A Look Back: Early Mormon prophets, Relief Society leaders

Photo Courtesy Utah Historical Society Eliza Roxcy Snow (center) with Hannah T. King and Elizabeth Howard. Eliza Snow was one of the most celebrated LDS women of the nineteenth century. She was the second general president of the Relief Society from 1866 until her death. Snow, a renowned poet, chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine. She claimed to be a plural wife of Joseph Smith Jr. and was married openly for many years to polygamist Brigham Young.

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First Published Oct 05 2012 06:50 am • Last Updated Dec 07 2012 01:07 am

The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives or from the Utah Historical Society in a special series called A Look Back. Today’s installment is a collection of images of early LDS prophets and Relief Society presidents in the late 1800s to the turn of the 20th century.

Every gallery of the series is available at www.sltrib.com/topics/lookback. Here are some of the previous installments:

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Hunting and fishing in the early 1900s

BYU, Utah football programs

Saloons, brewing companies in Utah around 1900

The centennial Days of ‘47 parade in downtown Salt Lake City from July 1947

Women’s fashion from 1949-50

Construction of the Salt Lake Temple and SLC in the 1800s

Utah college life from the 1930s to 1960s

Old newspaper advertisements

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People and events in Salt Lake City from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s

Historical images of Sugar House

Aerial images of Salt Lake City in the 1960s

Historic photos of Temple Square

Historic scenes from Salt Lake City

Saltair

The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Salt Lake City in the 1900s

Key moments in Utah Jazz history

Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park from 1935 to 1951

Kennecott Utah Copper Mine in the 1930s and 1940s

Salt Lake City and other Utah cities in the 1800s

Geneva Steel

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