Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1980.619.0006Description
Found in collection 2011. Originally framed, however framed removed due to water damage. Original Print on 2 toned grey mat. Engraved in lower right corner: "Passmore Portraits & Views"
Black & white print. Snapshot. Image of 14 men standing behind a very long table or series of tables laden with fish. Buckets & a large tub under the table at center; double blade ax on ground near center. Pit in ground at right background right; wagon & horses in background center behind a stove on which one of the men is seated. Shack in background left. Man at right is wearing a badge. Trees & bushes in far background.
Label on original negative in lower right: "Third Annual Fish Fry, Sept. 21 '10 of 3, 920 Trout Saratoga, Wyo".
A handwritten note on the back of Dick Peru's (Saratoga) copy identified the men from left to right: Gene Freeming, Bert Reynolds, John "Whitey" Miller, Earl Jugg, (?) Peckham, Sam Moore, Ed Haggarty, Duke Hanley, Clyde Lashbrook, Platt Hinman, Wilbur Hugus, Frank Gramer, Dave Wilcox, and Charles Taylor. According to Mr. Perue the fish fry was a promotion given by Saratoga and Encampment Railroad to celebrate Railroad Days and promote the railroad and the Saratoga/Encampment Valley. Haggarty started the copper boom in Grand Encampment mining district; Wilcox ran the livery stable, Taylor was the town marshal, Hugus was one of the town founders, postmaster and builder of what is now Shively Hardware; and Moore was associated with Sisson (Wolf) Hotel.
Condition fair. Frame removed due to water damage. Mat is water stained and soiled. Some staining on print.Collection
Photograph Collection