Main Street showing the Deseret News Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1908
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A view down Main Street in Salt Lake City, with the large brick Deseret News Building filling the right side of the frame and a statue on a tall pedestal standing in the roadway near the center. Horse-drawn wagons, a few pedestrians, tall telegraph poles and bare street trees line the wide, rutted dirt street. The Deseret News, founded in 1850, is Utah's oldest continuously published newspaper and was long owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; its multi-story quarters on Main Street placed it at the heart of the city's commercial district in the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Salt Lake City, UT |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Thayer Publish Co. |
| Series | 1008 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Henrietta Barrett, Amesbury, MA |
| Publisher | The Thayer Publish Co., Denver, CO |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | White border; printed caption and card number 1008 along the bottom edge; a diagonal scratch/streak runs across the sky at left. Postmark: SALT LAKE CITY UTAH [month illegible] 19 08 — divided-back private postcard with "THIS SPACE CAN BE USED FOR A WRITTEN MESSAGE USING ONE-CENT STAMP" notice; printed imprint along left edge "THE THAYER PUBLISH CO. DENVER COLO."; white border on front; light edge/corner wear and slight toning. |
Cite this card
Main Street showing the Deseret News Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-showing-the-deseret-news-building-salt-lake-city. Accessed October 25, 2026.