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Photograph of the Studebaker Garage at 230 West Yellowstone Highway in Casper, Wyoming, sometime in the 1920s. It later became a Ford Garage, office space, and a bus station. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs,…

Photograph of the Jerry Dain Paint Store on Second Street in Casper, Wyoming. Pictured left to right: Jim Ingram, J. E. Dain, H. A. Lilly. A description for the image reads: "Uncle Jerry Dain did business and lived for years in a log cabin on rear…

Photograph of an early town hall of Casper, Wyoming. The building was also known as the Bell Theatre, a sign to the left advertises that day's shows. The image is undated, but likely dates between 1890 and 1912. There was a fire in the building in…

Photograph of early Casper, Wyoming, looking down a downtown street and featuring some local residences. The image is undated, but likely dates between 1900 and 1910. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence,…

Photograph of Casper, Wyoming in 1907. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence, handwritten research notes, the proof copy of Webb's book, Casper's First Homes, and a series of scrapbooks. Materials documents…

Photograph of a horse-drawn freight train hauling an oil tank in Casper, Wyoming, around 1910. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence, handwritten research notes, the proof copy of Webb's book, Casper's…

Photograph of early-day Center Street in Casper, Wyoming. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence, handwritten research notes, the proof copy of Webb's book, Casper's First Homes, and a series of scrapbooks.…

Photograph of the Wyoming Derrick Printing Office in Casper, Wyoming. Pictured in front are John McGrath, W.S. Kimball, editor, Mrs. John McGrath, and others. According to Wyoming Tales and Trails, "The Wyoming Derrick was Casper's first newspaper,…

Photograph of the Webel Mercantile Company building. According to Wyoming Tales and Trails, "Metcalf & Williams, a drygoods store, was reputedly the first commercial building in Casper. It was establish by George W. Metcalf who moved to Casper from…

Photograph of the Oscar Hiestand Harness Shop interior. Oscar Hiestand was a prominent early Casper, Wyoming resident, serving various roles in Casper's government through to the 1920s. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400…