Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1955.238.0002Description
Interior of Bennett Hardware, Mr. Ed Bennett by counter taken about 1900. SHows stoves, buggy, lawn mower
Update 2009: Black & white print. Snapshot. Mounted on grey matboard. Image of the interior of a hardware store. Right wall lined with floor to ceiling shelves of merchandise. Long counter with display cases on it runs in front of shelves. Back wall has more merchandise displayed around a door at center of wall. Left wall lined with floor to ceiling shelves of buckets, pots, dishes, bowls, etc. On floor in front of shelves are hoses, heating stove, cooking stoves, lawn mower, buggy, bamboo poles, & other merchandise. One man in photo standing toward back of store. Wood floors & molded ceiling; lights hanging from ceiling.
400 block of Cedar Street, Rawlins, WY
Written on back: [pencil] "Interior businesses"' [blue ink] "1-4" "This picture was given by Miss Edith Bennett of Denver Colo. It is the interior of the Bennett hardware Store with Mr. Ed Bennett standing by the counter. This picture was taken around 1900 or a little later". [black ink] "Copied by State - mounted" [red pencil] "page 38, pix 1 3 7/8 x 5"
Removed post from back 5/28/09: "Page 37 Picture 5"
Mounted on acidic matboard. Cut down from original size to image - edges rough & uneven. Image surface scuffed & scratched.
One black & white glossy, copy print. Written on back in black ink: "Interior of the Bennett Hardware Store with Mr. Ed Bennett standing by the counter. This picture was taken around 1900".
Stamped in black: "Copy provided by the Wyoming State Archive & Historical Department". Neg. No. 6279"
Good condition. Wrinkled, scratched, rainbow creasing. Size 5 x 7"Collection
Photograph Collection