Chuck Morrison's Historic Casper and other Photographs Series
Collection Metadata
Item Metadata
Title
Chuck Morrison's Historic Casper and other Photographs Series
Date Created
1892-1950
Subject
Casper (Wyo.) -- History -- Pictorial works.; Casper (inhabited place)
Description
Photographs of historic Casper, Wyoming that were collected by or otherwise reproduced and used by Chuck Morrison. The historic photographs appear to date from approximately 1892 to 1913. Morrison's own photographs of Casper and beyond date from approximately 1950 to 1972 after he served in WWII. His active use of these photographs is thought to have been after he returned from WWII. This series of photographs contains photographs Morrison took himself it is thought towards the end. The photographs have been added to this digital collection in roughly chronological order.
Type
Image
Creator
J. Enos Wait; Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Company; Fred A. Villnave; Ralph R. Doubleday; Tom Carrigen; Charles "Chuck" Morrison
Is Part Of
Charles "Chuck" Morrison Photographs and Papers, NCA 01.v.1998.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
NCA 01.v.1998.03
Format
JPG
Relation
Has Format
TIFF
Collection Items
#29 Oil Booms: Workers in First Refinery
Photograph of Dr. Fred Salathe, Charlie?, John Duncan, L.W. Bailey, and Oscar Heistand who worked for the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Company Refinery in Casper, Wyoming. The refinery was built by chemist and refiner, F.J. Carman in 1895 (Mokler,…
Firemen
Photograph of firemen standing beside two hose reels. This photograph is dated 1892 on the back. It is part of the Chuck Morrison Photographs and Papers and is organized within a series of historic photographs Morrison collected or made reproductions…
Much Black Smoke
Reproduction of a photographic negative of something burning and much black smoke. Morrison made a copy of this photograph while as he did with many others in this series of historic Casper and other photographs. Some of these collections that he…
Center Street looking south
Reproduction of a 1898 photograph of Center Street looking south showing the Grand Central Hotel built by David Graham in 1894. Morrison made a copy of this photograph while as he did with many others in this series of historic Casper and other…
Center Street looking south
Casper Main Street showing J.M. Trevett store, the old City Hall, C.H. Townsend's store, Grand Central Hotel, Frances Seely Webb's father's gun shop, the Natrona and Adsit Hotels, the butcher shop of Roy Rhoades' s father. This may be a copy of a…
Center Street by Moonlight
Photograph of early Main Street in Casper, Wyoming, which is now Center Street. This is a reproduction of a glass plate negative from the Fred A. Villnave photographs found in the Bruce H. Thompson and Connie F. Bryant Collection. The digitized…
Center Street
Reproduction of a photograph of the Casper City Band marching on Main Street which later became Center Street. The band can be seen in front of the Rhinoceros Cafe in Casper, WY. This photo can be found with others organized in relation to Center…
Center Street
Reproduction of a photograph labeled Center Street as found in the Chuck Morrison Collection.
Birds Eye View Casper, Wyoming
Early birds eye view of Casper, Wyoming looking north. This photograph may have been taken between 1912 and 1913.
Center Street
Copy of a Ralph R. Doubleday photograph of what was at the time Main Street in Casper, Wyoming. The city's second courthouse can be seen at the north end of the street.