Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1948.037.0053Description
Photo of the interior view of the Rawlins Mercantile store which was at the location of the present day J.C.Penney (The Stage) on 400 block of Cedar, southside. Sally ?, the milliner; Mrs. Boyd Kirk, Clerk; Mr. A. M. Startzell, one of the owners of the store and Walton France, Clerk. (Mr. Startzell was a soldier stationed at Fort Steele when he first came west. He was also an early day sheepman.
Update 2009: Black and white print. Snapshot. Mounted on grey matboard. Image of the interior of a clothing or department store. Shelves on both side walls stacked with merchandise. Display counter at center with decorated roof support in center behind case. Two women and two men standing behind counter. Other displays behind. Molded ceiling, hardwood floors, electric lights.
Written on back in black ink: "1-AF" "View of the interior of the Rawlins mercantile Store which was at the location of the present day J.C. Penney Store. Those in this picture are: From the left Sally {blank}? the milner; Mrs.. Boyd Kirk clerk; Mr. A.M.Startzell one of the owners of the store, and Walton France, a clerk.
"Mr. Startzell was a soldier stationed at Ft. Fred Steele when he first came west. He was also an early day sheepman."
"Copies by State-Mounted" "Duplicate [scraped out".
Written on back in blue ink: [cutoff] Museum by Mr. & Mrs. Walton E. France, Rawlins [cutoff]" "2".
Written on the back in red pencil: "Page 39, pix 2. 1 3/4 x 2 1/3".
Written on back in pencil: "38%" "5270".
Mounted on acidic matboard. Cut down from original size. Writing on back cut off; edges rough and uneven. Edge and corner damage. Bad scratch in emulsion at center right side. Emulsion scuffed and soiled. Upper left corner separating from matboard.
One glossy copy print: Written on back in black ink: "View of the interior of the Rawlins mercantile Store which was at the location of the present day J.C. Penney Store. Those in this picture are: From the left Sally {blank}? the milner; Mrs.. Boyd Kirk clerk; Mr. A.M.Startzell one of the owners of the store, and Walton France, a clerk.
"Mr. Startzell was a soldier stationed at Ft. Fred Steele when he first came west. He was also an early day sheepman." "Neg. No. 5270"
Stamped in black: "Copy provided by the Wyoming State Archives, etc"
Good condition. Wrinkled, rainbow creasing, emulsion impacted. Size 5 x 7.Collection
Photograph Collection