Utah's Nineteenth Century Camelot

I’m haunted by the ragged PDF copied photograph, courtesy of the Utah State Historical Society, of Louisa “Louie” Wells, who 125 years ago was a princess in late 19th century Mormon Salt Lake City. The poor quality of the reproduced photo does not hide that she was a stunningly beautiful young woman. “Louie” Wells was the daughter of Mormon elitists Daniel Hamner Wells, Salt Lake City mayor, and Emmeline Blanche Wells, Mormon feminist and magazine editor.