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Spring 2002, Volume 74, Number 2 Editor: Phil Roberts On the Cover: "Fort Fred Steele" a painting by Phillipe Denis De Trobriand purchased by the Wyoming State Art Gallery with funds contributed by members of the WSHS. Housed in the collections of the State Museum. |
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"A Tale of Two Sisters: Pryor & Trischman in Yellowstone in the Best and Worst of Times"
by Robert V. Goss
Two sisters operated a pioneering concession in Yellowstone National Park.Their story is filled with triumph and tragedy, including the suicide of their mother and the murder of their brother. They weathered adversity and finally sold the operations and retired. Their story describes the "ups and downs" of concessions in the Park.
"Ridgway Glover, Photographer"
by Paula Richardson Fleming
Glover, a Philadelphia photographer, came West in the middle 1860s where he was killed by Indians near Fort Phil Kearny. Did he make photographs in the area? Fleming reveals long-lost examples of Glover's work and postulates that other of his photographs may be out there somewhere.
"Target Practice and Firing Ranges at Fort Fred Steele"
by Mark D. Hanson
Soldiers during the frontier period were required to practice marksmanship. Hanson reveals the possible locations of firing ranges at one of Wyoming's frontier military posts, Fort Fred Steele. He argues that target practice on the frontier required similar materials and facilities as practice elsewhere in the 19th century military.
The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the Wyoming State Historical Society (published quarterly), Individuals interested in purchasing individual copies or submitting manuscripts for possible publication in the Annals should contact the editor, Annals of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie WY 82071.
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