Oil Camp Big Muddy postcard

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Item Metadata

Title

Oil Camp Big Muddy postcard

Subject

Casper (inhabited place); Petroleum -- Wyoming

Description

Postcard to a friend mailed in June of 1921 describing the working conditions in and around the city of Casper with its 2 oil refineries and men both working and looking for work. The sender also describes how long it took to reach Casper from what may very well have been Churchs Ferry, North Dakota.

Type

Image

Language

ENG

Identifier

Special Collections 1921.01 WyCaC US

Format

JPG

Date

June 1921

Original Format

Postcard

Citation

“Oil Camp Big Muddy postcard,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed June 6, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/294.