104 10 9760 https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/3a9557cc2ca067a2cb96440508c51607.pdf a0e9cac29c56914b6a7e1a1c7751b9f5 PDF Text Text EARLY MOTION-PICTURE THEATERS IN CASPER, 1908-1929 Casper has enjoyed motion-picture entertainment since 1908 when a movie room was set up in the city’s Odd Fellow building located on the northwest corner of Second and Wolcott streets. For the two decades taht followed this early event, more than a half-dozen movie theaters were operated at one time or another in Casper’s downtown business district or its immediate environs. A brief look at the history of these moving-picture houses reveals some interesting details about the city’s early Twentieth-century cultural character. Casper’s first movie theater was opened by Messrs. Willett and Carroll on 5 September 1908, in the center room of the old Odd Fellow building on east Second street. Harry E. Rodell of Denver was the theater’s manager. Patrons attending performances on the first two evenings were invited to submit names for the new theater, and the local businessmen Kimball, Webel and Lobdell were asked to select from the names a title for the theater. The name they chose was ’’Temple” which was submitted by Mrs. R.W. Adams. For her suggestion, Mrs. Adams was awarded a ten-dollar gold piece. A second motion—picture house was opened in the fall of 1909 by James Ingram and Joe Darrin with Guy Trevetts as manager. This theater Tas located in Casper’s town hall on the west side of the 100 block of south Center street and was called the Bell Theater because of a prominent fire-alarm bell tower on the roof above the building's front door, Roy Sample purchased the theater in 1910. The Temple and Bell theaters were run simultaneously for some time, but it appears that by the winter of 1911-12 Casper had no movie theater in operation. On 8 January 1912, the Bell was gutted by fire and, from comments made in a local newspaper (Casper Press) in April 1912, it can �it can be inferred that the Temple was also out of business. Roy Sample, however, hired Chalres Galusha and N, Ferguson to construct a new theater building next to the burned-out Bell. This work was started in the spring of 1912 and completed during the summer so that Sample was able to open his new movie house on 22 August 1912. Named the Iris Theater, Sample’s 520-seat motion-picture theater was an impressive brick structure that represents:- Casper's first building that was constructed specifically for the purpose of movie entertainment. In the ten years following the opening of the Iris, Casper was to have five additional show houses. On 14 March 1914, Ray Barnes and George Kropp started the Hub Theater on the north side of the 100 block of east Second street (near the site of the former Temple Theater). This was followed by Henry F. Brennan's opening of the Lyric Theater in the Daly Building at 221 South Center Street on 5 January 1915. The Bishop-Cass Theater company then constructed the America Theater on Center street and commenced operations on 15 October 1920. later, 3 March 1921, a company of Casper business men Five months opened the Pavilion Theater on the Sand Bar under the management of A. B. Griffin. Sometime soon after the opening of the Pavilion, Henry Brennan built the Rialto Theater at the corner of Second and Center streets. Having encountered financial difficulties, however, Brennan was forced to relinquish his interest in the Rialto, and E.J. Schulte took over the theater and opened it on 17 October 1922, In the meantime, the old Lyric Theater was remodelled and had its name changed to the Wyoming Theater. With the opening of the Rialto in 1922, Casper could momentarily bask in the pleasure of six theaters: and Rialto, Iris, Hub, Wyoming, America, Pavilion, The early 1920s was a heyday for theatrical entertainment in the "Oil Capital of the Rockies," Price of admission ranged from a low of 25d for adults and lOd for children at the Hub to the high of 55c for evening performances at the Iris. The bill of fare at the theaters �was as varied as the cost of tickets. As far back as 1914, the Iris began to provide live entertainment as well as silent movies and even had the famous Buffalo Bill Cody perform on stage. added variety programs to its offerings. By 1918, the theater had Henry Brennan made his Lyric Theater attractive by standing out front and announcing the presence of beautiful women in specialty acts, while the Hub became popular, particularly the Saturday matinee crowds, for its serial movies such as the "Perils HKBUSHH of Pauline." The Iris, America, Columbia and Rialto also became known for their mix of vaudeville troupes, musical revues, stock companies, local and professional wrestlers, magicians, community players and ministrel shows. The high times represented by six theaters in full operation did not last beyond 1922 in Casper, however. Sometime around the- end of the year the Hub closed its doors only to be followed by the Wyoming Theater within he next two years. In 1925, the well-known Iris was renamed the Rex. After a series of troubled events the Columbia went out of business In October 1928. Coinciding with the closing of the Columbia Theater the history of Casper’s movie houses experienced another change that marked the end of 'ary^era that had begun with the opening of the Temple, In August, 1928, the Rialto’s management installed sound equipment to offer the city’s residents talking-picture entertainment. city the age of sound. in the spring of 1929. This event ushered into the The America Theater added similar equipment Then in July, 1929, The Rialto Theater Company under the direction of E.J. Schulte, bought out the two remaining competitors: The Rex and the America. Thusly KHHxid consolidated and with the ability to offer talking movies, Casper’s three thaaXaKS downtown theaters formed a combination that would weather the Great Depression and endure until the closing of the Rex in 1957, These motion-picture �were the surviving links to the city’s first movie theater and^ carried more than on the history of downtown movie entertainment for HKariy thirty years beyond the city’s movie-house heyday. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. Jones Manuscripts and Other Writings Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Description An account of the resource Manuscript versions of Walter R. Jones's Sand Bar and other pieces of his writing, published or unpublished. Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Early Motion-Picture Theaters in Casper, 1908-1929 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on the early motion-picture houses in Casper. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_Earlymotion-picturetheatersincasper1908-1929 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ddf346de40bfe8bbfc8685358630c3fc.pdf 737389a079f7d8e57a7a6db1bb91e9e2 PDF Text Text A a Iter Jones r'iCTUdii tiGUSjjO ?ne history of Gasper's motion picture theaters bepan with the opening of the Temple 1903. theater by Messrs, willett and Carroll in oeptemoer, The theater was located in the center room of tns old iCGr Doiiaing on the corner of Wolcott and Second streets, and was managed by Harry I-,' tiodell of Denver. The name Temple was suggested by hrs. H. /i. who received a ten-dollar gold piece for her suggestion. The second movie house was the Bell theater which opened in deptember, 1909, and which occupied the old town hall building on Center street. James Ingram and Joe Darrin were the original proprietors of the bell, but buy Trevett soon became a partner in the theater. W. ri. (rtoy) Sample took possession of the theater. In 1910, Brice of admission to the dell was 15 cents, and all changes of program were announced by a sign placed in one of the theater's front windows. fire gutted the theater on the night of January 6, 1912. Following the demise of the bell theater, ftr. bample conceived plans for a new theater to be constructed next to the old tovm hall. The building, designed by James Rhodes and built by Charles Galusha and ft. Ferguson, opened on -ugust 22, 1912. hr. bample named his new theater the Iris, but the name was changed to the Hex in 1925. In 1957j the Hex stopped showing notion pictures, and the building was demolished during the summer of 1962: exactly half a century after it was built. Two other motion picture houses were opened in Casper oefore 1920. These theaters were the Hub, midway between Center and Wolcott streets on becond street, and the Lyric on Center street, by Hay barnes and George Kropp in a** arch, 19Ih. ihe ^ub was started Tt was a popular theater for children because it showed serial pictures such as "The Perils of Pauline �Picture nouses/2 The nub went out of business in 19?3. nenry P. brennan in January, 1?17. The nyric theater was opened by i*ir. -Orennan would advertise his pictures sometimes by standing in front to the theater and talking through a megaphonet a tactic that often drew audiences from tne bars across the street. The Tyric changed its name to the Wyoming theater in 1922, and eventually went out of business in 1929. The fourth motion picture house to appear in Casper was the America theater, being opened on October 13, 1920, the America holds the distinction of being the oldest theater presently in operation in Casper. The next theater in Casper was the Columbia. Originally called the Pavilion, the theater opened in the spring of 1921, and became known as the Columbia in ■September of that year. It was located on ’.-jest ^^irst street, one block down from the Penning Hotel. The Columoia was a vaudeville theater which featured motion pictures as an added attraction each evening. In 1928, the theater closed down and became a bowling alley in the 1930’s. The itialto theater was opened by "enry F. Brennan in 1922. c-xperiencing financial difficulties at the Hialto, Mr. Brennan turned the theater over to Edvard J. Hchulte who, in 1929, consolidated all of Casper's theaters still in existence: the Hialto, the America and the Hex. The Hialto has the honor of having run the first talking picture to oe viewed in Casper — "State Street Hadie," shown in August, 1928. The newest addition to the history of motion picture houses in Casper is the Severly Plaza Twin Theaters which opened on February 8, 197H. being host to a select audience of 300 invited guests, the Beverly Twins' first movies were "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," and "Magnum Force." �ixcfci'onces Kcv/sp-ipcr Articles* D’atrona County Tribune, Scptciiber 9, 19^*' , P* !• Natrona County Tribuir, Scptoi^iber 15, 1909, P- !• Casper Press, April 19, 1912, P 1. Casper Decora, iuyust b, 1912, ?. 1. NCxtrona County Tribune, January 15, 191^1, P» !• I'la.er0na Coun cy Tribune, IDirch 19, 191^, P* !• Casper Daily ribunc, January' 5, 1917, P* 5* Tribune, October 1^1, 1920, p. o. Casper D, Tribune, Karch 25, 1921, p. 5. Casper Casper Dr^ly Tribune, January 14, 1922, p. !• Casper Daily Tribune, October 17, 1922, p. 4* Casper Daily Tribune, Auoust 9, 192u, Vitaphone Section, 10* Casper Daily Tribune, July IG, 1929, P?« 1 Casper Tribunc-He: Id , July 15, 19G2, p. 5. Casper Star-Tribune, Narch 19, 1967, Casper Section, pp Casper Star-Tribuno, February 9, 1974, P* 2. 28 £c 51 Interviews. Kary Larsen John Galusha Stan Slower (Tape-recorded letter) Books Mokler, Alfred J. History of Natrona County, V/yorino, lo o 1922. Chicago: Lal-ieside Press, 1923» Cnfisner Citv Directories, 1917 - 19o2. Welch, John Franklin. A Survey of EatertainGcnt ano ^.hea.re .r. Casper, Wyoiaing, Fron 1900 - 19k5-(Unpublished I.asaer s Thesis, University of Wyorainc, 1966) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. Jones Manuscripts and Other Writings Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Description An account of the resource Manuscript versions of Walter R. 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Title A name given to the resource Caspers motion picture houses Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on Caspers motion picture houses. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_Caspersmotionpicturehouses Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 3 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/106a3604a8dbf07331823d33656c6f7c.pdf cd7ef3ed8262b858978defce397c3e85 PDF Text Text V.’alter H. Jones 10257 1-iorse Lee KVanston, Wyoming 82930 Tins saj\’d iL\n Casper’s once-famous 3and Bnr district has had a colorful and varied history. In the 90 years that have passed since the founding: of the city, the Sand Ear has changed in appearance find character several times. Each change reflects a different period in Casper's history. At first, the hand j>.r was an unattractive piece of sandy, swampy low ground at the western ed/'c of Casper. Every spring the North Platte river would overflow its banks and cover tlie Sand Bar with water. Once this spring flooding had subsided each year, the Platte would divide at a bond along the Sand Bar and would leave a beach of sand between its ti-/o branches. Prom this beach came the nickname "Sand Bar." People used to fish from the banks of the Platte along the Sand Bar, and the town deposited its garbage in the area. But the district v/asn't very important to a small, unprogressive to;>zn of several hundred people. Then the federal government sponsored tlie construction of Pathfinder dam. Once this project w'as completed in 19O9» 2.nd once the Burlington railroad had built its oil spur tracks along the Platte through Lhe gand Bar in 191^, the atumal flooding ceased to plague the Sand iJar, Tin- area, had become habitable. It was the oil boom of 1917 that encouraged people to build tenement houses, hotels and various businesses on the Sand Bar, Casper had become crowded because of the boom, end the Sand Bar had become valuable real estate. But the quality of development in the district left much to be desired, rapidly and as cheaply as possible. wooden shanty town. houses v;ere throvzn together Joon tht; J.-nid Bar resembled a �2 Hot many months passed after tnc initiaJ <Jevolopment of the Oand bar before tliere xvas trouble in -cho district. 1917, tvjo murders were comi.iittcd there, In December, i'i.e .j<uvd Bar was rapidly gaining a repu tation for being a. dangcr<'un and cuKiesirable place to live. The most famous murder to occur on the hand Bar happened in 1921, when a woman from Oklahoma tracked a msji dovm on the Saiid Bar and siiot him to death at a street carnival there. The vrarnan, known as the Lady Barber of Hurburnett, liad followed her victim up froin Texas vaiery he had destroyed laany of her possessions 1 olloiving a lovers’ dispute, At a long and complicated trial, tne woman was found guilty of second degree murder :tnd sentenced to 21 years in prison. The 1920's were the Band Bar’s heyday. This was a prosperous time for Casper, and many single people came to town to seek money and excitement, fjnong these people were women of ill repute who moved dovni to the .>and Bar where they operated from small twoIiost of these cribs were located on Dorth room houses called cribs. Ash and ’.Jest B streets. West B. Several larger houses of ill fame were on It has been boasted that as many as 2,000 prostitutes once plied their, trade on the Band Bai'', but a more accurate estimate would probably be 175« Many of the vivid memories of the S.ind Bar were those of seeing women sitting in the windows of their cribs as they tried to entice customers into their bedrooms. But there were other reasons for the d?uid Bar to be remembered. A fine movie and vaudeville theater existed on West First street. This was the Columbia which opened in I921 and lasted until’the fall of 1928. I-Mny excellent vaudeville shows were presented at the Columbia, and perl'ormors came from as fiir ai/ay as Mew York City to to play t'uere. Today, the building vjhich once housed the theater is a paint and glass shop. jlnothe:- well-lcnowi') place of entertainment was tlie Jazzland �Brattis grocery store is Theater which stood roughly where the new mr.tchcn on Friday now. This thc-tter had fine jasz music, boxing ovniers oltcn ran nights, an) occasional silent movies. But its cocaine so the place into trouble trying to sell bootleg whinKv ••md court orders. It was f ronuontly. clo.sed dovm by police laid... and demolished during the went out of business in the niid-1920'3 chd Great Depression. Sand Bar during the One of the most fascinrvbing places on the Church. This church vias built in 1917 1920's was the Second liantist Sunday meetings, social events anc choral and compiled a fine record of better parts of Casper. In the late entertainment for churches in relocated in another area of 1920's, the Second Baptist Church was Sand bar v/as unique town. Its contribution to the history of the in such contrast to the events that made in that its activities were in ----the district famous. , 1950'3 were hard on Casper and ended the Sand Bar s The overall, the city's uopul-ation dwindled, and business on the heyday. ' fell off sharply. One famous house of ill fame propered, Sand Bar even dui-int the Great Depression. This was mcxican bary's however, w Tt iJfia ptated that when two-story brick building on Best B. It place, a ,lary left tovm in the 19'*0's. =^he was a wealthy woman. Mexican ?•: ■ 5O's and 60's, the Band Bar steadily deteriorated During the 19^0’s The” decline which started during the depression was into a slvjn. '— -accelerated by officials of the ilrmy /dr Porcc Base in 1942 when they declared the Sand Bar 'off limits' to all military personnel. During the 1940's and 50's, many of the.old wooden houses were boarded up or rented to puiet people who could not affor any place better to live. nnd early 50's the Radio Bar One lively snot during the ^10's building that had once housed a on 'West First street, Situated in a anti JO'S, the Radio Bar carried respectable restuarant in the 1920'3 Its most notorious on the Gand Bar’s wild and violent reputation. �4 rnonip-nt came in 19^9 when an arfpimont ov(?r it card game in a back room at the bar ended in the stabbinc deith of one of the card players. Tne victim, bin throat slit open, nta/:/;ered out of the back room and died face down in a !>ool of blood. In 195^1, the liadio Bar's liquor license was transfex-ed to a drive-up liquor store else where in toxjn, and the bai* itself went out of business. In the early 1970's, Casper began a program of redeveloping the sand Bar. ;\n Urban Renewal A/rency wan created, and federal money I'Zas cotfunitted to the project. After ap.oraising much of the property north ol i.'eot hirst street, the Urban iienewal Agency purchased the IMrid cuid denxolished the buildings there. Tnen in resnlii the properties lor light industry, offices, public buildings and a senior citizens' housing complex. During the ?V!ency's existence and for the past year and a half, the band Bar's appearance has changed drastically. It is an historic irony that an area wljich once was the scene of prostitution and murder would later be the site of a criminal administration building, a city hall, several law offices, a;id a fire station. fixe wand Bar of 1978 is so different from the area in I917 that It is doubtful that anyone who has not seen the district for many years would even recognize the place. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Sandbar Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on the Sandbar Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_TheSandBar Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/61f70a2d7f3f56b37a80887a2e01263b.pdf dd1d5adda2410a7156c654e339c089fc PDF Text Text CASPER CITY BUSES Casper Motor Bus Company, 192U. Drivers, left to right: Van Hathaway, Pat McKay, Oscar Gibson, C. K. Coltrane, Andy Endicott, Pat Kelly, Ray Holmes, Loyd Kidder, Mr. England, unidentified, Tom Cheney, unidentified, unidentified. Flip Heffernon, Wally England, Bill Utizinger, Ben Edwards, Clyde Skinner, Al Gallagher, Howard Houseworth, Bill Mitch­ ell, Jimmie Murphy, Park Griswold, Skip Carroll. Photo courtesy Gladys Julian Casper first attempted to create a mass transit system in 1 911| when the city council granted a franchise to a private company for the construction of a street railway line. The line was never built and Casper had to do without public transportation until 1918 when the city fathers decided to try a less compli­ cated form of transportation, city buses. Accordingly, on May 20, 1918, the city council granted a public bus franchise to the Casper Transit Company which immediately began running buses be­ tween the hospital on East Second Street and the Midwest Refinery on the western edge of town. In the autumn of 1922, a controversy developed over the Transit Company’s intention to increase the bus fare from five cents to a dime. Nobody wanted to pay the extra fare, and the issue was hotly debated until W. L. England and Scott Loveland pro­ posed a bus system that would not only maintain the more popular nickel fare, but would greatly expand the existing service to include the entire city. On November 9, 1922, the city council granted the two men full public bus privileges for Casper. Initiating service on January 1, 1923, England and Loveland named their new firm the Casper Motor Bus Company and put into use two 25"f’oot long yellow buses manufactured by the White Motor Truck Company. The Casper Motor Bus Company was an in­ stant success and within eight months could boast of carrying thousands of passengers along Casper’s paved streets. Further, by the end of 1923, the company had increased the number of its buses from two to nine. The first years of bus service were boom years for Casper, and the boom did not last. Even before the Great Depression of 1929 had befallen the rest of the country, Casper’s economy had begun to cool off as a result of the local refineries’ reduced activi­ ties. Faced with declining profits in the mid-1 920s, the Gasper Motor Bus Company officials requested of the city council, and received with little difficulty, permission to raise the bus fare to 7^ cents per ride. In the summer of 1930 the fare was raised again, this time to the once controversial ten cents. �Over the next twenty-eight years, 1930—39^8, the Gasper Motor Bus Company was to change owners and names several times. In the early 193O’s it became the City Rapid Transit Lines, Inc., operated by Leslie W. Davis. Then in the early 194O’s it again changed hands and was renamed the Western Transit Company. Prior to the Korean conflict it became The Casper Bus Company and operated under that name until it went out of business April 19, 1958. Shortly after the demise of the Casper Bus Company, William Guthrie and James Ross purchased six reconditioned buses in Denver and brought them to Casper to begin a new bus service. The new service did not succeed and Mr. Guthrie switched to pro­ viding bus transportation for school students. In the late autumn of 1958 he conceived the idea of "shopper special" buses that would provide two morning and two afternoon bus trips from the outlying areas to the downtown shopping districts. This service, scheduled to begin operation on November 1, 1958, also did not succeed, and for the next ten years Gasper was without public transportation. In 1969, in an attempt to fulfill Casper’s apparent need for public transportation, Tom StroQck and Gene Eaton started a bus line. This service used van-type vehicles and charged a fare of twenty-five cents. During its five months of operation it amassed an indebtedness, of over $18,000. These experiences may indicate that the concept of public trans­ portation has little future in Casper unless the energy shortage forces an end to two cars per family or makes it economically advantageous to ride the bus again. Second Street looking east from Center Street, circa 1928. Vtyoming State Archives and Historical Department. Photo: �New buses added by the Western Transit Co. in 19H6. Casper’s new housing additions and in­ creases in population following World War II were good for the bus business. These buses more than doubled the fleet operat­ ing in Casper during the war. Photo: Casper Tribune Herald. A city bus traveling south on the 200 block of South Center Street. The corner of Center and Second formed the hub of the transit system. From there the buses fanned out to make their loops through the outlying areas of Casper. (See map on page U.) Two of the reconditioned buses imported from Denver by William Guthrie and James Ross in April of 1958. These ^buses saw very little service before the dissolution of the Guthrie-Ross venture. Photo: Casper Morning Star. Fare Token used on Casper buses. �Map courtesy of the Casper College Goodstein Foundation Library, Sources: Newspapers; Gasper Weekly Press, July 10, 19141 p. 2. Gasper Daily Press, May 21, 1918, p. 1. Casper Daily Tribune, September 29, 1922, p. 1. Casper Daily Tribune, November 9, 1922, pp. 1 & 4. Caspef Sunday Tribune, August 12, 1923, PGasper Daily Tribune, July 8, 1930, p. 1. Gasper Morning Star, April 1^, 1958, P* 1Casper Morning Star, April 22, 1958, pp. 1 & 3* Gasper Morning Star, April 25, 1958, p. 1. Casper Morning Star, October 4^ 1958, p. 10. Interviews: Gene Eaton Gladys Julian Jimmie Murphy Tom Stroock Casper City Directories: Compiled by: Published by: 1922-59. Walter Jones Wyoming Field Science Foundation, Casper, Wyoming � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. 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Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Casper city buses Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on the Casper city buses. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_CasperCityBuses Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/88390afa2276835e9d343ef5b0acc1c6.pdf 0584178f01a9760d69a9c8f33614d394 PDF Text Text of' Wyoming ilVES AND Volume 48 n |>ICINO Fall, 1976 Number 2 Cheyenne Rawlins Evanston Buffalo Worland Moorcroft Lander Ca.sper Cheyenne •llSTORiCAL .....................Director ecior. State Museums . Historical Research •'iihlications Division .nd Records Divixivn Katherine A. Halverson Editor John C. Paige William H. Barton Ellen E. 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V bj a □" re • re . 93 M 're 3' ■ 3 o Oa S3 O rt S' o o d:i‘re 3 Si’ ftf Vt re c, n O w rT S re o rt ft) </> < ft) o 3 ^?r-5'5”55"’ “• '^S^o.o §--3§3^32e Q. a* & !3 ' Si bo ’ J; -. <3 fra 3'^ 2:< li u re o o o c n rt ore O 2 Q 3 c/^ O O-8 re �Casper’s Prokibltloa years Walter R. Jones Casper greeted the dawning of Prohibition with a quietude that belied fourteen troubled years ahead. At midnight, June 30. 1919, the nine saloons operating legitimately along Center street either closed their doors or turned into soft drink parlors, and the newlyopened brewer}' of which Casper’s citizens were so proud shut down its operations.* But beneath the calm a dark force was fermenting to give shape to the history of Prohibition in Casper. A. J. Mokler, Natrona County pioneer newsman and historian, recorded For several months previous to the closing of the saloons a thriving business in the liquor traffic was done, many truck loads of whiskey, wine, and beer being hauled to the residences of those who desired to lay in a supply.- Casper did not want Prohibition, and for its refusing to accept the law, it suffered as deeply the ills of lawlessness as did any city in the United States. The liquor supplies “laid in” were first tapped by local author­ ities when members of the city police department raided a house on the Sandbar and found a closet full of whiskey and beer.-* Bootlegging on the Sandbar was soon to become as commonplace to that locale as was prostitution and gambling. When firemen arrived at a blaze spreading through several Sandbar shacks one afternoon, they discovered the source of the fire to be an over­ heated stilt. The still’s owner could not be found, so the firemen turned the moonshine equipment over to the police department.■* It is not recorded that anyone visited the police in an effort to retrieve the apparatus. The fine for selling or manufacturing bootleg liquor was set at SlOO, a sum not sufficient to discourage many of the Sandbar bootleggers. One individual, proprietor of a notorious dive called ’The saloons alone the west side of Center street were as follows: Mid­ west Bar, Grand Central Bar. The Wyoming, The Buffet. Stock Exchange, Elkhorn, The Inn. Parlor Car. and Burke’s Place. Alfred James Mokler, History oj Natrona County. Wyomins. 1S8S-1922. pp. 187-188. The brew­ ery was located east of town, and, in 1975 it housed the Cook’s Potato Flake Company. -Mokler, History, p. 188. ^The Casper Dailv Tribune, July 22, 1919, p, I. Hbid.. March 10,’1921, p. I. �266 )» I!: i'Vh t!' X^^TS-.-T ANNALS OF WYOMING the Texas Lunch, having been fined the cusiomaiy $100, returned to his business establishment and continued selling moonshine in hopes of quicklv making up his loss of revenue. But, as The Casper Dofiv Tribune announced, lhe bootlegger “figured without lhe police, however. A w-aich was kept on his place last night, and with the appearance of lhe goods, (he) was placed under arrest."'' Feeling the sling of a second $100 fine, he stated, “Me no do it no more?’’' which "was not really lhe truth because he went on to compile a case history of liquor violations. Another Sandbar booiieg’jer ran a second-siory “coffee house” called the Saddle Rock Tavern. Being arrested for bootlegging, he claimed he was merely making “Sacrificial wine.’ The -Judge looked down at the defendant and asked, “600 gallons of sacrificial wine?” The bootlegger replied, “Well. I ship it to Rock Springs, Cheyenne, and Sheridan.” The Judge, “with a wry humor, fined the wine-maker $100 and confiscated the sacrificial wine-making still.”’ , , Many of lhe prostitutes on the Sandbar sold whiskey in their cribs or parlor houses for fiftv cents a shot or seventy-five cents mixed. Red Fenwick, a reporter for The Denver Post, stated that “in a few cheaper places, a ’shot and ditch’ could be had for 25 cents—take vour own chances.”^ Bootlegging was too profitable and popular to remain confined to the Sandbar for verv long. Annoyed by the spreading of moon­ shine joints to lhe heart of Casper's business district, county offi­ cials launched a major raid in November, 1921. The results were that “twelve Casper business institutions said to be involved in traffic in bootleg whiskey, violation of the state liquor and drug laws, and illicit gambling, are defendants to the charges.” The list of businesses, while it contained some found on lhe Sandbar, read much like a directory of businesses located along lhe west side of Center street. The newspaper quoted the county attorney as stat­ inc he desired to extend the raids to ever,' part of Casper where bootlegging and gambling existed.*' City and countv law enforcement agencies both extended their policinc up Prohibition violators, but such activities were of little consequence in a city where bootlegging w’as so thoroughly accept­ ed. Robert David, a prominent Casperite who left his raemoirs to Casper CoDege, once told of his making the rounds with a Casper bootleg delivery boy during the 1920s. bootlegger He was ir contained : W e drove houses sio garage bel would ope inside the floor. A ■ door woiii on to anoi ■ H H H H H H H ™ So perva; thai even yt has remark another of there to sell., Violabor just court fir risk related in his mem accompantt Sandbar. 1 the sound • beheld tw > the effect alcohol), from the the effect Sometim November. alleged boc Calling for a volley of officers ihc two of lhe during the feeling iha: - < s .' To begi: ; the raid fc < though the ■ strong aga Working through a friend, I was inviied one night to accompany a '-Jhid.. October 21, 1921, p. 1. ^Jbid.. October 23, 1921, p. 8. 'Casper Siar-Tribune, April 26, 1969. p. 8a^The Denver Posi. December 16, 1973, p. 64. ’•T/jr Cfljper Daily Tribune. November 9, 1921, pp. 1 & 2. >‘'Robert -•' 1110-1111. 7 iiConver. : and Norma i-David. • i-‘Thc Ca’ ■*. �Zfn casper-s prohibition years .u. rinrk of a downtown alley, trunk bootlegger's^iis^Co:e 8 coupe whose SI00, relumed moonshine in But, as The igured without ,ace last night, placed under :ie stated, “Me ecause he went •coffee house booilecging, he •’ The Judge ins of sacrificial Rock Springs, -y humor, fined al wine-making vhiskcy in their veniy-five cents Post, stated that i be had for 25 remain confined ending of moonrict, county offiThe results were , be involved in liquor and drug .arses.” The list ne '’Sandbar, read the wesi side of attornev as siaiof Casper where th extended their .lies were of little noroughly accepileft his memoirs ie rounds with a to accompany a «nXi”piled boxes of the bigger.. and —J ric^c’’ j smp 550? bbehind u big ive up to the southi par would We drove up to . The garage door j^ble home, and stop. - find u houses stood, then ®Uh'’me crack in the garage behind inside the door,• ,ould close silently, and the legge door wclife style Casper's4 life on lo another door. So pervasively was trom^ii. '^More than one person So pervasively was More than one person that even vouncsters made a profit trom ^^\^b:?^<^':hVcitvs"S:nc^ Xe 10 sell back to some t’OoHegger^ Violation Prohibition in Casper h,^^ consequential just court fines handed phvs^ical danger to i^e violator risk related to the crime was that o p in which he had -emoKS Robert Dav,d>old^c. a accompanied Sandbar. r apartments came Then the door opened and the effects ot dr.nk.ng S.erno prohibition. In early Sometimes the innocenthPoI sheriff deput.es surpr.sed severa Sl^^ot^isVT^^-P - - - - fr& a'^voheJoVeunS?^^^^^^^ kiHed officers” then'rushed two of the suspects. The even dep^^^ proceeded^Io beat ‘’elating tS thts raid thm followed Caspentes with a bitter durins the next feeling that justice foXving filed the charges m anome, College Collection). Vol. 22, PPvRoberl David. Narrative. HlO-imttusiaiu uConvcrsanons ... oill Jones BarberofShop. February 28, 1975. and Norman Murphy of v„ mi, vol. 22. p. 1111, .QIQp. «I. 1. vJDavid. Narrative. November 3, 1919. y-tThe Casper Daily Trihune. 1 & 2. 3 �OF WYOMING suhrisL!H»LRW’>^®MB;“'’. ^Wyommg State Arches a nd Historical Department Photo ,, .he Prohlbluon las forced lo ^fXged bootleggers was h"“^?”l‘^Xre Corrur” govemnte^ in Caspe: on south his wife. V were reie._. 1 reiease. hj was critic, should m ‘ picion O' '-’ he could s rnan's dis', cheap an ered a ftit; cin couBk 10.' Con\. councilnni county ia'^ citizens aji convicted ship. periies sti • Wherea',. gai pos‘ 1 which a ■» we. the T. non lor ", counciSr <. The defcC;' constiiutu counciini. np5S’‘>' witness a irav . '“ '^' *°“^ ” j^ocner of the verdict had faded peojle^ .n ^Casp^^^ Before the ° goals. The most o,ed bootleggers. began booking tor scap g^ two susp Tribune and the deput> • competence, The ^pd accused SS. f»? "i.X'iS-S”-«“ " ;:?;^^pncelf.isdef.ance. uMoUer. v-Tbe Casper Daily in April 20, 1920, p. 1- The citj.;. and corrt-i^; forcemeni^'; found a sf'i payments. . the city's;:the noteb .*^ to be -11 f protectee^ with the st: if-lnforr-;.. Casper D-. ■ April 20. I'lnfon-.; Daily Trii..- �269 CASPER'S PROHIBITION YEARS >hin citv and county D UP 0^ fh* C'ly rs; Tali corruption and government in Casper. £arly i on south Walnu ^street his wife, were arresteh ^ere released the sheriffs a man and occupants of Uquor. but ^evcjal gah ^he.r cilman signed tne at a city council meeting, release. , another J^who have was criticized by □ councilrnen question replied that should not t>e ^n /the ^Much to this alderpicion over Lv's bonds he pe satisfied with so he could sign any o j^igtory would n men uncovman's distress, cgveral months later, belonging to the ver cheap an answer. Se warehouse be § wanted ered a large cache o hquor laws, the ^hy councilman who felt^h^^^^ months m the to. Convicted o fo qq sentenced to t iment Photo December 8, ra. the .nBa.ed Cas- "SigiWiB nv attorney licned on a igias, where ’ J. Mokler >per but a •mg ii was e jurymen, (ihers conV the jur>’, mpelled to -sship Hung ■5 J in Casper e the sheriff bootleggers, ji/y Tribune arid accused 3h.”i5 This presence of beginning to non Ion to rem courts on councilman. „»n5ed the petition tO , The defendant. constitutional e resign his se Casper's graft councilman was tore of Casp The city counctlma late’ November 19-^0 they and corruption a house on west F ..protection forcement notebooks making to members of found a set j bootleggers had ths '' Implicated by pavments ^^rtment for several months said the city’s ^tailed columns was a P the most elabomtely the notebooks .,,rpr and pavoff ma Cnsoer Along .. •• rinformanon on Du,7y Tnnwne, Feoruaiy ^3^. 'USS" 14, 1924. -/V=»Z.- �annals of WYOMING nllecedlv involved cvcle policeman and a P’“'\‘^'°X"ev could bring a' case to court • , t rinc Before the county attorney cou c T»: sMBBS’Sigs rA*- ' i‘5 ‘ - •'. XtV' 1^' ^a^^t^^; d-ntt^ed nom t^^l-,, , .ell-kno™ it -A ‘W >• *2 permittee SIOO. To sub their "sia had beer collected and that < The nt Natrona < between" that the s those of n 270 1'^ made the mistake of T police were staging a raid, boollegcing establishment wh» P nothing more The above examples of corrupuon -t the climactic events th7n a prelude, however, m comp announcements that il ROU! ?e7eral'crand^'jurt'S^d “la’u nlSat SbiuSria°"' Among citizens had conspired mavor. chief of police and s:,;s.srss^-‘s;s.;?;cs5 ■penerXloVsp^^^^^^ "^“"^^^eTof' Tavino/opS^a' Sr^as I?;IP: defendants good enough C,Xdl'X ma^^, pohce chief opening the ^d- e^‘^"'bvSX* ? ;Xtion monev would jr;sr tL anorne°: charged, one largeFurers and retail dealers^ upj-ed to operate in Casper, the ^calc manufacturer was -nrotection pavment of 5.1UUU, su* a privilege being an ^^sSon. however, a secBiilbsss on ,be -se nb^raaed fro^“ I X "* C <■ -Si** ** he resicnc warn the The form sheriff vis Tne formi afraid of death of t whiskey r In deve produced of the aU« ifThc all gangland si also had sc edge conce and David. �CASPER'S PROHIBITION YEARS 271 to stay in bus.ness for a monthly fee of from $25 to ivolved I court, ise was jse the bout a Casper : made known -■ to the ebooks he had -known aid." ig more events nts that would that a Casper Among ice and ■i grand having •r, while -very in ng “The asms in it had 'periies. endanis :he fedviolate hen the vhereby anufacc iargefee for SI 000, a secag busidecided .rs were ng: The . 21, 22, ’•?o substantiate the » tt« then -star witness he He ela.med that he had " £'se of m^mbem ofTe'emsp,ra'cy. “He'f^r'ther's'mmd thm belom ROAD HOUSLFESTIV'TIES HALTED I'' *'**" MrU S«r*«*** U CloM £tur; G»«tl —Wyoming Siau Archives and Historical Department Photo Casper Daily Tribune. December 22. 1923 he resigned ; TtefomeTund^shLiff clamed that tV:, ^^e he was not whiskey ring s liquor?' i»The alleged hijacker was|jaken 'h'^ria^on^uial^o^^conspirac^ 1 tA <Tn with ±e muJder^ o"r a\' least had iniimtue knowl?!f,V“on«rmng'if. T:,e C«.per TriP,,,,e^^ October -3. 193-. p. 1. and David. Nurronve. Vol. PP- �ANNALS OF WYOMING t:: .‘JI Ki C’ s < conducted The vici:: with the. still wes: involved ; because ing civil r. leted bootlegger, testified that he had paid the “star witness a sum of $100 a month during the year 1931. Another witness, a brother of an alleged bootlegger, claimed that his brother had originallv been paying $25 a month for protection, but when to d the' payments would be increased to $100 a month, he refused to make anv further donation. After this, according to iesiimon>, the brother s bootleg joint was raided. Other witnesses testified to having purchased whiskey from one or the other of Casper s two large-scale whiskey manufacturers. The defendants’ attorneys first tactic of defense was to discredit the government witnesses’ testimony by questioning the integriiv of the witnesses themselves. The state s “star witness was proved to be an ex-convict from Nebraska, and the former undersheriff was claimed to have been bitter about the sheriffs dismissing him. Further, the defense attorneys produced evidence to the cited that one of the federal agents had been drunk while conducting his investigation. Following the assault on the government witnesses, the defense attomevs then brought forth their own witnesses. The first to testify was Casper's mavor who denied having ever [®ceived a penny of the supposed protection money. He claimed that he had made everv effort to clean up Casper, and that he had never made anv form of agreement to allow vice to find protection withm the shelter of his^office. He further denied having ever made an Wf in o; law enf< a^ed iliv ncls . . orders fi Casper'j • must n(>' While order of f history of its resulU; 1933. gow chiicisin Ir: lawlessnes. In dealing v won by tho> short, was n agreement with sheriff. One after another, the defendants took the stand and demed particioatinc in anv sort of a liquor conspiracy. Summing up their case, the defense'attorneys stated that the prosecution had not proved that a conspirac\ had in fact existed in Casper, and that not as much as one defendant had admitted making protection payments. The accused officials, the attorneys claimed, had made ever\- effort to uphold the law faithfully. “The whole case, one attorney for the defense charged, “smacks of the graveyard. Let the dead past bury' its dead. ’ After eight davs of testimony and two days of deliberation, the iurv returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of each and everv defendant. Announcing the verdict to ns readers, T/te Casper Tribune-Herald quoted the sheriff as having stated that he was “glad the case had come to trial because it will quiet the rumors that have been in circulation since the federal investigation started.*’ Thus the conspiracy case fizzled while, in like manner. Prohi­ bition went down the drain. But in no way did the passmg these two events bring an end to corruption and bootlegging in Casper. It was not uniif 1950 that the true winds of reform were felt in the citv. In June, 1950, two rookie policemen and a pair of veterans, one of whom had been on the police force since 19-o, ^^The Caspc ■ -^The Caspc ; ■^5 �A r CASPER'S PROHIBITION YEARS 'ss” a ess, a r had n told ^ed to mony, stified ispers .scredit tegrity proved /sheriff ig him. -•Cl that ing his defense first to eived a he had jr made ihin the lade an J denied up their had noi and that roiection /ad made ise,” one .rd. Let ibcraiion. each and iers, The ated that quiet the .estigation er, Prohising these n Casper, ere felt in a pair of ince 1926, 1 273 20 conducted a Hquor raid on a ••rooming-house^.)«" fo'c^hTem s ability to catch them The victims, surprised by he pm (he booze at a wi‘h their ntoonsh-'’?a,S there would be no protection money still west of Casper. This time there wouia bootleggers "^:^er .«•.“ young attorney who. promts- other devious chan- law enforcemeni most of our S;?:,f^amhl,n. anu Illegal endeavor X^^^tZ'wordsel— - Caspe? was a^i^ ,ts resultant companion corruption.-^^ and drew 1933. government within the c y the weight of criticism from a result of the 1917 oil boom, lawlessness bear down on them p hibition, few honors were county. Prohibition, in short, was not Casper’s finest hour. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. Jones Manuscripts and Other Writings Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Description An account of the resource Manuscript versions of Walter R. Jones's Sand Bar and other pieces of his writing, published or unpublished. Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annals of Wyoming Fall, 1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Fall 1976 Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on Caspers prohibition years. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_AnnalsofWyomingfall1976 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 11 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/2eafd08a62437a98b9a6aa7a8a412c4c.pdf 479a660f0c9c18efb17015739b0b1c48 PDF Text Text Casper- Centennial, 1889-1989; Natrona County, Ulyominq, 1890-199C^j_ F-'eaturinq Also: Geological Record, F'r-ehi stor-i c tian, Fir.^ Settl er-s, by Ir-ying Gar-butt and Chuck Mor-r-ison (Dallas, Texas: Cur-tis Media Cnr-por-ati on, 1990) Ir-ying Gar-butt and Chuck Morrison haye and complex Wyoming. put together- a large account o-f- the history of Casper- and Natrona County, Their- book, vaguely reminiscent 1923 History of Natrona County, of Alfred J. Mokler's reflects in its content, Wyoming, writing styles and format the journalistic backgrounds of Gar-butt Dividing and Morrison. business, family, the volume into five sections—topical, photographic, and index—the editors have compiled a collection of 600 hundred episodic articles that range of Natrona in content from the geologic formation the current mass to is signed short article estate real by its County's land situation in the county. Garbutt being the with author, Each most prolific contributor, Casper Centennial account. It contains informative and often spellbinding articles by a variety of Natrona County residents. of discovering the site of Betty Evenson's Hanway 54). reminiscence Garbutt's detailing (p. Robert on Chuck Morrison's story Stuart's Hiland cabin (p, (p. 103—109) 21) and are two the finest and most fascinating writings in the book, examples of as is strengths as an historical has a number of 76-78), of newspaper owner, the careers and scrap-iron dealer, Fred Goodstein (p. J.E. 53- There are nearly 500 family and business histories and 800 photographs, maps and drawings, and these add considerably to the book's ability to cover many important The journalistic style so prevelant events and personalities. in the majority of the text �reads easily and clearly imparts and of feeling a nostalgic +olklore. without its is not Casper Centennial a thematic unity. various topics give the problem makes it difficult for the reader to the bibliography and develop a myriad tales. of citing way casual the book's limit cited) sources are book's the from relatedness some instances satisfy a such as to know the murder of Barbara but tell very little incident. unreal In other cases, sense existence of the businesses (p. Klan because 77). an event Barbutt and 366). grizzly photographs, a story Casper in as a frail of boycott for the issues relating to group in the the Rocky this give an a discussion of This explanation the racist of During Klan a of Casper ignores a complexity of eradication of in the portrayed eliminated (p. conclusions drawn in Klux dilemma is outcome or significance of sentimentality. Ku Garbutt example, easily of (whenever sources the particulars Alexander about the The absence of a Another with several Morrison tantalize the reader sense of provide too few details to the episodes reader's desire This usefulness as a verifiably accurate resource on Natrona County's past. that in The section lack a cohesiveness that subjects included in the topical would otherwise however. flaws, 1920s, the for organization Klan members' KKK's demise in the growth and Mountain West in that era. Despite these faults the book should not be amateur's attempt to write local history. have been around Casper too long to be dismissed as an Garbutt and Morrison taken lightly. They are �highly both skilled and journalists have witnessed Casper's history for the past -fifty years or more. to know interesting and influential reportorial abilities and gives their Above Casper all Centennial observant people who sorts of successes cattle wars, a first shelf and depressions, rate where have college. the history seen is their failures Their ability people testifies to their a very broad base. honest work created book an much of communities weather all such as blizzrds, bootlegging rings, and by oil booms, the creation of The book deserves a place on anyone's of Wyoming and its counties communities are found. Walter Jones 412“12th Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 and � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. Jones Manuscripts and Other Writings Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Description An account of the resource Manuscript versions of Walter R. Jones's Sand Bar and other pieces of his writing, published or unpublished. Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Casper Centennial, 1889-1989 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Subject The topic of the resource Casper (inhabited place) Description An account of the resource Article written by Walter R. Jones on the Casper Centennial by Irving Garbutt and Chuck Morrison. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter R. Jones Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter R. Jones Papers, NCA 01.v.1996.01 US WyCaC. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.1996.01_CasperCentennial1889-1989byIrvingGarbuttandChuckMorison Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Extent The size or duration of the resource. 3 pages https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/025505ccd32078a35cf388e119dc6871.jpg cfe86dace7c71277cc00ee313f982540 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978 - 1999 Description An account of the resource The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ayres Natural Bridge Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Undated Description An account of the resource Photograph taken in the Ayres Natural Bridge park in Converse County, Wyoming. This county park features an arching rock formation over LePrele Creek. The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10_Ayres Natural Bridge_01 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d207e1f902b8c8c7a55c143957d8a625.jpg 1d4e3bc05d5fd19dbe3151084cabb3f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978 - 1999 Description An account of the resource The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ayres Natural Bridge Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Undated Description An account of the resource Photograph taken in the Ayres Natural Bridge park in Converse County, Wyoming. This county park features an arching rock formation over LePrele Creek. The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10_Ayres Natural Bridge_02 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/5f2025fa64dbff7312baf27d0be8a3ec.jpg 913ed0fe29d8819d1ed48e08fa15526b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978 - 1999 Description An account of the resource The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ayres Natural Bridge Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Undated Description An account of the resource Photograph taken in the Ayres Natural Bridge park in Converse County, Wyoming. This county park features an arching rock formation over LePrele Creek. The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10_Ayres Natural Bridge_03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/107352858abf71930b27eb434e4f6caf.jpg f75362cda2722de90178015626fb2f48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978 - 1999 Description An account of the resource The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ayres Natural Bridge Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</a> Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. Undated Description An account of the resource Photograph taken in the Ayres Natural Bridge park in Converse County, Wyoming. This county park features an arching rock formation over LePrele Creek. The Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection contains 289 color photographs of various areas and locations in Wyoming between 1970 and 1998. The collection highlights significant geographic features and points of interest, and includes events such as a Casper Parade Day, a community event at Fort Casper, and an Oregon Trail wagon train reenactment. Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary E. Hein Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mary E. Hein Wyoming Photograph Collection, NCA 01.v.2024.10. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NCA 01.v.2024.10_Ayres Natural Bridge_04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center) Relation A related resource <a href="https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/collections/show/70</a>