Photo collection will go to museum

The Sweetwater County Historical Museum is set to get a late Christmas present when more than 75,000 photo negatives from New Studio will be added to its collection.

Museum Director Ruth Lauritzen said the actual purchase will be made by the Sweetwater County Historical Society and donated to the museum.

Lauritzen said the museum reached its funding goal late last month when the Kim and Jody Brown Family Foundation donated $15,000 to the cause. Other large donations came from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund, The Sweetwater County Historical Society, The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and S...