Name/Title
Fort Laramie, Wyoming, Photos, 1959Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.465Description
Fort Laramie, Wyoming, Photos, 1959. Three photos of the buildings at restored Fort Laramie. color & b/w.
95.1P.465: Row of white frame 2-story buildings and one story stone building. Grassy field in foreground. Seen from area of leafy tree. Legend: "Fort Laramie (Wyoming). One of the most important posts in the West. Founded in 1834 at the junction of Laramie and North Platte Rivers. A rendezvous for trappers, traders and Indians and a stopping place on the Overland Trail. Sutler's store at right was a stopping pace for the Pony Express. Photo taken in 1959." 2 photos, color and b/w.
95.1P.466 = Barracks: Two-story framed building with long row of posts and porch with upper decks. Large trees in front, Old wooden wagon bed parked under the trees. Handwritten on back: "Ft. Laramie, Wyo."
95.1P.467 = Sutler's store. Long stone building with three entrance doors and four windows along front. Woman reading historical marker sign in front. This sutler's store served as a stopping point on the Pony Express route, as well as for emigrants.
old digital file name: WYFtLaramie-WYFtLaramie3Made/Created
Date made
1959Place
City
Fort LaramieState/Province
WyomingLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Station, Fort Laramie, Overland Trail, Oregon Trail, Forts, Oregon-California TrailProvenance
Notes
Photo taken by SJM staff photographer
