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Category Archives: Livestock industry
Roped In: Sara Hagel and Horsehair Rope Making
What is simple work? In a fast-paced society, we often overlook jobs which require a lot of time, skill, and mistake making to master. Many jobs today are considered “simple,” “easy,” or “low-skill” despite requiring specific skills and a great … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, Artists, Fiber Arts, Folklife, Interns' projects, Livestock industry, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Ciel Larson Hunter, Dayton Wyoming, Folklife Preservation, Hagel's Cowboy Gear, Handcrafted Ropes, Sam Champlin, Sara Hagel, Traditional Crafts, Traditional Skills, Wyoming Artisans, Wyoming Folklife Archive
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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, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Albany County Fair, Bucking broncos, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cowboy Culture, Frontier Life, Guy Holt, Rodeo cowboys, Rodeo History, Steamboat, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming history
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Butch Cassidy and Beyond: Inside Wyoming’s Historic Territorial Prison
As buildings sprung up in Laramie, the former “Hell on Wheels” town, a new imposing stone structure shadowed the landscape. With construction starting in 1872, the Territorial Prison opened its doors to inmates in January 1873, while construction still continued. … Continue reading
Posted in architectural history, Current events, events, exhibits, found in the archive, Laramie 150th Anniversary, Livestock industry, Local history, Outlaws--West (U.S.), Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Butch Cassidy, Federal Prisons, Historic Preservation, Prison Life, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
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Last Open Attack in the Wyoming Range Wars: Spring Creek Raid of 1909
The Spring Creek Raid of April 2, 1909 marks the last open attack in a long-running range war in Wyoming and concludes the era of private warfare in the state. In the Spring Creek Raid, a collection of Big Horn … Continue reading
Tracing the Trails of Wyoming’s Cattle Industry through the AHC Archives
The records of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association held at the AHC form the nucleus of a large body of material documenting animal husbandry in the West. The Association’s stated mission is to advocate for issues related to the cattle industry, … Continue reading