Photograph Album, 1994
Scope and Contents
P.429.001 – Man (possibly Jim Minter) standing next to cut down stump of Monaco Tree
P.429.002 – Eagle Creek Trailhead, North Fork Highway, Cody WY, Staging Area – January 24, 1994
P.429.003 – Group of people standing in circle, with snow on ground, and trees in background
P.429.004 – Yellow helicopter with red strip on side in snowy clearing with trees in background and group of people standing in circle to right-hand side
P.429.005 – “Going to Camp Monaco” – Line of seven vehicles on road with snow on ground and trees in background
P.429.006 – Aerial view of large forested area covered with snow
P.429.007 – Aerial view of large forested area, with mountain in center, covered with snow
P.429.008 – Aerial view of large forested snow covered area “North of Pahaska Teepee Resort”
P.429.009 – Aerial view of large forested snow covered area with river in foreground
P.429.010 – Aerial view of large mountainous forested snow covered area
P.429.011 – Aerial view of large mountainous forest snow covered area “Burn Fires of 1988”
P.429.012 – Aerial view of large mountainous forest snow covered area with stream running down valley
P.429.013 – Aerial view of large mountain valley covered with forest and snow
P.429.014 – Aerial view of large mountain valley covered with forest and snow
P.429.015 – Aerial view of large mountain valley covered with forest and snow
P.429.016 – Camp Monaco Tree amongst stand of trees with snow covered ground “Camp Monaco Tree Center”
P.429.017 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe sitting in snow covered clearing with trees in background “Unloading Equipment & Saws”
P.429.018 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe sitting in snow covered clearing with trees in background
P.429.019 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe sitting in snow covered clearing with trees in background
P.429.020 – Camp Monaco Tree (close up) “Camp Monaco Tree, Engelmann Spruce Tree, Might Be The Largest In The Shoshone National Forest”
P.429.021 – Camp Monaco Tree (close up)
P.429.022 – Camp Monaco Tree with three men standing around its base
P.429.023 – Camp Monaco Tree still standing
P.429.024 – Camp Monaco Tree from ground looking up
P.429.025 – Camp Monaco Tree (close up) of base
P.429.026 – Camp Monaco Tree (close up) of base
P.429.027 – Camp Monaco Tree still standing with two people seated at the base
P.429.028 – Yellow helicopter sitting on snow covered ground
P.429.029 – Yellow helicopter sitting on snow covered ground
P.429.030 – Camp Monaco marker affixed to tree
P.429.031 – Camp Monaco Tree from ground looking up
P.429.032 – Base of Camp Monaco Tree with man standing to side preparing chainsaw
P.429.033 – Base of Camp Monaco Tree with wedge cut into base during felling “Humboldt Wedge Prior to Felling”
P.429.034 – Camp Monaco Tree base with wedge cut
P.429.035 – Man cutting into Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw “Larry Gureski, Cody Lumber”
P.429.036 – wedge cut into base of Camp Monaco Tree (close up)
P.429.037 – Man (Larry Gureski) cutting into base of Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.038 – Two men at base of Camp Monaco Tree, one holding axe, and another holding chainsaw “Larry Gureski and Charlie Wright, both Cody Lumber”
P.429.039 – Two men standing at base of Camp Monaco Tree, prying wedge cut out from base “Larry Gureski and Charlie Wright, both Cody Lumber”
P.429.040 – Man bending over at base of Camp Monaco Tree cutting into base with chainsaw (Larry Gureski)
P.429.041 – Man in tan coveralls standing at base of Camp Monaco Tree swinging axe
P.429.042 – Man in red and black checkered jacket kneeling at base of Camp Monaco Tree using chainsaw to cut away at wedge (Larry Gureski)
P.429.043 – Man in red and black checkered jacket kneeling at base of Camp Monaco Tree using chainsaw to cut away at wedge (Larry Gureski)
P.429.044 – Two men working at base of Camp Monaco Tree with axe and chainsaw
P.429.045 – Base of Camp Monaco Tree with wedge cut and removed from base
P.429.046 – Base of Camp Monaco Tree with wedge cut and removed from base
P.429.047 – Man standing next to Camp Monaco Tree with wedge cut and removed from base (Charlie Wright)
P.429.048 – Dan Williamson, helicopter pilot from Hawkins & Powers in Greybull, Wyoming standing next to Camp Monaco Tree base with wedge cut and removed
P.429.049 – Camp Monaco Tree base (Close up)
P.429.050 – Camp Monaco Tree base with wedge cut from left side, and man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket bent over next to it
P.429.051 – Camp Monaco Tree base with wedge cut from left side, and snow shoes standing upbehind it
P.429.052 – Camp Monaco Tree base, with man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket
P.429.053 – Camp Monaco Tree base with wedge cut from right side
P.429.054 – Camp Monaco Tree falling over
P.429.055 – Camp Monaco Tree laying on the ground
P.429.056 – Camp Monaco Tree base after cutting down. Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket smoothing base with chainsaw
P.429.057 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket standing with left elbow propped up on fallen base of Camp Monaco Tree and stump on right side with chainsaw standing upright
P.429.058 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket standing with left elbow propped up on fallen base of Camp Monaco Tree and stump on right side with chainsaw standing upright
P.429.059 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket standing with left elbow propped up on fallen base of Camp Monaco Tree and stump on right side with chainsaw standing upright. And man in tan coveralls standing behind chainsaw on stump of tree
P.429.060 – Two men standing on either side of the Camp Monaco Tree base
P.429.061 – Two men standing on either side of the Camp Monaco Tree base
P.429.062 – Two men standing at base of fallen Camp Monaco Tree
P.429.063 – Two men standing at base of fallen Camp Monaco Tree determining where to cut trunk
P.429.064 – Man in tan coveralls standing next to fallen base of Camp Monaco Tree “Jim Minter Trustee, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Chairman of Tree Removal Project
P.429.065 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting Camp Monaco Tree base section for preservation while man in dark blue coveralls watches
P.429.066 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting apart base of Camp Monaco Tree for preservation while man in dark blue coveralls watches
P.429.067 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe on side sitting in snow covered clearing
P.429.068 – Three men standing at base of Camp Monaco Tree cutting off section for preservation
P.429.069 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket using chainsaw to cut off section of the base from Camp Monaco Tree while a man in tan coveralls and jacket watches
P.429.070 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting section from base of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.071 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting section from the base of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.072 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting section from the base of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.073 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting section from the base of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.074 – Man in black coveralls and red and black checkered jacket cutting section from the base of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw while man in tan jacket kneels and man in dark blue coveralls looks away
P.429.075 – Camp Monaco Tree top lying on the ground
P.429.076 – Man in dark blue coveralls standing at base of Camp Monaco Tree. Man in tan jacket stands behind fallen tree, and man in black and red checkered jacket sits on ground.
P.429.077 – Camp Monaco Tree base with top portion partially cut away
P.429.078 – Camp Monaco Tree base with man on left in black and red checkered jacket, and man on right in tan jacket
P.429.079 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting top from base of Camp Monaco Tree
P.429.080 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting top from base of Camp Monaco Tree
P.429.081 – Man in tan pants and jacket hitting wedge in upper cut of Camp Monaco Tree with a small sledge hammer
P.429.082 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting large branch with chainsaw “Making larger wedge”
P.429.083 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting large branch with chainsaw
P.429.084 – Man in red and black checkered jacket kneeling next to Camp Monaco Tree with larger wedge partially inserted into crevice “Larger wedge in place”
P.429.085 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.086 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.087 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.088 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.089 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.090 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.091 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.092 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.093 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting down small tree “Cutting down 4 dead trees in removal path – next 7 pictures”
P.429.094 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying low to the ground “Taking off for big lift of 8’ section”
P.429.095 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying high
P.429.096 – Camp Monaco Tree section strapped to helicopter “Too heavy! Unhook & Land in Meadow”
P.429.097 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with Camp Monaco Tree section strapped and hanging below
P.429.098 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with Camp Monaco Tree section strapped and hanging below
P.429.099 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with Camp Monaco Tree section strapped and hanging below
P.429.100 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying low
P.429.101 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting additional section off of Camp Monaco Tree “Cutting off 2’ or 800 lbs in order to lift”
P.429.102 – Man in red and black checkered jacket standing next to Camp Monaco Tree section with chainsaw
P.429.103 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting into Camp Monaco Tree section with chainsaw
P.429.104 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting into Camp Monaco Tree section with chainsaw
P.429.105 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting into Camp Monaco Tree section with chainsaw while man in dark blue coveralls looks on
P.429.106 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting into Camp Monaco Tree section with chainsaw while man in dark blue coveralls and man in tan jacket look on
P.429.107 – Man in red and black checkered jacket and man in dark blue coveralls push cut section away from larger Camp Monaco Tree section
P.429.108 – Man in red and black checkered jacket and man in tan jacket look at freshly removed 2’ section of Camp Monaco Tree
P.429.109 – Man in red and black checkered jacket standing behind Camp Monaco Tree section, and removed 2’ section
P.429.110 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying overhead with cable hanging down “Coming in to Hook up long line – visible”
P.429.111 – Camp Monaco Tree section for preservation being lifted from the ground by helicopter “Camp Monaco Tree lifted clear!”
P.429.112 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with Camp Monaco Tree section hanging below from cable “Camp Monaco Tree On Its Way to Truck at Eagle Creek Trailhead”
P.429.113 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with Camp Monaco Tree section hanging below from cable
P.429.114 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting up the remains of the Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw “Cutting 2nd & Last Section of Tree 7’”
P.429.115 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting remains of Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.116 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting remains of Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.117 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting remains of Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.118 – Man in red and black checkered jacket cutting remains of Camp Monaco Tree with chainsaw
P.429.119 – Man in red and black checkered jacket standing next to 7’ cut section from Camp Monaco Tree “7’ Section ready for hookup”
P.429.120 – Man in tan jacket and pants wearing snow shoes and holding small section of Camp Monaco Tree
P.429.121 – Yellow helicopter flying overhead with cable hanging down “Coming in to life 2nd 7’ Section to Trailhead”
P.429.122 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying with trees all around
P.429.123 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe flying overhead with trees all around and cable hanging down
P.429.124 – 7’ section of Camp Monaco Tree being lifted by helicopter “7’ section airbourne & going to truck at Eagle Creek Trailhead”
P.429.125 – 7’ section of Camp Monaco Tree flying below yellow helicopter
P.429.126 – Yellow helicopter hauling section of Camp Monaco Tree over forest area
P.429.127 – Yellow helicopter hauling section of Camp Monaco Tree over mountain and forest area
P.429.128 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe landing in snow covered meadow “Returning from trailhead to pick up work detail”
P.429.129 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe landing in snow covered meadow
P.429.130 – Yellow helicopter with red stripe landing in snow covered meadow
P.429.131 – View from helicopter heading toward Eagle Creek Trailhead “Heading for Eagle Creek Trailhead Down North Fork River”
P.429.132 – View from helicopter heading down North Fork
P.429.133 – View from helicopter heading down North Fork
P.429.134 – Aerial view of Pahaska Tepee covered in snow
P.429.135 – Aerial view of large tree and snow covered mountain valley
P.429.136 – Aerial view of large tree and snow covered mountain valley
P.429.137 – Aerial view of large tree and snow covered mountain valley with highway running through it
P.429.138 – Aerial view of large tree and snow covered mountain valley with highway running through it “Eagle Creek Trailhead, North Fork Highway, Cody, Wyoming”
P.429.139 – View inside helicopter of man in red and black checkered jacket wearing white hardhat
P.429.140 – View inside helicopter of man in dark blue coveralls and white helmet (pilot?)
P.429.141 – View inside helicopter of man in red and black checkered jacket wearing white hardhat
P.429.142 – Group standing outside in snow with yellow helicopter in background, from right: Jim Minter, Marilyn Minter, Larry Gureski, Dr. Paul Fees
P.429.143 – Group standing outside in snow with yellow helicopter in background, from right: Jim Minter, Marilyn Minter, Larry Gureski, Dr. Paul Fees
P.429.144 – Group standing outside in snow with yellow helicopter in background, from right: Jim Minter, Marilyn Minter, Larry Gureski, Dr. Paul Fees
P.429.145 – Group standing outside in snow with yellow helicopter in background, from right: Jim Minter, Marilyn Minter, Larry Gureski, Dr. Paul Fees
Dates
- Created: 1994
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Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Minter, James B. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository