With the last zoom in, this time into the North Visitor’s Center, the image features the Christus statue.
This is not an original, but a copy based on a work by a Danish sculptor, as indicated in the description:
THE CHRISTUS by Berthold Thorvaldsen, TEMPLE SQUARE VISITOR CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. This impressive statue is located in the rotunda of the Visitor Center on Temple Square.
The postcard dates from the 1960s.
Category: Postcards From Another Millennium
Postcards from various decades of the 20th century.
Visitor Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Zooming along a bit further than yesterday, and just beyond the domed Tabernacle, is the Temple Square North Visitor Center.
The description states:
TEMPLE SQUARE VISITOR CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Recently opened to the public, this beautiful facility was built especially to accommodate the many visitors to Temple Square. In it are found interesting and educational paintings, statuary, dioramas and exhibits.
As the card states, the building was recently completed when the card photo was taken, and the building is recorded as opening to the public in October, 1967.
Tabernacle Choir and Organ, Salt Lake City, UT
Zooming inside the Tabernacle seen in the previous post, this card shows the classic photo of the assembled choir and the magnificent organ.
The description states:
INTERIOR OF “MORMON” TABERNACLE, TEMPLE SQUARE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. The world-famous Tabernacle on historic Temple Square with a seating capacity of 8,000 and housing one of the finest pipe organs in the world, was completed by the “Mormon” pioneers in 1867. Noted for its unique architecture and its exceptional acoustical qualities, it is used as a house of worship and for the presentation of cultural concerts and nationwide radio broadcasts.
Quotes are in the original. Another card in this collection dates this photo to the mid-1960s.
Temple Square, Salt Lake City, UT
From the overall city view yesterday the focus falls on the oldest historic part of the Temple Square area.
The description on the back states:
TEMPLE SQUARE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Within the walls of the world-famous Temple Square in the heart of Salt Lake City, stands the spired “Mormon’ Temple which required forty years of pioneer labor to build, and the domed Tabernacle, seating capacity 8,000 and housing the world-renowned Tabernacle organ. Temple Square is open to the public daily and free guided tours are provided.
This card has also been trimmed at the bottom to fit a scrapbook, but no information was lost. Another card in this series helps to date the photo to the mid-1960s.
Salt Lake City, UT
Today begins a five day zoom into Salt Lake City and the Mormon church headquarters there. First is an aerial overview of the city core, with the three spired temple and the domed Tabernacle clearly visible in the lower center.
This card was trimmed at the bottom to allow insertion into an album, so both the bottom of the image is missing as well as a line of description from the back, which states:
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Nestled at the base of the snow-capped Wasatch Range, Salt Lake City is a thriving commercial and travel center. Here also are located the headquarters of the “Mormon” church as well as its famous Temple Square.
Even though the publisher of this card series uses the obsolete zone code in their address, shown above, another card in this series dates this photo as from the mid-1960s.
Hurry Back Inn, Traverse City, MI
This weekend folio has an old family connection. The owner of this establishment has the same name as my great-grandmother, and was likely her brother.
This folio is very old, and as such has no description printed on it. The address noted on the cards still exists, and can be viewed with Google street view, but there is another business there now, and likely has been for a long time.
The presence of garlands in most photos implies the pictures were taken around Christmas time, but it is not possible to identify the era any closer. The photos most likely date from the 1930s.
The Rigel Fortress
A fantasy landscape this time, from the original Star Trek series. This image is from the first pilot, which was never shown in its original form, but instead was spliced into a two-part episode mixed with characters and actors from the main series.
The description on the back of the card states:
STAR TREK
The landscape of planet Rigel 7, a world where Captain Christopher Pike (first captain aboard the Enterprise) experienced an incredible adventure.
(From the episode “The Menagerie”)
–The original pilot was titled “The Cage“. The postcard was produced in the 1970’s, but the artwork was created for the TV show in the mid-1960’s. The numbers on the moon are from Post office processing stamps.
Public Airport, Santa Maria, CA
This attractive facility was built at Santa Maria on the location of a training airfield for bombers during the Second World War.
The description on the back states:
PUBLIC AIRPORT
Santa Maria, California
Airline offices and lounge was well as specious waiting area serving the many users from the small cities and towns of the central California coast. The Hub of air traffic for the farm and ranching areas north of Los Angeles, a feeder airline terminal to and from all points of interest. An exceedingly attractive and comfortable accommodation.
This card was used and is postmarked 16 Oct 1985, making it highly likely the photo is also from the 1980’s.
Old Crater Trading Post, Bluewater NM
This is a wonderful depiction of the kind of hardscrabble businesses that popped up all along the western portions of the old Lincoln Highway/Route 66. The appearance of the group posing in front of the building on the right gives the distinct impression this was a business established on or near reservation land that the highway passed through.
This business clearly sold various Native American crafts and souvenirs for travelers passing by, and there appears to be a woman weaving a blanket in front of the building on the left. They also sold Mobil Gas, as indicated by the sign over the pumps. The presence on the left of the ‘woody’ station wagon puts this photo in the post-war 1940s.
These kinds of establishments can still be found on the side roads off of I-40 through New Mexico and Arizona, some still intact but updated and expanded over the years.
Will Rogers Memorial, Claremore OK
A formal photo of the approach and front entrance of the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, OK.
There is another image of this particular angle in a previous post here. The photos were likely taken no more than a few years apart, but it’s hard to tell with the coloring on the other image.