Wyoming Sheep Ranch photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Wyoming Sheep Ranch photograph collection consists of 22 large format cabinet photographs mostly of sheep ranching and fishing on the North Platte River in Wyoming, Ogden Canyon, and a camp located near Beaver Creek somewhere in Southern Utah. People identified in the images include Edgar Henry Thornton Sr. and Jr. (as a boy), Mrs. Thornton (Mary Adelaide Yale), Mr. and Mrs. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Maison, Louise Maison, and Chas Maison.
Dates
- 1898-1900
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Wyoming Sheep Ranch photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Edgar Henry Thornton Sr. was born in Rutland County, Vermont in 1852 and died in 1917 in Bonneville County, Idaho. He married Mary Adelaide Yale in 1891 or 1892. In the 1900 census, he listed his occupation as a sheep grower and was living in Ogden, Utah. Edgar Henry Thornton Jr. was born in 1892.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Wyoming Sheep Ranch photograph collection consists of 22 large format cabinet photographs of Sheep ranching and fishing on the North Platte River in Wyoming, Ogden Canyon, and a camp located somewhere in Southern Utah.
Custodial History
Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books in 2015.
Processing Information
Processed in June of 2016
- Title
- Guide to the Wyoming Sheep Ranch photograph collection, 1898-1900
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2016
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- May 25, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu