Bertha, WY | Campbell County Rockpile Museum

Wyoming Works Projects Administration Federal Writers' Project Collection Inventory

Record Type: Library

Envelope - 2020.014.0041

Envelope that contained seventy-three sheets of B/W negative film that belonged to Dewey H. Thompson. The envelope came from Olson Photo Co. in Plattsmouth, Nebraksa. It was sent by mail and postmarked on March 30 (year unknown) in Plattsmouth. It was addressed to Dewey Thompson in Bertha, WY where he homesteaded between 1919 and 1935.

Record Type: Archive

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0045

B/W photograph of Dewey Thompson standing next to a trap that caught a coyote. There is an unidentified woman on the right side of the photograph. There was a mistake with the film -- the film has a two-tone appearance, with the left half being lighter in color than the right side. The left side has a different, faded image of Dewey and this woman as well as part of the proper right arm of the Dewey Thompson on the right side of the film and ...

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0046

B/W photograph of large hay bales next to a wood and wire fence and a small wooden building.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0048

B/W photograph of Dewey Thompson's house with two cowboys and a city slicker leaning against the house.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0050

B/W photograph of livestock grazing; the image is blurry, but they appear to be cattle. There is an unidentifiable person on the left of the photograph. The wooden building in the back is possibly Dewey Thompson's homestead.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0051

B/W photograph of livestock grazing; the image is blurry, but they appear to be sheared sheep.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0052

B/W photograph of Dewey Thompson with his dog and two pigs, standing in front of a wooden building in winter. This is possibly a barn for the pigs.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0053

B/W photograph of a landscape, with fenceposts visible at the back left.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0054

B/W photograph of a woman dressed in a fur coat and lace-up heeled boots with two young boys. They are standing in front of a house in winter.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0055

B/W photograph of Dewey Thompson riding with his dog on a wagon being pulled by two horses. The photograph was taken in winter, as snow is visible on the ground. A wooden building with a chimney is on the back, right.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0056

B/W photograph of four unidentified people, two dogs, and a horse in front of a small house.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0057

B/W photograph of an unidentified man (possibly Dewey Thompson) using equipment to gather hay.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0058

B/W photograph of Dewey Thompson's house on his homestead, viewed from the front.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0059

B/W photograph of a flat bed sled filled with firewood. Dewey Thompson's dog is sitting on top of the seat in front of the firewood. The sled is being pulled by two horses. The photograph was taken in winter. Part of a wooden building is visible on the back, left.

Record Type: Photo

Negative, Sheet Film - 2020.014.0060

B/W photograph of a man (possibly Dewey Thompson) standing in front of a neatly stacked pile of rocks. The rock was possibly used for building material. A dog is standing on the left side of the photograph.

Record Type: Photo