First Baptist Church Funeral

First Baptist Church Funeral

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8/23/1911

Casper (Inhabited place)

The funeral of Kenneth McKenzie, 24, of Scotland, at the First Baptist Church in Casper. The funeral was arranged by John Beaton who is seated next Shorty Castle on the hearse. The photograph was taken to send to McKenzie's mother in Scotland so she would know her son received a Christian burial. 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.

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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_First Baptist Church Funeral

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Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

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