Then...
The Thorofare Creek pack trail crosses the boundary between Park and Teton counties in the “County Line Meadow.”
Jack Richard 6 x 9 cm black and white negative, 1953 Digital print, 2005 PN.89.20005.35
...and now
Compare this view of the “County Line Meadow” taken in August 2004 with that taken in 1953. Note the absence of the county line marker.
Sean Campbell 4˝ x 5˝ E-6 color transparency, 2004 Digital print, 2005
Then...
Hawks Rest is a distinctive mountain overlooking Thorofare Creek, Yellowstone River, and Bridger Lake.
Jack Richard 4˝x 5˝ black and white negative, 1953 Digital print, 2005 PN.89.20005.1
...and now
Note the increase of willow shrubbery on the Yellowstone River flood plain and changes in the trees at the base of Hawks Rest in 2004.
Sean Campbell 4˝ x 5˝ E-6 color transparency, 2004 Digital print, 2005
Then...
Pack string led by outfitter Les Bowman crossing the Thorofare Creek in 1953.
Jack Richard 6 x 9 cm black and white negative, 1953 Digital print, 2005 PN.89.20005.12
...and now
Some things change, but transportation remains the same in the Thorofare region. Here, a pack string of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is shown crossing Thorofare Creek in 2004. Note changes in the shape of the riverbank. (l. to r.) Mark Bruscino, Nathan Bender, and Tim Fagan
Sean Campbell 4˝ x 5˝ E-6 color transparency, 2004 Digital print, 2005