Baggs Telephone Office with Town Jail

Photograph

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Little Snake River Museum

The image shows a rural scene featuring a dirt road leading past a white house with green roofing and a chimney, surrounded by several vehicles, including a red pickup truck, a red utility vehicle, a parked white Beetle car, and another red truck, while another white building with a contrasting dark roof can be seen in the background.

The image shows a rural scene featuring a dirt road leading past a white house with green roofing and a chimney, surrounded by several vehicles, including a red pickup truck, a red utility vehicle, a parked white Beetle car, and another red truck, while another white building with a contrasting dark roof can be seen in the background.

Name/Title

Baggs Telephone Office with Town Jail

Entry/Object ID

1.12.2026

Tags

Buildings, Vehicles

Description

Prior to local telephone exchanges, rudimentary phone and telegraph lines were run by large cattle operations and the military connecting the Union Pacific Railroad tracks down through Baggs. Early 20th-century service in the region was provided by localized entities like the Intermountain Telephone Company, eventually centralizing through community-based local exchanges.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Baggs, Wyoming

Continent

North America

Collection

Baggs Photos

Cataloged By

Ellie Gallenbeck

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

July 23, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 25, 2026