The Rose Wilder Lane Papers contain over 700 of Lane's personal photographs. Most of them depict events from her life, people she knew, or places where she traveled or lived. At this time, only a selection of these photos are available in digital format. For more information, or to request scans of photos in the collection, please contact the archival staff.
Laura Ingalls Wilder with Gillette Lane, Rose Wilder Lane's husband, 1915, during Laura's visit to California.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder (bottom right) with friends at Rocky Ridge Farm, ca. 1915. Also in picture are: Mrs. Snyder, Gladys Snyder and Ronald Hall and Chester Snyder.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder, Almanzo Wilder (back to front) at their home with neighbors. ca.1929.
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Unknown men in Hetch Hetchy Valley, Yosemite National Park, ca. 1916-1918. Rose Wilder Lane was writing a story about the valley, which was slated to be turned into a reservoir. Conservationists wanted it preserved, like Yosemite. The reservoir won.
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Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, ca. 1916-1918. Rose Wilder Lane was writing a story about the valley, which was slated to be turned into a reservoir. Conservationists wanted it preserved, like Yosemite. The reservoir won.
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Rose Wilder Lane in Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, ca. 1916-1918. Lane was writing a story about the valley which was slated to be turned into a reservoir, conservationists wanted it preserved. It was turned into a reservoir.
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Hetch Hetchy is the name of a valley, a reservoir and a water system in California. Rose Wilder Lane wrote a story about the valley, ca. 1916-1918, which was slated to be turned into a reservoir. Conservationists wanted it preserved but the reservoir won.
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Rose Wilder lane photographed at Hetch Hetchy Valley, ca. 1916-1918. Rose Wilder Lane wrote a story about the valley, which was slated to be turned into a reservoir. Conservationists wanted it preserved but the reservoir won.
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Grace Ingalls Dow and husband Nate Dow. Grace was Laura's youngest sister. Lost in the Snow, 04/30/1905
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Postcard photograph of Grace and Nate Dow, ca. 1908. Grace was Laura's youngest sister.
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Mary Ingalls, ca. late 1880s, when she was a student at the Iowa Braille and Sightsaving School in Vinton, IA. Mary was Laura's older sister.
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Possibly Caroline Ingalls Swanzey (Carrie), one of Laura Ingalls Wilder's sisters.
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