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Glass plate negative of Billy Hofer with horse-drawn water wagon near Cinnabar, Montana, 1887

 Item — Box: 1, item: 9
Identifier: MSS 9008 Item 9

Scope and Contents

Elwood T. "Uncle Billy" Hofer and his water wagon, with bucket hanging from rear of barrel, pulled by a single white horse, near Cinnabar, Montana, looking west to Electric Peak. The entire area today is in Yellowstone National Park.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Billy Hofer Yellowstone glass plate collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 glass plates ; 13 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

No linguistic content; Not applicable

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