Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902; Clerical Excursionists at Laramie City
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04481.06 Author/Creator: Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902; Place Written: Laramie City, Wyoming Type: Photograph Date: 10 May 1869 Pagination: 1 albumen : b&w ; 34.1 x 43.3 cm. Order a Copy
One albumen print entitled, "Clerical Excurtionists at Laramie City," taken by Andrew J. Russell. Photograph captures a group of people posing outside of Union Pacific Railroad cars.
Laramie was one of the so-called "end of tracks" towns in Southern Wyoming, having developed around the railroad tracks as they were laid down. In addition to the log buildings first constructed upon settlement, Laramie residents had built a school, churches, stores, and ranches by 1869.
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