These 12 Photos Of Utah From The Early 1900s Are Beyond Fascinating
By Catherine Armstrong|Published May 17, 2018
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Catherine Armstrong
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
With our busy lives full of technology, we often feel nostalgic for a simpler time, long before we were born. While it’s easy to think that life would be less annoying without cell phones and the constant bombardment of news online, life in the early 1900s in Utah was far from easy. Take a look at these vintage photos from the Beehive State’s past, and see whether you’re grateful to be living in 2018, or if you wish you could step back in time and live back then.
At the turn of the century, Saltair was the place to be. A train took passengers from Salt Lake City right out to the resort. It burned down in 1925 and has been rebuilt several times.
The Todds had 17 children, 14 of whom lived. It's hard to tell if the sour look on her face is because she was dealing with 14 children, or because the photographer didn't even care to ask her first name... she's just "Mrs. Robert Todd."
