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Consolidated Copper Company Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Special Collections 01.1917.01 WyCaC US

Content Description

This collection consists of 4 black and white prints showing photographs of an ore train above Ely, Nevada, a photograph overlooking Ruth, Nevada and two that are possibly of Wyoming. They were discovered by Katherine (Bacon) Best as she was going through her fother's photos. In her correspondence with the repository, Best said some of these photographs were acquired by her grandfather, Vinton Arthur Bacon, during his time in Wyoming. Repository staff have not yet located a previous gift of photographs Best sent to Casper College.

Dates

  • 1915 - 1917

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

4 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Physical Location

Small photograph collections box 1 212 S-1L-5.25-5.75

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Katherine (Bacon) Best

Title
Consolidated Copper Company Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Hanz Olson and Schuyler Fox
Date
2024-01-08
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Casper College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
125 College Drive
Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
3072682549