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Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT, 1939

Subject
City Halls & Courthouses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1939 (Linen)
Front of Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT, 1939, c. 1939 linen postcard
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Back of Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT, 1939, c. 1939 linen postcard
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The Utah State Capitol is shown from below, its long Neoclassical facade of columns and cornice topped by a ribbed copper dome. An American flag flies on a pole at left, and a curving drive, lawns, shrubs, and a small pond fill the foreground. Completed in 1916 to a design by Richard K.A. Kletting, the building stands on Capitol Hill overlooking downtown Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Valley.

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PublisherDeseret Book Company
917—Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah 9A-H2203 --- UTAH STATE CAPITOL, EXTERIOR Utah may justly be proud of its State Capitol. The building was finished and formally opened to the public October 9, 1916. From its commanding location, a wonderful view of the whole of Salt Lake Valley may be had. The Capitol proper is 240 feet wide, 404 feet long, and 285 feet high. The general style of architecture is pure Corinthian. The diameter of the dome is 64 feet. Fifty-two granite columns, 42 feet high grace the exterior. Total cost $2,739,528.54. POST CARD GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DESERET BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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PublisherDeseret Book Company
Series9A-H2203
ConditionVery good
Place depictedUtah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, UT
Place mentionedSalt Lake Valley
PublisherDeseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; printed caption and series 9A-H2203 along the top and bottom margins. No postmark; unused card. Linen-era (C.T. Art-Colortone) divided-back postcard with printed description heading and descriptive paragraph about the capitol, and publisher imprint; light age toning, no damage.

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Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, UT, 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/utah-state-capitol-building-salt-lake-city-ut-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.