Polygamy in the American West

Coverage of polygamy throughout the West, including many groups and individuals, but with a focus on the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). The editing of my polygamy work is very loose, as it is meant to be a historical archive rather than a portfolio.

Colorado City , Arizona

A Wall Comes Down

Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.

Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.

Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.
Moroni Draper works to take down a wall in front of the Leroy S Johnson Meetinghouse in Hildale on Friday Nov. 15, 2019.

Layton , Utah

Shanell

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Shanell DeRieux was married at 18 to a husband in the Kingston Group. She also is a star of “Escaping Polygamy.” DeRieux was photographed in Layton, Wednesday July 11, 2018.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Shanell DeRieux was married at 18 to a husband in the Kingston Group. She also is a star of “Escaping Polygamy.” DeRieux was photographed in Layton, Wednesday July 11, 2018.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Shanell DeRieux was married at 18 to a husband in the Kingston Group. She also is a star of “Escaping Polygamy.” DeRieux was photographed in Layton, Wednesday July 11, 2018.

Hildale , Utah

Fred Jessop – The Clinic

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fred Jessop home, empty, Saturday March 17, 2018.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fred Jessop home, empty, Saturday March 17, 2018.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
View from above Fred Jessop home, Hildale, Saturday March 17, 2018.

Hildale , Utah

Art

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Art Jeffs at his Carquest Auto Parts store in Hildale, Saturday March 17, 2018.

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