Have you ever wondered what life was in the olden days? Would living in a small town in Utah offer a slower pace of life? Would it provide the simple lifestyle that many of us crave today? See for yourself when you step back in time with these old photos. We’ve gathered nine historic photos of small towns in Utah in the early 1900s. We think you’ll enjoy them — we sure do!
- Main Street in Brigham City in 1940.
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- Mendon, 1940. This image depicts a local congregation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaving a religious building.
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- Consumers, Utah, 1936. Sometimes referred to as the “dumping grounds of the west,” Consumers was once an old coal-mining town near Price. Today, it is now a ghost town in the Gordon Valley in Carbon County.
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- This image shows a line of homes for coal miners in Consumers, Utah. This image was taken in 1936.
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- Here you will see Main Street of Corinne, Utah, in 1940. This small northern Utah town was once the shipping center of the railroad. Today, it is a small farming community.
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- Main Street and town center, Escalante, Utah, 1936.
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- This image shows the exterior of a store in Tropic, Utah, in 1940.
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- Widtsoe is located approximately 16 miles northeast of Bryce Canyon National Park in Garfield County. This image shows a few of the homes in 1936. Today, Widtsoe is a ghost town with only a few structures and a cemetery remaining.
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- Relief Society House, Santa Clara, Utah, 1940. This building was completed in 1908 and was used by the local Relief Society organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The building is still standing today.
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What did you think of these historic photos? Do you have any photos of Utah in the early 1900s that you’d be willing to share? Let us know in the comments!
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If you are looking for even more historic photos of Utah in the 1900s, check out these 15 photos of Utah’s National Parks back in the good old days.
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