Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1949.060.0001Description
Photo of the interior of the Ferguson Mercantile, Rawlins, in 1908.
Update - 2009: Black & white print (& two copy prints). Snapshot. Mounted on grey matboard. Image of the interior of a general store. Right wall lined with tall shelves filled with canned goods & other merchandise. Row of counters & display cases in front of shelves. Left wall lined with tall shelves of hard goods - pitchers, cups, plates, etc. Row of glass display cases in front of shelves. Row of displays with merchandise down center isle. Six men in store - two behind counter at right. Lights suspended from ceiling; windows in back wall.
Written on back: [blue ink] "1-dq" "Ferguson Mercantile Co." "Left to right" Unidentified, Paul Paulson, Emil Estensen standing in front of unidentified man, Soren Frandsen & Chris Olsen" "Copied by State" [black ink] "Mounted" "6"[red pencil] "page 35. pix 2 2 1/2 x 5" [blue pencil] "2".
Post it note removed from back 5/28/09: "pg 36 pic 5"
Mounted on acidic matboard. Surface missing and badly scuffed at top & bottom edges on back. Cut down from original size to image - edges rough & uneven. Accretion on emulsion surface between two men at left. Other soiled spots & scuffing present. Mat slightly warped.
Copy print 1. Written on back in blue ink: "Ferguson Mercantile Co." "Left to right" Unidentified, Paul Paulson, Emil Estensen standing in front of unidentified man, Soren Frandsen & Chris Olsen"
Stamped in black: "Copy provided by the Wyoming State Archives & historical Department"
Good condition. Size 8 x 10"
Copy print 2. Written on back in blue ink: Ferguson Mercantile Company when it was located in the Cullen Building. It was originally known as J. W. Hugus and Co. Left to right: Chris Olsen, Emil Estensen, Paul Paulsen, unidentified, James Ferguson & Soren Frandsen. Picture taken about 1908"
Stamped in black on white adhesive tag: "Copy provided by the Wyoming State Archive & Historical Department"
Good condition. Emulsion impacted by writing on back, irregular border. Size 8 x 10"Collection
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