Name/Title
Album, PhotographEntry/Object ID
1957.284.0113Description
A dark grey brown three ring binder used as a photograph album/scrapbook. There is a small white tag at upper spine with the number 9 written in black ink. Inside cover has tiny 1/4" square with the number k4 written on it in ink. Binder measures 11 3/8" x 10 1/4." The binder has the three rings mounted on the back folder cover and not in the center. Larsens used this binder as history scrapbook as well as supplemented with photos.
The subjects are diverse and presented randomly. The collection begins with a photograph of wild horses, 1939. (poor quality).
Black and white photographs of Rawlins High School basket ball team and students, 1911-1914, (All identified); Rawlins Baseball team, 7 of 11 identified; Early day class picnic at Coulsen's Canyon, (Clause twins identified.) Early day Methodist Church Sunday School Class, some identified; Early day, 12 Little gents with top hats and canes (boys in tuxedos), all are identified on page 11;
Early day school class at Central School, sitting at desks, most are identified; 6th grade class photo of Miss Bell's Class, most identified, includes Martha Hansen, early 20th century; early day 1st grade school class photo outside Central School; early day kindergarten class outside Central School, included Martha Hansen, and Katrina Larsen; Central School, 1916; High School, 1943 (Carbon Building); Wyoming State Penitentiary under construction and 1916;
Parco Refinery fire, April 6, 1927, 7 pages; St. Joseph Catholic Church,1943 and other scenes of church, cornerstone; Building of Episcopal Church,1954, including a photo of the original side by side with the construction of the new church; Construction of Christ Lutheran Church, 1965;
Lou Nelson, Boyd Larsen at Black's, 1948; Construction of first hospital, now Cathy Gardens;
Clippings: Desert Dust; Rawlins-Lander-Fort Washakie Stage Line; Lillian House Hirsch from Bull Springs Station; Stories about Lost Soldier from W. O. (Billy) Collins and Al (Peggy) Doherty. Stories of William Sherrod and Al (Peggy) Doherty, Daily Times, 1965; C. L. Clausing obituary; 1927 newspaper photograph of early day schoolclass at Central School (names are listed);1912 School Program sheet; Logan Cairns anniversary;
1915 class reunion, included Louis Krueger; Several clippings on Dr. Lillian Heath Nelson, including Empire magazine article on Dr. Lillian Heath, 1964;
newspaper article written by Dr. Lillian Heath, re: William A. Heath, the Union Pacific Railroad, Robert M. Galbraith, etc. ; Harry L. Hays, Pioneer of Savery, WY remembrance of Rawlins Schools in 1879; History of Education In Rawlins, (1869 there were 5 students from 1869-1939; Wyoming Penitentiary, 1953, history re: riots and fires, Bill Carlisle, building improvements, Pixley Execution; Death Chamber;
Parco opening, 1925;Oil Exploration and Development Clippings; Northern Gas Company ground breaking;
Gerald Schellinger; History of St. Joseph's church; History of Methodist Church, First Baptist Church; and St. Thomas Episcopal Church; Laura Huntington Heath; Joseph Hahn;Hog Park; Henry V. Johnson, Charlie and Bob Coleman; Kleber Hadsell;
Typed article on minerals of Rawlins and Carbon County.
Good condition. Book has fading and abrasiions on outer covers. Some soiling with white stain on covers. Few pages are yellowing. Page one has black substance on outer edges. Soiling on pages throughout the book.Collection
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