April 17, 2024
RARE Main Street, Salt Lake City UTAH Showing Mormon Store ZCMI 1890s Photo LDS
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View of Main Street, Salt Lake City, UtahCirca 1890sShowing the facade of the Zions Co-operative Mercantile Institute (founded 1868) as well as other stores and businesses. some of which with signage which is visible under magnificationOriginal 1880s-90s photographApprox 3.5 x 5 inchesOverall good condition. Sharp image with strong tonality. Verso blank.From Wikipedia:Even though the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) had been headquartered in the Salt Lake City for some twenty years by that time, they were despised by the surrounding community, as Young had disparaged non-Mormon merchants who had engaged in price gouging on necessities, and encouraged boycotting these businesses in 1866. [1] Mormon business owners were routinely charged higher prices by wholesalers who discovered they were dealing with Latter-day Saints .Partly because of the impending completion of the railroad, and partly to create a more fair business atmosphere, it was Young's idea to encourage Mormon businesses to band together under one roof. By pooling their resources, they were able to make larger orders to sell materials and goods exclusively (at the time) to fellow LDS Church members. [2] : 8--9ZCMI was formally organized in 1868 and incorporated for a 25-year renewable contract in 1870. [3] : 19 The central component of this was
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