Fantastic and historically rich view of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah, captured by renowned Western photographer C. R. Savage. This original cabinet card, titled in pencil at top verso, shows a clear view of the Tabernacle’s iconic domed roof and colonnade surrounded by low fencing and freshly laid stonework, likely taken soon after construction was completed in1867. Savage’s finely composed photograph documents the structure from a slightly elevated angle, allowing for an unobstructed view of the impressive architectural form and its placement within the landscape.

The image is mounted on Savage’s distinctive cabinet card stock, imprinted on the reverse with his “Art Bazar, Salt Lake City” backmark, along with the phrase “Views from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.” Charles Roscoe Savage was a key figure in 19th-century photography of the American West and Mormon settlements, and his work is highly regarded for both its aesthetic and documentary value. A significant and scarce early view of one of Utah’s most iconic buildings by one of its most important photographers.