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Biographical Note

Hugh Bates was a professional photographer who operated the Bates Studio in Cheyenne from approximately 1950-1968. Though the studio specialized in portraits, he was also hired to photograph businesses and events in the Cheyenne area.

Arrangement

Item level inventory available on-site.

Scope and Content

The Hugh Bates Photograph Collection contains a sample of photographs taken by professional photographer Hugh Bates of Cheyenne. Most of the photographs show buildings in Cheyenne, including the Plains Hotel, Capitol Building, Carnegie Library, City and County Building, grocery stores and other downtown structures. Other subjects of note include the ceremony commemorating the completion of the 200th Minute Man missile silo shaft, dedication of the Joseph O’Mahoney Federal Building, visit of Lyndon B. Johnson to Cheyenne, and an old Army bridge near Fort Laramie.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Preferred Citation

Item description, P2015-22/print number, Hugh Bates Photograph Collection, Wyoming State Archives.

Processing Information

Processed in 2016 by Suzi Taylor.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lori Bates Gardner in 2014.

Related Material

There are no other known collections by Hugh Bates or the Bates Studio known at the writing of this finding aid.

Access Terms

Capitol Building (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

Cheyenne (Wyo.)

F.E. Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)

Grocery stores--Wyoming

Photographic studios

Plains Hotel (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

Yellowstone National Park