Wyoming, A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Wyoming, A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People

Entry/Object ID

L1992.1.203

Description

Wyoming, A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People is ca survey history of the State originally written during the 1930s under the Works Projects Administration in the State of Wyoming. Researchers were hired by the U.S. Government to write histories of various states. This book covers geography, history, range country, sports and recreation, cities and towns, agriculture: industry, Flora and fauna: Indians. The index lists entries for Overland--Route, Stage Company, Stage Route and Trail. Pony Express lists several entry pages. Tours 4, 4A, and 4B will take one to Scottsbluff and Fort Laramie which were Pony Express Stations. There is also a collection of William Henry Jackson photographs of scenic areas in Wyoming. 490/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tour guides, Transportation, Historic sites, Exploration, Settlements

Search Terms

Wyoming - Description and Travel, Pony Express - Wyoming, Wyoming - History, Pony Express Stations, Wyoming History, Overland Route, Stagecoach, Overland Stage, Overland Trail, Scotts Bluff, Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail, California Trail, Pony Express Trail, Survey History, Military, Western Migration, Indian Interaction

Book Details

Author

Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Wyoming

Place Published

City

Lincoln

State/Province

Nebraska

Date Published

1981

Call No.

PonyExpress WR

ISBN

0-8032-6854-8

LCCN

80-23038

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good