Tag Archives: Wyoming

Tree in the Rock, Buford, Wyoming

This is an image of a tree which has self-seeded within the folds of a rock and succeeded in growing to early maturity in the normally inhospitable ground. The tree is near the town of Buford, Wyoming

Genuine Natural Color Made by Dexter Press, West Nyack, N. Y.

The caption on the back states:
No. 5402 – Tree growing out of solid rock along the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) on Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming.

The tree, identified as a Limber Pine, was apparently first approached in 1867 when the railroad was built to bypass it, and since then Highway 30 and now Interstate 80 pass by the site, which has been preserved and can be visited from Interstate 80 at a small rest stop.

This image likely dates from the 1950s.

Arts and Sciences Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie

This is an image of the existing Arts and Sciences Building on the campus of the University of Wyoming at Laramie.

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription at the bottom states:
Liberal Arts Building – University of Wyoming – Laramie Wyo. / Sanborn Y-1996

The building was started in the late 1930s and is still used for the same purpose today, though the name has been updated to more typical usage. The Arts and Sciences Building is listed on a tour of historic sites on the campus, and the link above lists it as item number 10.

This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Half Acre Gymnasium, University of Wyoming, Laramie

This image shows the gymnasium building on the Laramie campus of the University of Wyoming.

The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription at the bottom states:
Gymnasium – University of Wyoming Campus at Laramie

This building was constructed in 1925 to replace an older, smaller gym and itself was expanded to triple the size in 2017. Half Acre Gym is included on the list of historic locations and the building is number 15 in the link above.

The cars in the photo indicate this image dates from the 1940s.

Knight Hall, University of Wyoming, Laramie

This is an image of Knight Hall on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription at the bottom states:
Women’s Residence University of Wyoming
Laramie Wyoming M6

While it is not made explicit, this building was also a women’s dormitory in its original design. Knight Hall still exists on the University campus. The link above includes several historic locations on the campus, Knight Hall is number 3.

Hoyt Hall, University of Wyoming, Laramie

This image is of Hoyt Hall, a women’s dormitory on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription at the bottom states:

Hoyt Hall – Women’s Dormitory, University of Wyoming at Laramie / Sanborn Y-2266

Hoyt Hall still exists in its original form on campus, though it is used for a different purpose now. The link above has a list of historic locations on the University campus, Hoyt Hall is item #4.

Highway View of Snowy Range, Wyoming

This is an image of an early highway across the Snowy range in Wyoming, a northern extension of the Medicine Bow Mountains.

The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription at the bottom states:
Highway over the Snowy Range, Wyoming

On can immediately tell from the primitive nature of the highway construction that this is an early road, not one of the later graded, paved, shouldered and marked highways which would soon follow.

This card likely dates from the 1940s.

Snowy Range, Wyoming

This is an image of the mountains known as the Snowy Range in Wyoming. It is the northern extension of the mountain complex known as the Medicine Bow Mountains.

The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee

There is no caption on the back of this card. The inscription on the front states:
Part of Snowy Range from Highway between Rawlins and Laramie Wyoming M16

This card likely dates from the 1940s

Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone, Wyoming

This image is a look into the depths of the Morning Glory Pool. It is one of the easiest thermal vent pools for tourists to see, but this has led to the deterioration of it’s colors.

Genuine Natural Color Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.

The caption states:

3954 – Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park. This is perhaps the most noted of the dozens of beautiful hot water pools occurring in the park.

–The deep blue of the pool shown in this image is long gone. Tourists have dropped so much foreign material into the pool that it’s biome has changed, and the blue is completely gone, replaced with a pale green ringed by orange and red.

This image likely dates from the 1940s.

Old Faithful Inn and Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

This image shows the driver’s entrance and main door to the Old Faithful Inn. In the background is a artist’s rendition of the eruption of Old Faithful geyser, world famous for its clock-like precision of timed eruptions.

Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art Colortone”

The caption states:

OLD FAITHFUL INN AND GEYSER

Old Faithful Inn and Geyser are in the upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone where the largest and finest geysers in the world are gathered within a space of a mile. About Old Faithful is another of the Park community centers and supply points with stores, camps, museum, bath house, etc.

— The exterior look of the Inn has changed little over the years. The geyser is predictable to a range of about 15 minutes, averaging an eruption every 74 minutes.

This image dates from the 1940s.

Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

This image shows the spectacular view of Tower Falls, an easily accessible feature located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Genuine Natural Color Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.

The caption states simply:

Tower Falls near Tower Junction in Yellowstone Park.

The falls are 132 feet in height. Most notable is the boulder shown at the edge of the precipice. It is no longer there, having succumbed to erosion and gravity in 1986.

This image likely dates from the 1940s.