MS 282 - Yellowstone Ephemera Collection, 1907-1923 | McCracken Research Library

By Annie Stratton, 2019

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Collection Overview

Title: MS 282 - Yellowstone Ephemera Collection, 1907-1923

Predominant Dates:undated

Primary Creator: Shaw & Powell Camping Company

Other Creators: Haynes, Inc., Matteson Post Cards (1907), Union Pacific Railroad Company

Extent: 2.0 Folders

Arrangement: The decal and the postcards are in two different folders. The postcards in the original order that they came in.

Date Acquired: 09/11/2015

Subjects: Shaw & Powell Camping Company, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park

Languages: English

Abstract

This collection holds Yellowstone ephemera from the early 1900s, including a decal from the Shaw & Powell Camping Co. and postcards from seemingly the early 20th century. These pieces show a glimpse of what some of the pieces making up the park would have been during this time.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains ephemera from Yellowstone during the early 1900s. This includes a decal from the Shaw & Powell Camping Company which dates to the late 19th century to the early 20th century. There are also postcards dated from the early 20th century as well as some undated ones.

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Collection Historical Note

The Shaw & Powell Camping Company is from the late 19th - early 20th century. The company took groups on camping trips in the park during its early years. The decal is the original branding for the company. Some of the postcards are dated with the years 1907 and 1923, but the others are not. One of the postcards is from the first half of the 20th century and that can be determined because it was a Haynes photograph. Haynes Inc was in business from the late 1880s to around the early 1960s, then it was sold to Hamilton General Stores. The photograph is also a sepia toned photograph, which can narrow down as to which Haynes photograph it might be.

Subject/Index Terms

Shaw & Powell Camping Company
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park

Administrative Information

Repository: McCracken Research Library

Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: Yellowstone National Park

Acquisition Method: This collection was a transfer from Yellowstone National Park to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Preferred Citation: Yellowstone Ephemera Collection, MS 282, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West

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