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Mormon confirmation ceremony, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1853. Artist: Unknown

Mormon confirmation ceremony, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1853. Artist: Unknown

1-157-049 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Mormon confirmation ceremony, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1853. The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Smith was murdered by a mob in Illinois in 1844, after which Brigham Young led the Mormons on an 1100-mile trek to Utah, founding Salt Lake City. From L'Illustration. (Paris, 1853).

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Joseph Smith: American: founder of the Mormons
  2. Brigham Young: American: Mormon leader
Medium
  1. Wood engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Utah Salt Lake Salt Lake City

  1. 40 45 00 N , 111 53 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Religion & Belief Christianity

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2792x3754
File Size : 30,707kb

Aliases

  1. 002892
  1. 002892
  1. 0390003837
  1. 1-157-049
  1. 1157049
  1. 3837
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