Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection
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Title
Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection
Description
The Mrs. Robert Blackmore collection consists of 140 photographs dating from 1888 to 1938, including images of the Blackmore family and friends, the Standard and Midwest Oil Refineries, the Gothberg Ranch, and historical photographs of early buildings in Casper, Wyoming, and various locations in Bessemer, Wyoming. The collection also includes letters, writings, genealogical information, scrapbook pages, news clippings, and various family documents. Mrs. Robert Blackmore was the wife of Robert Blackmore, who was the son of Walter A. Blackmore (1863-1923). Walter A. Blackmore was a prominent early Casper resident and was mayor of Casper from 1920 until his death in a train accident in 1923.
Type
Image, Text
Creator
Blackmore Family
Is Part Of
Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection, NCA 01.v.1974.01. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
NCA 01.v.1974.01
Format
Print photographs and paper documents
Publisher
Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Source
Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection, NCA 01.v.1974.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
The finding aid for these and other items in this collection is available for viewing:
https://caspercollegearchives.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/307
The finding aid for these and other items in this collection is available for viewing:
https://caspercollegearchives.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/307
Collection Items
Grand Central Hotel Group Photo
Black and white photograph of a group in front of the Grand Central Hotel, Casper, Wyoming on July 4th, 1902. The individuals in the photo are numbered and names as follows:
1. Rolla Clark, Rancher
2. Al Rice, Rancher
3. W.A. Dennecke,…
1. Rolla Clark, Rancher
2. Al Rice, Rancher
3. W.A. Dennecke,…
Friends of Hugh Patton
A group photograph of "Friends of Hugh Patton." Listed: Jim Bury in the upper left, and William "Missou" Hines on the right.
Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore and son, Walter A. Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore (1839-1873), wife of Walter Albert Blackmore (1826-1891), with their firstborn son also named Walter A. Blackmore (1863-1923). The Blackmore family is known for their influence and…
Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore (1839-1873), wife of Walter Albert Blackmore (1826-1891). Together they had 6 children: Susan, Walter A., Florence, Ella, William, and Herbert Blackmore. The Blackmore family is known…
William C. Blackmore
Black and white photograph of William C. Blackmore (1868-1920). He was the second son of Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore (1839-1873) and Walter Albert Blackmore (1826-1891). The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence in early…
Christiana M. Courtright
Black and white photograph of Christiana M. Courtright (1834-1900). She was the third wife of Walter A. Blackmore (1826-1891) and mother of Edna Hope Blackmore who married R.B. Renwick. The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence…
Ella Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Ella Blackmore (1866-1939). She was the third daughter of Jane Elizabeth (Cummin) Blackmore (1839-1873) and Walter Albert Blackmore (1826-1891). She notably never married. The Blackmore family is known for their…
Frances Lock Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Frances Lock Blackmore. He was the son William C. Blackmore (1868-1920). The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence in early Casper, Wyoming. His paternal uncle, Walter A. Blackmore (1863-1923) was a…
Minnie A. Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Minnie A. Blackmore. The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence in early Casper, Wyoming.
Minnie A. Blackmore
Black and white photograph of Minnie A. Blackmore in the summer of 1938. The Blackmore family is known for their influence and presence in early Casper, Wyoming.