Census gallery: Photos of life in Utah in 1940

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Works Projects Administration Orchestra in 1940 with Reginald Beales as conductor.

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This photo shows a group of people with a Western Air Express plane.

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Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum, ca 1940.

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Union Pacific Railroad Station in Salt Lake, August 4th, 1940.

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Kennecott Copper Corp. Taken Oct. 22, 1940.

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J.I. Case Co. tractor, Nov. 15, 1940.

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Beet growers' trucks waiting to be unloaded. Lewiston, Utah. 1940.

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Image shows a panoramic view of parking lot full of cars, trucks, and produce at a Salt Lake City open market on Pacific Avenue.

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Rodeo stock for Salt Lake City Covered Wagon Days Rodeo at the Utah State Fair Grounds.

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Communications room at the Salt Lake Airport, United Air Lines, December 21st, 1940

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Image shows a crowd gathered to watch the

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This shows members of an LDS Sunday School class at 2952 S 700 E on June 1, 1940.

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Mail boxes and parcel room along highway 160 in San Juan County, Utah. July 1940.

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Tabiona High School Band, July 24, 1940.

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Aerial view of the University of Utah campus, May 7, 1940.

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The Salt Lake Tribune

· April 2, 2012 7:28 am

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These photos from the Utah State Historical Society show life in Utah in the 1940s.