Dixie Polygamists

Name/Title

Dixie Polygamists

Entry/Object ID

1988.323.0070

Description

Dixie Polygamists in front of the "pokey". Taken in 1888 Salt Lake City Left to Right - Jacob Bastian, Casper Bryner, Bishop Walter Granger, Brother Esplin, George Q. Cannon, William Carter, Agustus Poor Hardy The man in the suit was also a polygamist He was a gardener at the prison the prison officials did not him gardening outside in his prison suit so he was required to wear a suit His name was Herman Fredrick Ferdinand Thorup ( his granddaughter Dorothy Mineer gave us that information ) in Salt Lake City- Photo taken in 1888 Some of St. George's polygamists shown in front of the "pokey" Current location of original is unknown