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“Wild Bill” Carlisle: Last Train Robber of the American West
Train passengers leaving Green River, Wyoming, on February 9, 1916 riding the Union Pacific Railroad’s Portland Rose found themselves confronted by a young man hiding his face with a white kerchief who demanded their money at gunpoint. But the youngster … Continue reading
Posted in Biography and profiles, Digital collections, found in the archive, Local history, oral histories, Outlaws--West (U.S.), Railroad History, Transportation history, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Bill Carlisle, Escape, outlaws, Railroad History, Train Robber, Union Pacific Railroad, western history, Wyoming history, Wyoming State Penitentiary
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Mary O’Hara: “My Heart is in Wyoming”
Could successful screenwriter and socialite Mary O’Hara exchange her glitzy lifestyle for that of a Wyoming ranch wife? Her friends didn’t think so. But by 1930 Mary had hit her mid-forties and was fed up with her gilded life. She … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Biography and profiles, Children's literature, Local history, motion picture history, popular culture, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, writers and poets, Wyoming history
Tagged Entertainment industry, Film Adaptations, Green Grass of Wyoming, Mary O'Hara, My Friend Flicka, popular culture, Screenwriter, Thunderhead
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Jean Howard, Photographer for the Glamorous Hollywood Set
Jean Howard parlayed her extraordinary beauty, ethereal glamour and light-hearted intelligence to become a Ziegfeld girl, a Hollywood starlet, a legendary hostess and the “house photographer” of the film colony. Her circle included Tyrone Power, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Humphrey … Continue reading
The Adeline M. Leitzbach Papers: Part I of a Two-Part Series
A working writer of early 20th century stage and screen, Adeline Leitzbach had a formula for successful writing, “Careful plot, careful character delineation, well established atmosphere and plenty of heart interest with a dash of comedy thrown in.” In the silent … Continue reading
Elizabeth Orpha Sampson Hoyt, Notable Woman of the West
Born December 7, 1828 in Athens, Ohio to an adventurous father and a pragmatic mother, Elizabeth Sampson early on displayed qualities of both parents. A letter to Grace Raymond Hebard from Elizabeth’s son Kepler tells a delightful story from his … Continue reading
Who Gets License Plate Number 1?
The State of Wyoming began issuing motor vehicle license plates in 1913. Who got plate number 1? The man who wrote the motor vehicle licensing law, state senator Jacob M. Schwoob of Park County. Schwoob continued to apply for, and … Continue reading
From Journals to Journalism: S.J. Moffat’s Life and Work
Today is the first day of Transgender Awareness week, and today we at the AHC remember Shannon Moffat, a science and technical writer. Continue reading
Posted in Biography and profiles, LGBT, Out West in the Rockies
Tagged LGBT, S.J. Moffat, Technical Writer, Transgender people
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Payson W. Spaulding, Attorney for Progress
Payson W. Spaulding established himself as a notable attorney in Southwest Wyoming, serving the community and state for 70 years. He was counsel for the Lincoln Highway Association, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and John D. Rockefeller’s Snake River Land Company, … Continue reading