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Category Archives: Geology
Bringing AHC Archives to Life in the Field: Rediscovering Wyoming’s Geology through Doc Knight
Erin Stoesz, Wyoming State Science Fair Director and Assistant Lecturer in the UW Geology Department, recently completed an exciting project revising GEOL2080, which is UW’s general field geology course, with the support of a Teaching and Research Grant from the … Continue reading
Sampling Space: Roald Fryxell and NASA’s Apollo Program
On July 16, 1969, just after half past nine in the morning, a Saturn V rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was powering the Apollo 11 mission, destined for the moon. It was a heady … Continue reading
American oil exploration and memories of western Venezuela in the early 20th century
My interest in oil narratives stems my own personal experience as a native of one of the most representative oil towns in western Venezuela, Cabimas. I grew up in the shadow of towering oil derricks and gas flares, understanding that … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Geology, energy resources, environmental history, Extractivism, Geology, International Collections, Petroleum history, Racism, Uncategorized
Tagged Environmental Deterioration, Gulf Oil Company, Harper McKee, Infrastructure Development, John Douglas, John Galey, Max Krueger, oil, Oil exploration, Oil Industry, Oleski Miranda Navarro, Petroleum History, Ralph Arnold, Socioeconomic Impact, Venezuela
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Unearthing History: Mining in Southern Africa Through the Lens of Ayer and Denton
The American Heritage Center is proud of its mining collections that cover mining industry records from all over the world and give an interesting view into the evolution of mining over the years. These collections often also give an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, mining history, Natural resources
Tagged Frank Ayer, mining industry, Photography, Southern Africa, Thomas Denton
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Teaching and Learning Geology at UW: Professor Samuel H. Knight
University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center (AHC) has digitized and made accessible online over 3,200 photographs, documents, and 6 films documenting the University of Wyoming science camps and a geology lecture (Chalk Talk) that S.H. Knight gave in the 1960s … Continue reading