Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel and T. Jeffery Cottle. A
Window to the Past: A Photographic Panorama of Early Church History and
the Doctrine and Covenants. Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft, 1993.
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Although this volume does not survey Mormon history in
words, it presents photographs of early church artifacts. Surrounded by
brief discussion of the items and their context, the visual history provided
by these pictures is worthwhile. They include items associated with three
main topics: "Early Latter-day Saint Temples," "Social
Settings in Early Church History," and "the Doctrine and Covenants
in Church History."
Tobler, Douglas F. and Nelson B. Wadsworth. The History
of the Mormons in Photographs and Text: 1830 to the Present. New York:
St. Martin's Press, 1987.
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This book's best feature is its photographs. The volume
includes mostly pictures, accompanied by text about Mormon history. In
addition, the book contains a history of Mormon photography, along with
a timeline and bibliography. Although the book does not have an index
and the text is limited, the pictures are valuable for visualizing the
history of the Mormon people.