Photos

Portraits

(PH 10303, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, circa 1882

(PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, 23 February 1899

(PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards

(PH6258, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, circa 1920s

(Painting by Lee Greene Richards. Church History Museum, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, 1927

(PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards

(PH2003, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, circa 1939

(PH2003, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards

Leadership

Left to right: Charles L. Anderson. Hugh S. Gowans, and George F. Richards. (PH2396, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Tooele Stake Presidency, 6 October 1891

George F. and Alice A. Robinson Richards in back row, middle. British Mission, Liverpool, England, 1919. (PH2396, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards with Branch Members in Liverpool, England, 1919

Left to right: George F. Richards, Alice A. Robinson Richards, Jno. E. Cottam, and Junius F. Wells. (PH6873, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards in Liverpool, England, 1919

Standing, left to right: David O. McKay, Rudger Clawson, Orson F. Whitney, Anthony W. Ivins, Richard R. Lyman, Heber J. Grant, Reed Smoot, Charles W. Nibley, Sylvester Q. Cannon, George Albert Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith. Kneeling: Hyrum G. Smith, Melvin J. Ballard, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, George F. Richards. (PH4100, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

The First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve, and Other General Authorities, 1925

Front row, left to right: Rudger Clawson, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, George F. Richards. Middle row: Orson F. Whitney, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, James E. Talmage. Back row: Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard, John A. Widtsoe. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1931

Standing, left to right: George F. Richards, Joseph F. Merrill, Joseph Fielding Smith, David O. McKay, James E. Talmage, Reed Smoot, George Albert Smith, Stephen L Richards, Richard R. Lyman, Melvin J. Ballard. Seated: Rudger Clawson. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1932

Seated, left to right: Stephen L Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, George F. Richards, George Albert Smith. Standing: Ezra Taft Benson, Spencer W. Kimball, Harold B. Lee, Albert E. Bowen, Charles A. Callis, Joseph F. Merrill, John A. Widtsoe, Richard R. Lyman. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1943

Seated, left to right: George Albert Smith, George F. Richards, Joseph Fielding Smith, Stephen L Richards, John A. Widtsoe, Joseph F. Merrill. Standing: Charles A. Callis, Albert E. Bowen, Harold B. Lee, Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Petersen. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1944

Family

(PH10303, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. and Alice A. Robinson Richards and Family

Front row, left to right: Sarah Ellen Richards, Nina Richards, Alice Almira Robinson, Ruby Richards. Middle row, left to right: Lucena Richards, Alice Minerva Richards, Edna Moselle Richards. Back row, left to right: Estella Richards, Mamie Richards. (PH10303, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Alice A. Robinson Richards and Daughters, circa 1920–1922

Front row, left to right: Joel Richards, George F. Richards, George Franklin Richards Jr. Middle row, left to right: Oliver L. Richards, LeGrand Richards. Back row: Ray Longstroth Richards. (PH10303, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards and Sons, circa 1920–1922

Left to right: George Franklin Richards III, George F. Richards, Diane Richards, Susan Richards. (PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards and Great-Grandchildren

Left to right: Alice A. Robinson Richards and George F. Richards. (PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. and Alice A. Robinson Richards

Left to right: Joel Richards, Georgina Felt, Betsy Hollings, George F. Richards. George and Betsy married on 20 July 1947. (Photograph provided by FamilySearch.org [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KW8W-MCD; accessed 7 May 2019].)

George F. Richards and Betsy Hollings, circa 1947

Travel

George F. Richards and Alice Almira Robinson are standing on the far left. Oliver Richards is in George's arms. (PH320, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, Alice Almira Robinson, and Oliver Richards, 1905

George F. Richards is pictured at the top of the photo with a cane, fifth from the right. (PH320, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards at dedication of Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial, 1905

George F. Richards is standing and is seventh from the left. (PH320, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards, Alice Almira Robinson, and group at Hill Cumorah, 1905

Photograph of the Kirtland, Ohio Temple. (PH320, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Kirtland Temple, 1905

Photo of Oliver Richards, 21 months old, on the steps of the Kirtland, Ohio Temple. (PH320, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Oliver Richards at Kirtland Temple, 1905

Other

Image provided by Utah Digital Newspapers [https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6th9xb6/12817466; accessed 1 June 2021].)

George F. Richards, Political Cartoon, 1899

George F. Richards greeting a "Sister Moore" and her son, general conference visitors from Germany. (PH5397, Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

George F. Richards and Attendees at General Conference, 1947

Journals

George F. Richards, Journal, January 1883–July 1890. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1883–1890

George F. Richards, Journal, July 1890–March 1892. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1890–1892

George F. Richards, Journal, March 1892–June 1894. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1892–1894

George F. Richards, Journal, June 1894–December 1895. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1894–1895

George F. Richards, Journal, December 1895–April 1900. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1895–1900

George F. Richards, Journal, April 1900–April 1906. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1900–1906

George F. Richards, Journal, April 1906–October 1906. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1906

George F. Richards, Journal, October 1906–March 1907. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1906–1907

George F. Richards, Journal, March 1907–September 1907. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1907

George F. Richards, Journal, September 1907–June 1908. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1907–1908

George F. Richards, Journal, June 1908–December 1908. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1908

George F. Richards, Journal, December 1908–November 1909. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1908–1909

George F. Richards, Journal, November 1909–September 1910. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1909–1910

George F. Richards, Journal, September 1910–August 1911. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1910–1911

George F. Richards, Journal, August 1911–November 1912. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal,1911–1912

George F. Richards, Journal, November 1912–January 1914. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1912–1914

George F. Richards, Journal, January 1914–March 1915. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1914–1915

George F. Richards, Journal, March 1915–December 1915. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1915

George F. Richards, Journal, December 1915–October 1916. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1915–1916

George F. Richards, Journal, October 1916–April 1918. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1916–1918

George F. Richards, Journal, April 1918–December 1920. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1918–1920

George F. Richards, Journal, January 1921–December 1934. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1921–1934

George F. Richards, Journal, January 1935–December 1949. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1935–1949

George F. Richards, Journal, January 1950–August 1950. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City. Photograph by Tyler Thorsted.)

Journal, 1950

Sample Entries

The first page of George F. Richards's first journal. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

First Page, Journal, 1883–1890

A page from George F. Richards's journal containing accounts of his work and business transactions. The 1 November 1882 entry relates his purchase of horses. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

1 November 1882

The 12 November 1894 entry in George F. Richards's journal gives an account of the funeral of Amy May Richards, the four-year-old daughter of George F. and Alice A. Robinson Richards. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

12 November 1894

On 18 December 1905, George F. Richards reported his departure by train to Vermont as he and his wife, Alice A. Robinson Richards, accompanied Joseph F. Smith and other church leaders on a trip to the eastern United States. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

18 December 1905

The title page for "Book VI" of George F. Richards's journal. The journal contains entries from 1900 to 1906. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

Title Page, Journal, 1900–1906

Pages from George F. Richards's journal containing his account of being sustained as an apostle on 8 April 1906. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

8 April 1906

In his 10 June 1916 journal entry, George F. Richards related his call to serve as president of the church's European Mission. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)

10 June 1916