Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection

Collection

Identifier: NCA 01.v.1974.01

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Mrs. Robert Blackmore collection consists of 140 photographs dating from 1888 to 1938, including images of the Blackmore family and friends, the Standard and Midwest Oil Refineries, the Gothberg Ranch, and historical photographs of early buildings in Casper, Wyoming and various locations in Bessemer, Wyoming. The collection also includes letters, writings, genealogical information, scrapbook pages, news clippings, and various family documents.

Dates

1826 - 1973

Biographical / Historical

The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence in early Casper, Wyoming. Mrs. Robert Blackmore was the wife of Robert Blackmore, who was the son of Walter A. Blackmore. Walter A. Blackmore was a prominent early Casper, Wyoming, resident and was mayor of Casper from 1920 until his death in a train accident in 1923. Walter A. Blackmore had come to Bessemer, Wyoming from Flint, Michigan, in 1888 where he established a drug store. In 1893, he moved to the Casper area and acquired the Hat Six Ranch in 1895. The family moved into town in 1902, and he held his mayoral campaign in 1919.