This collection contains photographic negatives collected by E.D. Meyers and includes work by Cheyenne photographer Joseph Shimitz and rodeo photographer Ralph R. Doubleday.

The complete studio negative collection from the Shimitz Studio of Cheyenne, circa 1909-1929. The studio specialized in studio portraiture, but also photographed local businesses, houses, and events. Shimitz' studio work demonstrates a high degree of technical knowledge both in how he posed his subjects and the physical retouching of the negatives. Because the majority of his studio work was done on split negatives (two exposures per negative), the collection is filled with examples of before and after images showing his ability to erase or soften wrinkles, freckles, undereye bags, stray hairs, blotchy skin, and other physical imperfections to achieve results modern viewers associate with digital image manipulation (Photoshoping). Other examples show his work in adding or removing individuals or parts of an image through selective masking, overpainting, pasting, and copywork.

Within the collection, there are also a good number of images of rodeo events, contestants and performers, photographed by R.R. Doubleday across the United States and Canada. While most of the negatives appear to be original, several are copies of other negatives.

Several images of Cheyenne and Denver locations, football games, and mountain scenes are signed by "C.W. Titus Cheyenne."