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Glass plate negative of Billy Hofer eating a meal in his cabin in Cinnabar, Montana, 1887

 Item — Box: 1, item: 7
Identifier: MSS 9008 Item 7

Scope and Contents

Photo of Elwood T. "Uncle Billy" Hofer, in his cabin at Cinnabar (complete with cheesecake pictures on the wall) and eating a meal that makes this entire collection so important, and this image is probably the most important one in the collection, which will be used by Scott Herring in his upcoming (now complete) biography of Billy Hofer.. Identifiable in his meal are buiscuits, corn on the cob, and a bottle of booze.

Dates

  • 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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