- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Rudger Clawson and Joseph Standing
- Date of Original:
- 1879-07-21
- Subject:
- Missionaries--Georgia
Mormon missionaries--Georgia
Mormons--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Chairs--Georgia
Murder victims--Georgia
Bags--Georgia
Umbrellas--Georgia
Standing, Joseph, 1854-1879
Clawson, Rudger, 1857-1943 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Mormon missionaries Rudger Clawson (left) and Joseph Standing are pictured in 1878. In 1879 Standing was killed by a mob in Whitfield County as he and Clawson were traveling to a church conference in Chattooga County.
Photograph of Mormon missionaries Rudger Clawson (left) and Joseph Standing (seated). Both men hold leather bags, and Standing holds an umbrella in his right hand. They face forward.
Standing and Clawson were sent as Mormon missionaries to Georgia in 1878. In 1879 Standing was killed by a mob in Whitfield County as he and Clawson were traveling to a church conference in Chattooga County. A memorial park at the murder site was dedicated to Standing in 1952. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints/m-10836/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Special Collections Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Church History Library
Image from Church History Library - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/joseph-standing-1854-1879
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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