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TitleIllustrative plaque on the Seagull Monument next to Temple Square's Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City, the capital and largest city in the western state of UtahNotePhysical details: digital, tiff file, color. Applies To: all Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer.The monument recalls the events of 1848, when Mormon pioneers first planted crops, only to see them set upon by ravenous crickets. The farmers knelt in prayer, after which, according to the story, seagulls from nearby Great Salt Lake swooped in and devoured the bugs, saving some of the crops.Extent1 photographProvision ActivityPublication: United States 2022 Publication: 2022-08-17 Usage And Access PolicyNo known restrictions on publication.Preferred CitationCredit Line: Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.Acquisition SourceDLC Stock Number:LC-DIG-highsm-71122 (original digital file) 