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Guide to the James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H63-125

Scope and Content

The James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection contains postcards and snapshots related to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Reservation. The images have all been copied using a camera with 5x7 glass negatives, usually two at a time.

Dates

  • 1890s-1910s

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical Note

James Kerr Moore, Jr. was born in 1876 at Fort Washakie, Wyoming, where his father, James Kerr Moore, was post trader and postmaster. He grew up "behind the counter" of the store and eventually took over the business when his father retired in 1907. Moore Jr. was also known as an expert in Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho cultures, having grown up on the Wind River Reservation with the tribes and even worked as an interpreter for a time. He passed away in Thermopolis in 1965.

Extent

.5 cf (1 box negatives, .1 cf photographic prints)

Abstract

The James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection contains copied postcards and snapshots related to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Reservation.

Arrangement

Item level inventory available on-site.

Acquisition Information

27 of the glass negatives originally loaned for copy to the department by J.K. Moore, Jr. in 1961 as H61-104. In 1963, 51 glass negatives were donated by J.K. Moore, Jr. and accessioned as H63-125.

Related Material

James K. Moore Family Papers, 1824-2001, Collection Number 00051, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

James K. Moore Papers, WH990, Western History Collection, The Denver Public Library.

H54-16, Wyoming State Archives.

H54-19, Wyoming State Archives.

H54-25, Wyoming State Archives.

H54-30, Wyoming State Archives.

H62-99, Wyoming State Archives.

H96-73, Wyoming State Archives.

P99-23, Moore Photograph Collection, Wyoming State Archives.

Processing Information

Processed prior to 2005. Contact prints made from negatives and copy negs made from the prints.

Title
Guide to the James K. Moore, Jr. Photograph Collection,
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
© 2015
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
Barrett Building
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Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
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