WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO COLLECTION
Photo WCHS-04330
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Photo of Mormon polygamist prisoners at the Utah Territorial Penitentiary.
This photo was taken on either November 13 or 15, 1888 by Charles R. Savage or his assistant,
William Ottinger (Savage probably took photos on November 13 and Ottinger on November 15).
This is not one of the better known photos.
Left to right are:
Christian Sorensen of Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Lars Svendsen of Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Hans Peter Persen of Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
George Q. Cannon of Salt Lake City (member of the Quorom of the Twelve Apostles)
James A. Doyle of Salt Lake City (an Irish guard)
[Probably] Gibson Sharp Condie of Springville, Utah County, Utah Territory
Christian Petr Nielsen of Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
For other similar prison photos, see WCHS-04329, WCHS-04331, WCHS-04332, WCHS-04333,
WCHS-04334, and WCHS-04335.
This photo and his original research was contributed by Kenneth L. Cannon II on September 28, 2020.
For background, see Ken Cannon's presentation at the
Utah State Historical Society's 68th Annual History Conference, September 2020
"For Conscience' Sake: The Prison Photographs of George Q. Cannon and His Fellow 'Cohabs'
and What They Mean" (Minutes 21:47 to 44:29)
For the presentation PowerPoint slides, click here.