Deseret Stone P.1

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Title	Deseret Stone P.1
Identifier	39222001677934.tif
Photo Number	No. 4549
Classification	718
Photographer	Rowe, A.
Publisher	Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date of photograph	January 1950
Date.original	1950-01
Subject	Markers & Monuments
Other Subject	Deseret Stone; Washington Monument
Geopolitical place	Washington; District of Columbia
Description	The Deseret stone was placed in the National Archives sometime during 1885, '86, or '87. The stone for the Washington Monument was accepted in Washington in 1853. In 1854 at 150 feet above ground progress was stopped. The Civil War also delayed it. In 1880 it became a government project and was completed in 1884. Gift of Arthur V. Watkins. Photo by A. Rowe (National Park Service), Jan. 1950.
Rights management	Digital Image © 2008 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding institution	Utah State Historical Society
Relation	Classified Photograph Collection
Source format	Print Photograph
Source size	8.6 inches x 6.3 inches
Source donors	Watkins, Arthur V.
Type	image
Format.use	image/jp2
Format.creation	Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 3442 x 2525
Scanned by	Jason VanCott

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