Mormonism - The Hull Conference and Mormons in Northern Engl...

Hammer

£320

Mormonism - The Hull Conference and Mormons in Northern England - Anglo-American Recruitment - a collection of early 20th century postcards, with real photographic portraits of Mormon elders and notables, including John G Hooper; Elder W B Ward, President of Scunthorpe Branch;Wendell B Price, President K A Brady; Elder W G Smith; Virgil Hall; many more, variously annotated and inscribed, numerous places, Utah, Grimsby, Hull, Leeds, etc; group portraits of Conferences, family groups, Elder Homer J Brown of Canada, etc (154) During the early 20th century, in an attempt to increase their population in the USA, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organised a 'passage of people', from Scandinavia and Europe, providing transport to and lodgings in Hull, onward travel to Liverpool and shipping across the Atlantic