Charles J. Belden photographs and negatives, 1908-ca. 1940.

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Charles J. Belden photographs and negatives, 1908-ca. 1940.

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Collection consists of 3000 photographs and glass plate and soft positive negatives taken by Charles J. Belden from 1908-1940. Most of the images were produced in the 1920s and 1930s on the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse, Wyoming. The images include depictions of everyday life on the ranch, photos from Belden's trips to various foreign countries (including Panama), Yellowstone National Park, raising antelope, dude ranching, and Belden's family members. Belden used the photographs to publicize the Pitchfork Ranch and illustrate articles he wrote about cowboy life. His photography can be found in "National Geographic Magazine" and "Dude Rancher."

9.59 cubic ft. (27 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570520

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Belden, Margot.

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Belden, Charles J., 1887-1966

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Charles Josiah Belden was a photographer, author, rancher, airplane buff, and employee of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. Charles, his first wife Frances Phelps, and his brother-in-law Eugene Phelps, were willed the legendary Pitchfork Dude Ranch. In 1940, Charles and Frances divorced and Charles moved to Florida with his new wife Vern Steele Belden. Belden was known for his beaver Stetson hats, and had one model, "The Belden," named after him. In the late 1920s he...

Sommers, Annice.

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Belden, Frances.

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