Print, Photographic

1951.172.0001

1951.172.0001

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1951.172.0001

Description

The Old Bath House at Saratoga after 1908, probably between 1912-1915. Railroad bridge over the Platte River. Update 3/2010: Black and white print . Snapshot. Image of a wide river with a tressel railroad bridge crossing it. Cluster of small white houses on or near short at left; vintage automobiles in yards. Sign on house closest to river: "Hot Spring and Bath House." Rocky ground in foreground. Dirt road and fences in mid-ground. Trees along river on far bank. Sagebrush prairie and mountains in background. Written on back in blue ink: "Date unknown. The old Bath House at Saratoga[cut off] Some Time after 1908-likely 1912 or 1915" In pencil on white adhesive label pasted to back: "Saratoga". Cut down from original size. Edges uneven and writing on back cut off. Back slightly soiled. Accretions on emulsion in upper right and upper left. Emulsion cracked and scratched throughout.

Collection

Photograph Collection