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Rephotography Book Shows What's Changed, What's Stayed The Same In Wyoming

University Press of Colorado

A new book chronicles changes in Wyoming over the past century. Historian and photographer Michael Amundson has retaken hundreds of photos from the early 20th century. His photos, shot in 1987-88 (while he was a student at the University of Wyoming) and again in 2007-08 are studies of pictures taken by Joseph E Stimson, a commercial photographer for the state and various railroads. The book is called “Wyoming Revisted: Rephotographing the Scenes of Joseph E. Stimson.” Amundson spoke with Wyoming Public Radio’s Micah Schweizer.

Credit J.E. Stimson Collection, Wyoming State Archives
The Ferris Hotel, Rawlins, 1903

Credit Michael A. Amundson, courtesy University Press of Colorado
The Ferris Hotel, Rawlins, 1987

Credit Michael A. Amundson, courtesy University Press of Colorado
The Ferris Hotel site, Rawlins, 2007

Credit J.E. Stimson Collection, Wyoming State Archives
Yellowstone Lake Boat Leaving West Thumb, 1907

Credit Michael A. Amundson, courtesy University Press of Colorado
West Thumb dock site on Yellowstone Lake, 1988

Credit Michael A. Amundson, courtesy University Press of Colorado
West Thumb dock site on Yellowstone Lake, 2008

Credit J.E. Stimson Collection, Wyoming State Archives
Interior Panorama, Hardin Residence, Sheridan Co., 1903

Credit Michael A. Amundson, courtesy University Press of Colorado
Interior Panorama, Hardin Residence, Sheridan Co., 2007

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