Grand Central Hotel Group Photo

NCA 01.v.1974.01_In Front of Grand Central Hotel_07-04-1902.jpg

Item Metadata

Title

Grand Central Hotel Group Photo

Access Rights

The reformatted images in the Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection are for personal, not-for profit use of students, researchers, and the public. Any use must provide attribution to the Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center). While being the property of Casper College, all text, images and other materials are subject to applicable copyright laws. Commercial use, electronic reproduction, or print publication of text, images, or other materials is strictly prohibited without written permission. All permissions to publish must be obtained from the rights holder and are not the repository's responsibility for securing. The rights holder may or may not be the repository. Users also agree to hold the repository harmless from legal claims arising from their use of material held by the institution and made accessible in this digital repository.

Date Created

07-04-1902

Description

Black and white photograph of a group in front of the Grand Central Hotel, Casper, Wyoming on July 4th, 1902. The individuals in the photo are numbered and names as follows:

1. Rolla Clark, Rancher
2. Al Rice, Rancher
3. W.A. Dennecke, Sheepman
4.
5. Jack Wright, Sheepman
6. Laura Patton
7. Irma Patton (Mrs. Silas Brooks)
8. Dr. Fred Salathe, Oil Refiner - Refinery S. of R.R. on Wolcott St.
9. Mrs. Salathe
10. Valarie Salathe
11. Mayme Smiley (Mrs. Frank Scherck)
12. Isabell Wheeler (Mrs. Fritz Craig)
13. Mrs. Kenneth McDonald
14. J. S. Van Doren, Saddle Maker, Later Postmaster and Councilman
15. Abbey Brooks (Mrs. R. H. Nichols)
16. Mrs. Rolla Clark
17.
18. Mrs. Jeff Crawford
19. Pat Royce, later Justice of the Peace
20. Mrs. N.S. Bristol
21. Mrs. B.B. Brooks
22. Wilson S. Kimball, Jr.
23. Mrs. W.S. Kimball
24. Mrs. Blanche Merrick (Mrs. Kimball's Sister)
25. Wilson S. Kimball, Drug Store Proprietor, later Mayor
26. Mrs. Frank Webb
27. Mrs. Dan Rhoades, (Freda Von Thulin)
28. Jake Crouse, Rancher
29. Lew C. Seeley, Gunsmith and Oil Prospector
30. Mrs. C.H. Townsend, (Lilly Bristol)
31.
32. Mrs. Jack McGrath (Laura Stroud)
33. William "Missou" Hines, Livestock Solicitor for Railroad
34. P.A. Demorest, Restaurant Proprietor
35. G.E. Butler
36.
37. Park Hays, Town Clerk, Newspaper Publisher (Wyoming Derrick)
38. Jack "Posthole" McGrath, Rancher, later Justice of the Peace
39. A. J. Mokler, Newspaper Publisher, later wrote Natrona County History
40. Marion P. Wheeler, County Clerk, Insurance
41. Walter A. Blackmore, Rancher, later Mayor
42. Frank Bull, County Treasurer
43. Bryant B. Brooks, Rancher, later Banker and State Governor
44. Peter C. Nicolaysen, Lumber Dealer, later Banker

Type

Image

Creator

Blackmore Family

Is Part Of

Mrs. Robert Blackmore Collection, NCA 01.v.1974.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

Identifier

NCA 01.v.1974.01_Grand Central Hotel Group Photo_07-04-1902

Format

JPG

Publisher

Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Blackmore Family , “Grand Central Hotel Group Photo,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed May 12, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/662.