Mormon Temple Menu in the Moderne Series

The color photograph on this menu cover also appeared on a 1927 Art Nouveau series menu, though the hand-coloring has been toned down a bit for this menu, making the sky appear less blue and the lawns around the temple less intensely green. The back cover photos on both menus are the same.

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The text on the back covers is also similar except for the last paragraph. The 1927 menu says, “Salt Lake City is reached via the main lines of the Union Pacific System from the east, west, north and south.” The 1935 menu says, “Salt Lake City is a convenient gateway to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Zion, Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon National Parks.” This probably reflects changing travel patterns: despite the Depression, national park visitation in 1935 was far higher than 1927, but more and more people were arriving by car, not train.


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