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Metadata
Title |
TOWNS/MISC. SCENIC & GEOGRAPHIC, Sundance, Wyoming |
Date |
1966 |
Description |
Series of photographs of Sundance, Wyoming. 507-1: Sundance Mountain, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 11 bottom "Nestled snugly against the Bear Lodge Mountains, Sundance also lies in the shadow of Sundance Mountain, the site of early day Indian tribal ceremonies." 507-2: Sundance, Wyoming, 1966. 507-3: Sundance Air Force Station, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 10 bottom "Air Force technicians that man the radar installation on Warren Peak live in this beautiful mountain village - the Sundance Air Force Station." 507-4: Main Street, Sundance, Wyoming, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 9 "Compare the photos on these two pages to see the many changes along Main Street in Sundance. This view (from the same spot as above) was taken 37 years later on June 22, 1966. Notice the nice hardsurfaced street; the fine new business places and many late model vehicles lining the curbs." 507-5: Downtown Sundance, Wyoming, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 11 top "Weary travelers scorched by the prairie sun welcome this cool, tree-shaded stretch of U.S. Highway 14 as they pass through downtown Sundance." 507-6: Sundance, Wyoming school buildings, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 12 "Over the years hundreds of children have attended classes in this old, stone schoolhouse - home of the highly competitive Sundance Bulldogs. at the right is the new school plant boasting a fine gymnasium and well-equipped chemistry and physics laboratories." 507-7: Exterior view of Crook County Memorial Hospital, in Sundance, Wyoming, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 10 top "Crook County citizens can be proud of the modern medical facilities available at their Crook County Memorial Hospital located in Sundance." 507-8: Radar domes on Warren Peak in the Bear Lodge Mountians, 1966. Found on the cover of Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 "Clearly visible from several points in South Dakota's Black Hills are these shining radar domes located on Warren Peak in the Bear Lodge Mountains north of Sundance, Wyoming. This installation is part of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) chain which keeps constant alert against possible enemy air attack. Electric power for the complex is provided by a nuclear power plant fueled by fissionable uranium." 507-9: The east end of Hulett, Wyoming, 1966. Sharp Bits July 1966, Vol. 17 No. 6 pg. 14 bottom "A recent photo of the east end of Hulett showing homes, the new school-gymnasium (left center) and a new motel (lower right). Wyoming Highway 24 (foreground) leads to Belle Fourche, South Dakota." |
Collection |
Homestake Mining Company Collection |
Object Name |
Series, Archival |
Catalog Number |
HMCC 507 |
Print size |
Please See Metadata for Print Sizes |
Search Terms |
1960s Air Force Bear Lodge Mountains Buildings Crook County, WY Homestake Mining Company Hospitals Hotels Houses Hulett Schools Sharp Bits Sundance Mountain Sundance, WY Warren's Peak Wyoming |