU. He served for fifty years at BYU until he was given Professor Emeritus status. He was a recipient of the David O. McKay Humanities Award and the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teachers Award. He also had an art exhibit displayed in Soloam at the Louvre in Paris, France. From the des...

Strebel, George Lofstrom, 1912-

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