Utah capitol competition : project of Cannon, Fetzer and Ramm Hansen Architects, 1911.

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Utah capitol competition : project of Cannon, Fetzer and Ramm Hansen Architects, 1911.

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Copy prints of original architectural drawings submitted to the Utah State Capitol Commission, which was charged with selecting the architect for the design and construction of the capitol building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The prints are photographic reproductions of drawings that show elevated views as well as floorplans. Prints are mounted in a black photo album.

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University. Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

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Cannon, Fetzer and Ramm Hansen, Architects.

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Utah State Capitol Commission.

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In 1888 Salt Lake City donated 20 acres as a site for the Utah State Capital. For various political reasons, however, it was not until 1909 that a seven man Utah Capital Commission was formed for the purpose of selecting a design and contructing a building. Although their initial attempts to raise a one mill levy failed, in 1911 an unexpected windfall of nearly $800,000 in taxes paid by the estate of E.H. Harriman provided enough seed-money to start the process. In 1911 the commission held a com...