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

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

Back of Seagull Monument, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A tall granite column crowned by bronze seagulls stands on a circular paved plaza in Temple Square, with a large evergreen and the spires of the Salt Lake Temple rising behind it. The Seagull Monument, sculpted by Mahonri Young and dedicated in 1913, commemorates the "Miracle of the Gulls" of 1848, when flocks of gulls reportedly saved the Mormon pioneers' first crops from invading crickets. It is among the best-known landmarks of the Latter-day Saint temple grounds 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

PostmarkedSalt Lake City, UT, June 25, 1952, 13:00

Addressed to

Shipping Dept.

Rte 25 St Charles Rd., Elgin, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	June 25, 1952, 13:00, Salt Lake City, UT
Publisher	George F. Evans
Series	37
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Shipping Dept., Rte 25 St Charles Rd., Elgin, IL
Place depicted	Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
Stamp	2c John Adams, red
Notes	Linen-texture stock with a white border; printed card number 37 at top left. Postmark: SALT LAKE CITY 25 UTAH JUN 25 1952 1 PM. Linen-texture, divided-back card with white border; red "Received" handstamp (SHAKERTOWN, KY JUN 27 1952) over address; light soiling and smudge at top edge.

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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-194-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.