Big Horn Hot Springs Thermopolis, Wyoming, 1918 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Big Horn Hot Springs Thermopolis, Wyoming, 1918 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Big Horn Hot Springs, Thermopolis, Wyo.
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Big Horn Hot Springs Thermopolis, Wyoming, 1918
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Thermopolis in 1918 was the seat of Hot Springs County, a small Wyoming town that depended on visitors arriving by rail to take the waters. That autumn the influenza pandemic reached the state, and public gatherings and crowded bathhouses were restricted in many Wyoming communities. The fighting in Europe ended in November, and the news of the armistice gave residents a sense of relief after a year of war bond drives and rationing at home. Meanwhile, federal irrigation works farther up the Big Horn River, including the Shoshone Project, kept bringing new farms into the surrounding basin, so the town's growth was tied to both its springs and the settlers arriving to farm nearby.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | carpenter, w. j. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Wyoming |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,167 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Big Horn Hot Springs, Thermopolis, Wyo. |
| Reference | WY 1918 Big Horn Hot Springs Thermopolis |
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