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Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

2-356-056 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered by a mob in Illinois in 1844, after which Brigham Young led the Mormons on an 1100-mile journey to Utah. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Joseph Smith: American: founder of the Mormons
  2. Hyrum Smith: American: leading member of Mormonism
People Related
  1. Brigham Young: American: Mormon leader
  2. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
Medium
  1. Engraving
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  1. 40 00 00 N , 089 00 00 W
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5349x3269
File Size : 51,229kb

Aliases

  1. 0580020768
  1. 2-356-056
  1. 2356056
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