Salt Lake Temple in winter, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1947

Subjects: Churches Religious & Devotional Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1947 (Chrome)

Back of Salt Lake Temple in winter, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1947, c. 1947 linen postcard — Back

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Snow-covered trees and shrubs frame the Salt Lake Temple, whose six granite spires rise against a pale winter sky, in the grounds of Temple Square. The temple was begun in 1853 and dedicated in 1893, and its grounds in downtown Salt Lake City remain the centerpiece of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The view is a typical mid-century linen-textured scenic of the temple in snow.

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PublisherCarpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake City, Utah; Barkalow Bros. Publishers, Omaha, Neb.

7237. Winter scene in Temple Grounds, Salt Lake City, Utah WINTER SCENE IN TEMPLE GROUNDS The Salt Lake Temple is by far the most expensive and pretentious building ever erected by the Mormons. Its completion involved forty years of labor and sacrifice. The corner stone of the building was laid by Brigham Young, April 6, 1853, and it was completed in 1893 at a cost of nearly four millions of dollars. This is a beautiful scene of the Temple in winter.

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Publisher	Carpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake City, Utah; Barkalow Bros. Publishers, Omaha, Neb.
Series	7237
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
Publisher	Carpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake City, Utah; Barkalow Bros. Publishers, Omaha, Neb., Salt Lake City, UT
Notes	White border; visible linen/canvas texture; caption number 7237 printed at lower left; light edge and corner wear. No postmark — unused card. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; printed Utah Centennial (1847–1947) seal with flag emblem and publisher imprints (Carpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake City, Utah; Barkalow Bros. Publishers, Omaha, Neb.). Light age toning/soiling, no handwriting.

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Salt Lake Temple in winter, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/salt-lake-temple-in-winter-salt-lake-city-utah-circa-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.