In Reed Smoot’s reminiscence, when faced with the burned out ruins of the Lewis Building, BYA principal Karl G. Maeser said, “It is only the building.” The fire was on Thursday night, and classes reconvened in other Provo buildings by Tuesday. | Source: [S. S. Jones Department Store, ca. 1880s]. Brigham Young University: 1000 Views of 100 Years collection (UAP 2 Folder 018). Courtesy of the University Archives, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/BYUPhotos/id/75/rec/1.Download Original File
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[S. S. Jones Department Store, ca. 1880s]. Brigham Young University: 1000 Views of 100 Years collection (UAP 2 Folder 018). Courtesy of the University Archives, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/BYUPhotos/id/75/rec/1.
