1857 San Francisco and Salt Lake City Harper's Weekly July 11 Brigham Young
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Title: 1857 San Francisco and Salt Lake City Harper's Weekly July 11 Brigham Young
📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜
📜 The Rise of Deseret: This July 11, 1857, issue provides a fascinating and rare look at the Utah Territory during a period of high tension with the Federal government. Published just as the "Utah War" was beginning to brew, these prints offer some of the earliest mass-media depictions of the Mormon leadership and their ambitious architectural visions for the desert, including the first concepts for the Salt Lake Temple.
📜 San Francisco’s Golden Era: Only nine years after the discovery of gold, San Francisco had transformed from a sleepy hamlet into a world-class metropolis. This "nice" two-thirds page print captures the city's unique topography and bustling harbor during the peak of its mid-century boom.
🌟 FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS 🌟
🏙️ "The City of San Francisco, California" (Two-Thirds Page): A spectacular early panoramic view of the city. This print captures the dense development and maritime activity of the Barbary Coast and harbor. A premier item for California and West Coast historians.
⛪ "Salt Lake and Its Rulers" — The Mormon Collection:
"Governor Brigham Young, of Utah Territory" — A foundational portrait of the LDS leader.
"New Temple to be Built at Salt Lake City" (One-Third Page) — An early architectural rendering of the iconic temple.
"View of Salt Lake City" and "View of Salt Lake" — Documenting the isolated beauty of the Great Salt Lake valley.
"The Tabernacle," "Council House," and "Mormon Theatre" — Providing a full visual survey of the city's social and religious infrastructure.
Portrait of "Elder Heber Kimball," a key figure in the early church hierarchy.
🌊 "Valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea" (Half-Page): Continuing the "Travel Notes in Bible Lands" series, this issue features a dramatic landscape of the Holy Land, complemented by the cover print "Camp of the Pilgrims to the Jordan."
👤 "John P. Durbin, D.D.": A portrait of the prominent Methodist educator and travel writer whose experiences helped fuel the "Bible Lands" craze of the 1850s.
🔍 CONDITION & TRANSPARENCY 🔍
Complete Issue: This is the full, original 16-page issue from July 11, 1857.
Originality: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from 1857—an authentic 168-year-old primary source.
Condition Study: I take pictures of every single page so you can study them carefully. This issue is in "good condition," with the San Francisco and Salt Lake City prints remaining crisp and suitable for high-quality display.
🥂 WHY IT IS A MUST-HAVE 🥂
LDS & Utah Historians: Early 1850s prints of Salt Lake City and the Temple are extremely rare. This issue is a cornerstone for any collection focused on the history of the Mormon Trail and the settlement of the Great Basin.
San Francisco Collectors: Pre-Civil War views of San Francisco are highly sought after, as they document the city before the massive changes brought by the 1860s and 70s.
Architecture Buffs: The rendering of the "New Temple" is a fascinating study in early American religious architecture.
Custom Framing: I offer professional framing for any item in my shop. The San Francisco panorama or the Salt Lake Temple print would make a museum-quality historical focal point!
📦 SHIPPING & PRESERVATION 📦
Safe Storage: Housed in an acid-free archival folder with a Mylar overlay to protect the 168-year-old newsprint.
Flat Shipping: Shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure the issue and its delicate woodblock prints arrive safely.
Tracked: All orders include tracking for your peace of mind.
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1857 San Francisco and Salt Lake City Harper's Weekly July 11 Brigham Young
$144.44