Photographs (LTPSC) ยป Collection highlights http://lib.byu.edu/sites/photos Just another Lib.byu.edu weblog Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:49:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Remembering the Provo Tabernacle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/photographsCollectionHighlights/~3/uuQcDbIgDiI/ http://lib.byu.edu/sites/photos/2010/12/17/remembering-the-provo-tabernacle/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:53:05 +0000 Gordon Daines http://lib.byu.edu/sites/photos/?p=91 Tragedy struck in Provo early this morning as the historic Provo Tabernacle suffered major damage due to fire. Construction of the tabernacle, with its unique octagonal towers at each of the four corners, began in 1883 and was completed in 1898 at the cost of $100,000. The tabernacle quickly became the community and religious home of Provo. The following historic images of the tabernacle come from the photograph collections held by the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. They capture the beauty of the building and highlight the importance that it holds for the Provo and Utah County communities.

The Brigham Young University orchestra performs at the Provo Tabernacle in 1938.

Image of the interior of the Provo Tabernacle, ca. 1910.

A meeting held in the Provo Tabernacle, ca. 1920.

An orchestra practices in the Provo Tabernacle, ca. 1940.

Postacard image of the Provo Tabernacle, 1906.

A view of the Provo Tabernacle from downtown Provo, 1900.

Another view of the Provo Tabernacle from downtown, ca. 1900.

The Provo Tabernacle in the early 1900s.

For more information about the photograph collections documenting the Provo Tabernacle, please contact the Photo Archivist at (801) 422-4170 or tom_wells@byu.edu.

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