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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding James Bridger
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding James Bridger
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WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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WPA Bio 92
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WPA Bio 92
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Item Description:
Bridger, James - Biographical information for James "Jim" Bridger; "James Bridger and His Post", no published source; "1804 - James Bridger - 1881" from "Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold Stone's Uinta County, Its Place in History", pp. 47-57; "James Bridger in Yellowstone Park", "The Valerian, May 21, 1936, Valier, Mont.; "Jim Bridger Not Drunkard", published source not identified, n.d.; "Bridger's Name Found on Rock", published source not identified, n.d.;
"Jim Bridger Left Records in Many Sections of the Country", published source not identified, n.d.; "Jim Bridger" by Olin D. Wheeler, published source not identified, n.d.; "Interesting Facts About Jim Bridger" from "The Bozeman DTdrail, Vol. II, by Hebard and Brininstool"; "Jim Bridger Was Earliest Settler in Carbon Co.", Republican Bulletin, Laramie, Wyo., May 2, 1939; Benjamin T. Carroll obituary, Saratoga Sun, Apr. 10, 1941
"Jim Bridger Left Records in Many Sections of the Country", published source not identified, n.d.; "Jim Bridger" by Olin D. Wheeler, published source not identified, n.d.; "Interesting Facts About Jim Bridger" from "The Bozeman DTdrail, Vol. II, by Hebard and Brininstool"; "Jim Bridger Was Earliest Settler in Carbon Co.", Republican Bulletin, Laramie, Wyo., May 2, 1939; Benjamin T. Carroll obituary, Saratoga Sun, Apr. 10, 1941
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Bridger, James - Biographical information for James "Jim" Bridger; "James Bridger and His Post", no published source; "1804 - James Bridger - 1881" from "Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold Stone's Uinta County, Its Place in History", pp. 47-57; "James Bridger in Yellowstone Park", "The Valerian, May 21, 1936, Valier, Mont.; "Jim Bridger Not Drunkard", published source not identified, n.d.; "Bridger's Name Found on Rock", published source not identified, n.d.;
"Jim Bridger Left Records in Many Sections of the Country", published source not identified, n.d.; "Jim Bridger" by Olin D. Wheeler, published source not identified, n.d.; "Interesting Facts About Jim Bridger" from "The Bozeman DTdrail, Vol. II, by Hebard and Brininstool"; "Jim Bridger Was Earliest Settler in Carbon Co.", Republican Bulletin, Laramie, Wyo., May 2, 1939; Benjamin T. Carroll obituary, Saratoga Sun, Apr. 10, 1941
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Creator:
Mrs. Hallie S. Croco
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Mrs. Hallie S. Croco
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Location:
Douglas, Wyo.
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Douglas, Wyo.
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Date:
1939 January 5
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1939 January 5
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
Fort Bridger
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Fort Bridger
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Kit Carson
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Kit Carson
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false
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General Connor
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General Connor
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false
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Snake Indians
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Snake Indians
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false
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Bozeman Trail
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Bozeman Trail
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false
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Wagon Box Fight
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Wagon Box Fight
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false
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Col. Henry B. Carrington
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Col. Henry B. Carrington
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false
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scout
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scout
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false
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Old Man of the Mountains
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Old Man of the Mountains
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false
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Yellowstone Park
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Yellowstone Park
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false
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Obsidian Cliff
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Obsidian Cliff
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false
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Flathead Indians
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Flathead Indians
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false
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Alum Creek
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Alum Creek
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false
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Charles W. Bocker
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Charles W. Bocker
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false
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Grace Raymond Hebard
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Grace Raymond Hebard
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false
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Captain Fremont
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Captain Fremont
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false
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Baxter Basin Field
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Baxter Basin Field
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false
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Rock Springs, Wyo.
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Rock Springs, Wyo.
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false
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South Pass Traill
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South Pass Traill
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false
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Gen. W. H. Ashley
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Gen. W. H. Ashley
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false
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Yellowstone River
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Yellowstone River
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false
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Gen. G. M. Dodge
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Gen. G. M. Dodge
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false
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Ute Indians
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Ute Indians
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false
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Seth E. Ward
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Seth E. Ward
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false
Notes:
John Boyd
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John Boyd
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false
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Col. W. G. Bullock
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Col. W. G. Bullock
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false
Notes:
Hopkins Clark
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Hopkins Clark
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false
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Mormons
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Mormons
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false
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Fort D. A. Russell
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Fort D. A. Russell
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false
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Sabille Creek
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Sabille Creek
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false
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old man Laramie
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old man Laramie
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false
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Fort Fetterman
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Fort Fetterman
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false
Notes:
Fort Phil Kearney
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Fort Phil Kearney
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false
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Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
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Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
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false
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Upper Bear River
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Upper Bear River
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false
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Fort Reno
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Fort Reno
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false
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C. F. Smith
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C. F. Smith
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false
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Bridger Pass
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Bridger Pass
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false
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Albert Sidney Johnson
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Albert Sidney Johnson
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false
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Myer's Crossing
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Myer's Crossing
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false
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Louis Vasquez
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Louis Vasquez
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false
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Carbon Co.
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Carbon Co.
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born: Mar. 17, 1804, at/near Richmond (Va.)
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born: Mar. 17, 1804, at/near Richmond (Va.)
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false
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married:1 Flathead Indian wife and 2 Shoshone Indian wives
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married:1 Flathead Indian wife and 2 Shoshone Indian wives
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false
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hunter
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hunter
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false
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Bridger, Cora Insala (1st wife, born: 1820 – married: ? – died: 1845 (age: 24-25)
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Bridger, Cora Insala (1st wife, born: 1820 – married: ? – died: 1845 (age: 24-25)
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false
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5 children: Mary Ann and Virginia Rosalie Knott
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5 children: Mary Ann and Virginia Rosalie Knott
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false
Notes:
Fort Laramie
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Fort Laramie
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died: Jul. 17, 1881 (age: 77), at/near Kansas City Jackson Co., Mo.)
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died: Jul. 17, 1881 (age: 77), at/near Kansas City Jackson Co., Mo.)
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buried: Mount Washington Cemetery (Memorial ID: 134) at Independfence (Jackson Co, Mo)
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buried: Mount Washington Cemetery (Memorial ID: 134) at Independfence (Jackson Co, Mo)
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false
Notes:
Arapahoe Indians
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Arapahoe Indians
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false
Notes:
Capt. Howard Stansbury
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Capt. Howard Stansbury
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false
Notes:
Cheyenne Indians
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Cheyenne Indians
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false
Notes:
Shoshone Indians
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Shoshone Indians
Notes
false
Notes:
Ham's Fork
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Ham's Fork
Notes
false
Notes:
trapper
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trapper
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false
Notes:
Black's Fork
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Black's Fork
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false
Notes:
William K. Sloan
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William K. Sloan
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false
Notes:
fur trader
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fur trader
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false
Notes:
guide
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guide
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false
Notes:
William Drannon
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William Drannon
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false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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