Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1943.009.0037Description
Black & white, Sepia print and three copies of a group of 14 men. Printed on tan backing. Back row is standing & front row is seated. All are dressed in dark matching suits. All but two in center back have a white sash from right shoulder to left waist, with a cross at center. Some men have on medals & all hold or are wearing hats with feathers, called fore & aft or bi-corns. All men have mustaches or full beards & front row have decorative swords across their legs. Group are Masons in full uniform. Printed on bottom of mat in black letters: Two Doors North of Post Office, UpStairs, Laramie, Wyoming. Signed in black ink on left bottom of mat: Hartwell & Son. Men are identified from same photo in collection (1947.003.0462). Back row L to R: 1. Russell Austin; 2. John Osborne; 3. unknown; 4. William Ash; 5. W. H. smith; 6. John Graff; 7. D. C. Kelley; and 8. Robert Galbraith. Front Row seated L to R: 1. Fred Palmer; 2. James Rumsey; 3. Newt Rankin; 4. Perry Smith; 5. William Daley Sr.; 6. unknown. Could be Jesse Knight. Boyd Kirk was crossed off other photo. Size 10 x 14 for original. Two copies are 11 x 17 inches.
Original print: Condition fair. Warped, stained. Edges with some tears.
Copies: Condition good.Collection
Permanent Collection