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Art of the Hunt: Jake Korell’s Story
Jacob “Trapper Jake” Korell (1914-2013) was a legendary Wyomingite who had a bright personality and a passion for trapping. He was skillful and thoughtful in his work and held great respect for the animals he caught. He began trapping when … Continue reading
Holy Spectacle, Batman! Campy Fun with the 1960s Batman Television Series
As September 19 would have been Adam West’s 94th birthday, let’s look back on one of his best-known roles, Batman. The campy, smash hit of the 60s was loathed by some and loved by many more. But the people who … Continue reading
The Powell Tribune’s La Pagina Español
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans the period from September 15 to October 15, was first observed as a heritage week under President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 then became a federally recognized heritage month under President Ronald Regan in 1988. … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, community collections, Digital collections, Hispanic Heritage Month, Immigration, Immigration Policy, Mexican-American history, Racial bias, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Beet farming, Great Western Sugar Company, Lovell Wyoming, Migrant workers, Powell Wyoming
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Star Trek: Creating the Cultural Phenomenon
The 1960’s television show Star Trek spawned a long lived and beloved cultural phenomenon. Here at the American Heritage Center, we are fortunate to have photographs, scripts, and music scores from some of the original seventy-nine Star Trek episodes that … Continue reading
Wyoming’s Nuclear Response to Project Plowshare
Vice President Richard Nixon delivered these words in October 1960 to a Toledo, Ohio, fraternity group: “Our plan to develop peaceful constructive uses of nuclear explosives has been given the name of Project Plowshare, because it is literally an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, energy resources, environmental history, Nuclear energy, Political history, Uncategorized, Wyoming history
Tagged Cliff Hansen, Dixy Lee Ray, Edward Teller, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Gale McGee, Project Wagon Wheel, Sublette County, Teno Roncalio, Wagon Wheel Information Committee
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Wrangling the Western Metaphor: Charles Belden’s Wyoming Imagery
Reaching the Pitchfork Ranch in the 1920s wasn’t easy. In fact, it was arduous. Imagine yourself on the trek. After transferring at the Billings, Montana, branch line to the end of the rails in Cody, Wyoming, a light horse-drawn stage … Continue reading
Book Lover’s Day: Eighteenth-Century Women Writers
For Book Lover’s Day (August 9), the AHC’s Toppan Rare Books Library offers you a historical vignette of prominent women authors and poets of the eighteenth century. While women did not particularly write more novels over the course of the … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, Authors and literature, Book history, Poetry, Uncategorized, women's history
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Ann Yearsley, Anne Finch, Aphra Behn, Charlotte Smith, Frances Burney, Hannah More, Jane Austen, Jane Spencer, Lydia Stuver, Mary Chandler, Paula Backscheider, Toppan Rare Books Library
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Wyoming Statesman Alan K. Simpson
Al Simpson is pillar of Wyoming politics, a well-known name across the country, and a benefactor of the American Heritage Center. Simpson enjoyed a long political career spanning the years 1964 to 1997. He is both a politician and a … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Immigration Policy, Interns' projects, Uncategorized, Western history, western politics and leadership, Wyoming history
Tagged Alan K. Simpson Institute for Western Politics and Leadership, Ann Simpson, Edward M. Kennedy, Face-Off, George H.W. Bush, Lorna Kooi Simpson, Milward Simpson, Norman Mineta, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Romano Mazzoli, Tyler Rasmussen, U.S. Senate, University of Wyoming alumni
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Steamboat: Wyoming’s Wildest Resident
It’s Cheyenne Frontier Days, so a great opportunity to talk about one of the quintessential Wyoming images: a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Wyoming’s original bucking bronc was a horse named Steamboat. His origin story is a bit murky. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Livestock industry, Rodeo history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Albany County Fair, Bucking broncos, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Guy Holt, Rodeo cowboys, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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