Dorthea Lange, “Gothic Doorway, Toquerville, Utah”, 1953,

Gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on card, and printed in 1965. 

Numbered '179' in pencil on the back of the flush mount,

Overall dimensions of image, sheet, and flush mount: 

10 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.7 x 20 cm.)

Toquerville In 1854 President Brigham Young sent scouts to locate sites for settlement. Indians living here called it Toquer (Meaning Black) In 1858 eight families were sent from New Harmony to colonize here. They named it Toquerville, which became the county seat of Kane County. Its principal industries were cotton, cane, grapes and fruit. They built the first cotton-gin mill in Utah and the firs…

The Paiute Tribe of Utah is disturbed by the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s plan to remove boulders from a plateau near the town of Toquerville. Some tribal members say the excavation will denigrate what they believe is a historic burial site.

Lora Tom, chairwoman for the Cedar City Band of Paiutes, said the site is on Paiute aboriginal land and is significant to many tribal members.

"It should be treated as a cemetery," said Tom. "It is just common courtesy not to disturb such a site. It’s important to respect one another’s beliefs and cultural significance."

But Ron Thompson, director of the conservancy district, said the land has been surveyed by archaeologists and the work would not disturb any remains that might be in the area, including those of Chief Toquer.