Print, Photographic

1948.217.0187

1948.217.0187

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1948.217.0187

Description

Photo on Front St. of the J. W. Hugus & Company. One story beside it and the two story J. W. Hugus Company. Update - June 2010: Black & white print attached to an ivory mat board. Image shows early day stores with people in front of them on the wooden sidewalk. Building on right is a two story white wooden frame building with three narrow tall windows at second story & two large windows with four panes on each side of doorway. Two signs across lower windows & doorway reads: J. W. Hugus General Merchandise. Block Stone Building on left is single story. There are two windows with four panes on each side of doorway. Sign above doorway & across the building front reads J. W. Hugus & Co. Printed in white letters at top left from negative process: Compliments of E. J. Burke Written on back in blue ink: The J. W. Hugus & Co. store and their General Merchandise building located on the corner of 3rd and Front streets. The corner building was built in 1881. Written on back in black ink: Copied - mounted. Fair condition. Print is faded, wrinkled at lower edge, soiled front & back. Emulsion is scraped, smudged & pitted. One glossy copy print. Written on back in blue ink: The J. W. Hugus & Co. store and their General Merchandise building located on the corner of 3rd and Front streets. The corner building was built in 1881. Stamped in black: "Copy provided by the Wyoming State Archives & Historical Department" "Neg. No. 5910. Good condition. Wrinkled, emulsion impacted. Size 4 7/8 x 7.

Collection

Photograph Collection