Photograph of Harry S. Truman's Visit to Wyoming
Item Metadata
Title
Photograph of Harry S. Truman's Visit to Wyoming
Access Rights
The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source.
Date Created
1948-1950
Subject
Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972.
Description
Collection of 29 photographs taken during one of President Harry S. Truman's visit to Wyoming. He made three trips to Wyoming in total. Truman had made a speech in front of the governor's mansion in Cheyenne following a parade from the railroad depot on June 6th, 1948 . He visited again on May 9th, 1950, but this time started his visit in Casper and was met off the train with a brass band. During this visit, he went to the opening dedication of the completed Kortes Dam. He visited again in July of 1953 as a former president, meeting with Governor Clifford Joy Rogers. The visit included meeting with the 131st Light Bombardment Wing. Missouri Air National Guard during their summer encampment at Casper, Wyoming. Many of the photographs in this series are undated and/or unlabeled, but likely date to Truman's visits in either 1948 or 1950.
These photographs are found in the Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection accessible through the Casper College Library. The Chuck Morrison Collection includes records from the Cole Creek Wreck including passenger lists, obituaries, and correspondence; records of New York Oil Company in Casper; District Court correspondence and files; Personal Correspondence between Wyoming State Representative Chuck Morrison and other Wyoming Representatives; Chuck Morrison writing to his family and friends, etc ; letters Chuck Morrison received and sent to various ski and outdoor clubs; ski and wildlife magazines; Chuck Morrison's historical stories and articles he wrote while working for the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper; photographs taken and collected by Chuck Morrison of Wyoming's historical sites, churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, local flora and fauna, etc. ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s; personal photographs of Chuck Morrison's family, property, etc.; boxes of negatives related to the rest of the photos and photo rolls; Chuck Morrison's WWII credentials, awards, and photographs from his time in WWII; a special collection of letters of correspondence between Chuck Morrison, his mother, his father, and his friends, written during his time in World War II; and a special items box containing some of the plaques and awards Chuck Morrison earned over the years for writing, sportsmanship, photography, etc.
These photographs are found in the Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection accessible through the Casper College Library. The Chuck Morrison Collection includes records from the Cole Creek Wreck including passenger lists, obituaries, and correspondence; records of New York Oil Company in Casper; District Court correspondence and files; Personal Correspondence between Wyoming State Representative Chuck Morrison and other Wyoming Representatives; Chuck Morrison writing to his family and friends, etc ; letters Chuck Morrison received and sent to various ski and outdoor clubs; ski and wildlife magazines; Chuck Morrison's historical stories and articles he wrote while working for the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper; photographs taken and collected by Chuck Morrison of Wyoming's historical sites, churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, local flora and fauna, etc. ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s; personal photographs of Chuck Morrison's family, property, etc.; boxes of negatives related to the rest of the photos and photo rolls; Chuck Morrison's WWII credentials, awards, and photographs from his time in WWII; a special collection of letters of correspondence between Chuck Morrison, his mother, his father, and his friends, written during his time in World War II; and a special items box containing some of the plaques and awards Chuck Morrison earned over the years for writing, sportsmanship, photography, etc.
Type
Image
Creator
Charles "Chuck" Morrison
Language
ENG
Is Part Of
Charles "Chuck" Morrison Collection, NCA 01.v.1998.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
NCA 01.v.1998.01_President Harry S. Truman Visits Wyoming_28
Format
JPG
Publisher
Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)
Original Format
Photographic print
Citation
Charles "Chuck" Morrison, “Photograph of Harry S. Truman's Visit to Wyoming,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed June 27, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/5797.