Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Catalog Number |
1985.029.0005 |
Description |
The photograph is either a sepia or black and white photograph of Gillette's post office being constructed. Two men stand on the sidewalk on Gillette Ave. near stacks of bricks. Behind them the Gillette Post Office is under construction. To the left edge of the photo a lamppost with signs for Gillette Avenue and third street are visible. The typed text on the back reads US Post Office Gillette, WY August 1, 1935 From Northwest Corner looking southwesterly. Contractor - Blauner Construction Co. 189 W. Madison St. Chicago, Ill. "I, Elmer F Cummings, construction Engineer, do hereby certify that this photograph represents the condition of the work August 1, 1935." |
Date |
1935, August 1 |
Year Range from |
1935 |
Year Range to |
1935 |
Title |
Construction of the Old Gillette Post Office |
Search Terms |
Gillette, WY United States Post Office Holmes Tire & Service Station Gillette Ave Gillette Post Office |
Subjects |
Building construction Building materials Buildings Construction Electric lines People associated with manual labor Post offices |
People |
Cummings, Elmer F Miller, Thomas Eli |
Classification |
Architecture Buildings People Photography Postal Services Tools & Equipment Towns |