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1. 1154 - Print, Photographic

   Photograph of view of a wooden bridge over the North Platte River, on the Oregon Trail, at Fort Caspar near present day Casper. A wagon train, with ox-drawn covered wagons, crosses the bridge. North American Indian and white men with rifles ride horseback or stand near a log building and a tepee. Shows a United States flag on a flagpole near the bridge. Painting painted in 1932, of a scene William Jackson had seen in 1866.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 1418 - Print, Photographic

   Up right round top marker on cement pad with workshop at Fort Caspar Museum in the back ground. Written on marker "SITE OF / OLD PLATTE BRIDGE / BUILT BY / LOUIS GUINARD / 1858-59 / ERECTED BY / NATRONA COUNTY / HISTORICAL SOCIETY / JULY 26, 1930". Written below the photograph "294-10 7-11-42 / 3/45 pm F16 1/100 5xy. / Marker at old Fort Casper." Black and white photograph. White border taped into scrapbook. This photograph is on page 15 of the s...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. 1484 - Photograph

   Seven men standing or kneeling on the grass. Event identified as "Peace Commission Staff 1868." John Richard, Jr. standing on far left other men un-identified.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. 1491 - Photograph

   Elizabeth Engle and Hervey Johnson sitting on the running board of a Model A car. House in the background is their house in Wichita, Kansas. Photograph taken shortly before his death in 1923.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. 1492 - Photograph

   Age progression of Caspar Collins. Tight bust of young man in Army uniform.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. 1493 - Photograph

   Age progression of Caspar Collins. Tight bust of young man with mustashe in Army uniform.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. 1494 - Photograph

   Image of drawing of Platte Bridge Station by Moellman. Teepee with two people standing in front of it, behind it are the fort buildings and the bridge. Written under the image "Platte Bridge Station, Idaho Territory / Lieut. Caspar W. Collins arrived at Platte Bridge Station, en route from Fort Laramie to his own station (Sweet- / water) but two or three days before the fight of July 26, in which he was killed. From a drawing made by Bug- / ler C...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. 1982.002.0792.05 - Newspaper

   The Casper Tribune-Herald, Wyoming Golden Anniversary 1890-1940, 22nd Annual Wyoming Edition, Part Five, March 10, 1940. Articles and advertisements include telephone service, Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail, Bozeman Trail, Mormon Trail, William H. Bisbee, Fort Caspar, Sacajawea grave and Fort Bridger.

   Record Type: Archive

   
9. 1983.061.0001 - Magazine

   "Real West: True Tales of the American Frontier," October 1983, magazine, with an article "Action at the Platte River Bridge Station"

   Record Type: Archive

   
10. 1987.018.0001.3 - Letter

    Letter of reply to Bill Bragg's letter of June 21, 1985, from the Kansas State Historical Society, July 10, 1985, informing Mr. Bragg that Francis M. and Adam Culp were on the muster roll, from Mt. Florence.

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. 1987.018.0001.4 - Letter

    Letter from B.J. Baker, whose great grandfather served in the Army with the Kansas Volunteers and fought in the Battle of Platte Bridge Station, to Bill Bragg, June 18, 1985, about family history, mentioning the battle. See also, letter of June 21, 1985

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. 1987.018.0001.5 - Letter

    Letter from Bill Bragg, June 21, 1985, in reply to June 18, 1985, letter from B.J. Baker, concerning clarification of Baker's relative "Culp's" involvement in the Battle of Platte Bridge Station or the Red Buttes Battle.

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. 1987.018.0001.6 - Letter

    Letter from Bill Bragg, June 21, 1985, to the Kansas State Historical Society requesting a muster roll of the 11th Kansas Cavalry, in search of the name "Culp."

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. 1988.038.0002 - Report

    Michael Cassity report on the Guinard Bridge located at the current site of Fort Caspar Museum. Contents include information on previous studies of Platte Bridge, an historical overview, construction, military interactions, and a look at the current site.

    Record Type: Archive

    
15. 1990.009.0001 - Log

    Photocopies from microfilm of Post Returns and General Orders related to the following units at Platte Bridge Station/Fort Caspar (with some gaps): 18th U.S. Infantry, 6th West Virginia Cavalry, 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry, 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry,

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. 1997.015.0001 - Book

    "Fort Caspar (Platte Bridge Station)," by Alfred James Mokler. Casper: Prairie Publishing, 1939. 74 pages, with maps and illustrations, 6x9. With handwritten note to Dick Walker, from Mokler, on forward page iii.

    Record Type: Archive

    
17. 1998.012.0001 - Map

    Computer disk - Text for "Frontier Crossroads: A History of Fort Caspar and the Upper Crossing". Map - Original map used in Frontier Crossroads.

    Record Type: Archive

    
18. 1998.020.0001 - Drawing

    Caspar Collins' floor plan of Platte Bridge Station. Reproduction.

    Record Type: Archive

    
19. 2000.005.0001.A - Audiocassette

    Cassette recording of "The Ballad of Caspar Collins" by Helen McNair, Bud Jones performer. Flip side has "Nancy Hart" by Helen McNair.

    Record Type: Archive

    
20. 2000.005.0001.B - Disc, Compact

    Cassette recording of "The Ballad of Caspar Collins" by Helen McNair, Bud Jones performer.

    Record Type: Archive