Mormon Battalion Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah

Description: Mormon Battalion Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah - Postcard The Mormon Battalion Monument is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah. This monument commemorates the sacrifices made by 500 Mormon pioneer volunteers who joined the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. The 100-foot rose pink granite and bronze monument was sculpted by Gilbert Riswold and dedicated in 1927. Figures appear on all sides of the monument, chronicling different periods of the Battalion’s history: the Enlistment, the March, the Discovery of Gold in California, and the Arrival of the Pueblo Detachment at the Capitol. It is located on the South Lawn, Southeast Corner. Postmarked 1968 Curt Teich Co. 1898-1978 Chicago, IL 7C-K3010 dated 1957: Curt Teich became an early publisher of postcards but did not begin printing them in number himself until 1908. Most of the company's postcards had white borders. The company employed offset printing beginning in 1907 and began producing linen postcards in the early 1930s. The Curt Teich Company employed various credit lines, including Curteich-Chicago, C. T. American Art, and C. T. Photochrome. After 1930 card numbers began with a number corresponding to the last digit of the year it was published in followed by a letter series denoting the decade. After 1930 card numbers began with a number corresponding to the last digit of the year it was published in followed by a letter series denoting the decade (A-30's, B-40's, C-50's, D-60's, E-70's). Please review the photos carefully for condition and detail. Normal wear associated with an old postcard have creases, corner bumps, scratches, ink on the front etc.

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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

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