Casper's First Bank

Casper's First Bank

The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source.

ca. 1901-1902

Casper (Inhabited place)

Photograph of the corner building that would become the home of the first bank in Casper, Wyoming, the Stockman's National Bank. It is unknown if the building was currently functioning fully as a bank at the time of this image, but the location would later be known as the Townsend block. The Richards & Cunningham Company grocery store can be seen next door. The upper right window of the building advertises a lawyer. 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 Casper buildings, cultural institutions, homes, and society from 1890-1978. Also included are photographs of individuals and groups visually documenting Casper society. In addition are items originally collected by Boney Earnest, a frontiersman and former member of the Natrona County Historical Society. Subjects documented in Webb’s correspondence, notebooks, and scrapbooks include things related to her ongoing research, obituaries, Casper and Natrona County homes, businesses, and cultural institutions.

Image

Frances Seely Webb

Frances Seely Webb Collection, NCA 01.v.1985.02 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

NCA 01.v.1985.02_The Richards & Cunningham Company

JPG, TIFF

Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

Photographic print