The Great Mormon Tabernacle's broad oval roof rises behind trees on Temple Square, with the Sea-Gull Monument's column and fountain in the foreground and the Salt Lake Temple at left. The Tabernacle, a large Mormon assembly hall, is known for its acoustics and as home of the Tabernacle Choir. The Sea-Gull Monument commemorates the 1848 "miracle of the gulls," when seagulls were said to have saved the pioneers' crops from crickets.
White border; linen-textured stock; corners and edges worn; light discoloration at upper left; card number 544 printed at lower left and printer's job number 55876 at lower right of the front caption line.
Postmark: OGDEN UTAH JUL 21 10 AM 1936 — divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY" and one-cent stamp box; "AMERICAN ART COLORED" series name running vertically along the center divider, with Curt Teich "C T CO / CHICAGO" printer's logo at its base; Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, distributor credit vertical along the left edge; heavy foxing/brown staining across the card, toned and edge-worn.
Cite this card
Great Mormon Tabernacle and Sea-Gull Monument, Salt Lake City, UT, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/great-mormon-tabernacle-and-sea-gull-monument-salt-lake-city-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.
