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Box MS89.08

 Container

Contains 29 Results:

"Above the Valleys"

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.01
Identifier: Folder 89.08.01
Scope and Contents

Jack Richard wrote story about a young man who works at a Dude Ranch and traps fox and Martin’s in the winter. Young man falls for a female visitor to the ranch and has a series of adventures trapping and guiding hunters wanting to kill grizzlies. In the end boy gets girl they buy a ranch and live happily ever after.

Dates: Created: 1913-1990

Beaver - Photos, 1955

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.02
Identifier: Folder 89.08.02
Scope and Contents

Jack Richard tried to sell a story to Sports Illustrated about hunting beaver. He writes what he calls a beaver yarn. SI could not use the pictures or the story, but the basic story was Mac Taggart who is foreman for the Two Dot ranch needed to eliminate 85 beavers who were damming up streams and causing floods and drowning cows who fell through the ice. Mac describes how he eliminates beavers, shooting, trapping and snaring.

Dates: 1955

Blackburn, Frank - Longest Lawman, 1965-02-28

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.03
Identifier: Folder 89.08.03
Scope and Contents

An article in the Billings Gazette dated 02/28/1965 describing the career of Frank Blackburn Sheriff of Park county Wyoming for over 32 years. After Blackburn retired from the Sheriff’s job, he was the Justice of the Peace for another 11 years. Article talks about the Earl Durand case which was the biggest case in Park county history.

Dates: 1965-02-28

Cody Enterprise - "Lariat" Cover Photo, 1955-05-05

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.04
Identifier: Folder 89.08.04
Scope and Contents

Mrs. W. G. Brough of Cody is shown with her 56th great-grandchild. She was 93 years old and also has 2 great-great grandchildren.

Dates: 1955-05-05

Coyote

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.05
Identifier: Folder 89.08.05
Scope and Contents

Article entitled Little Wolf by Edgar Perry. Article in the Elk’s magazine about how coyotes survive and thrive in our current environment. No date for the article.

Dates: Created: 1913-1990

"Crooked Toes"   #19 - Audiograph, 1953-08-11

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.06
Identifier: Folder 89.08.06
Scope and Contents

A story of a German Shepherd dog that went wild and started hunting sheep. This dog was called Crooked Toes because toes had been caught in a trap and could be identified in mud or snow.

Dates: 1953-08-11

"Cum Grano Salis", 1953-04-09

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.07
Identifier: Folder 89.08.07
Scope and Contents

Another story about Jackalopes and a potential storm of a hunting season. Game and Fish had said there might be season for the Jackalope.

Dates: 1953-04-09

Fossils

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.08
Identifier: Folder 89.08.08
Scope and Contents

An article by Dr. S. H. Knight that explains the various types of fossils fish, plants, reptiles, mammals.

Dates: Created: 1913-1990

Chu Frost - Elk heads at taxidermy shop - Photos

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.09
Identifier: Folder 89.08.09
Scope and Contents

Chu Frost shows pictures of various elk heads that had come into his taxidermy shop.

Dates: Created: 1913-1990

Grigware, Edward T., 1954-04-02

 File — Box: MS89.08, Folder: 89.08.10
Identifier: Folder 89.08.10
Scope and Contents

Article from Cody Enterprise about local artist Edward Grigware who talks about modern art. He comments on why art is important and offers his theories of modern art.

Dates: 1954-04-02