Seagull Monument, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940

Subjects: Churches Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Seagull Monument, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, Shipping Dept., Sol. Coal Wks., IL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A tall granite column crowned by two gilded seagulls stands on a paved plaza in Temple Square, with a large evergreen and a spired, Gothic-style building of the square behind it. The Seagull Monument, sculpted by Mahonri Young and dedicated in 1913, commemorates the "Miracle of the Gulls" of 1848, when flocks of California gulls are said to have saved the Mormon pioneers' first crops by devouring a plague of crickets. It remains one of the best-known landmarks of the Latter-day Saint historic site in downtown Salt Lake City.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi Everybody: Am seeing many wonderful sights. Will be in Denver [illegible]

PublisherGeorge F. Evans

37 - SEAGULL MONUMENT, TEMPLE SQUARE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH --- This is one of the beautiful views on Temple Square. The Seagull Monument commemorating the coming of the Seagulls to save the crops of the Mormon pioneers in 1848 from the hordes of crickets which were destroying everything in their path, thus saving the lives of the colonists - a miracle as real as any found in Holy Writ. The monument was designed, carved and its erection supervised by Mahonri M. Young, noted sculptor and grandson of Brigham Young. 12,604F Pub. by George F. Evans, Salt Lake City 7, Utah Post Card

PostmarkedSalt Lake City, UT, June 25, 1952, 17:00

Addressed to

Shipping Dept., Sol. Coal Wks.

Rte 25 St. Paul Rd., Edgemont, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	June 25, 1952, 17:00, Salt Lake City, UT
Publisher	George F. Evans
Series	37
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Shipping Dept., Sol. Coal Wks., Rte 25 St. Paul Rd., Edgemont, IL
Stamp	2c John Adams, red
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; card number 37 printed at the start of the caption. No publisher imprint visible on the front. Postmark: SALT LAKE CITY 25 UTAH JUN 25 5 PM 1952. Linen divided-back card; red REGINA SASK RECEIVED JUN 27 1952 receiving stamp; light edge wear.

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Seagull Monument, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/seagull-monument-temple-square-salt-lake-city-utah-circa-194. Accessed October 24, 2026.