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Category Archives: Photographic collections
The Beauty and Strength of the Crow: Richard Throssel’s Photographic Collection
What if you could see the world through the eyes of an American Indian photographer? How would their perspective differ from outsiders who often portrayed them in stereotypical or exotic ways? Richard Throssel was a Cree photographer who had a … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian history, Photographic collections, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged American Indian Heritage Month, Crow Nation, Cultural Documentation, Cultural Representation, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Historical Photography, Indigenous Peoples, Northern Cheyenne, Reservations, Richard Throssel
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Summer Travels, On a Wing and a Prayer
So, you’re doing some air travel for the summer? Perhaps you’re anticipating the destination, but not the journey itself. We can commiserate. Yes, there can be many vexations with modern air travel, even in the 21st century. As annoying as … Continue reading
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
Posted in Digital collections, outdoor recreation, Photographic collections, Ranch history, Tourism, Uncategorized, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Charles Belden, Cowboy Culture, Depictions of the West, Dude ranch, Historical Photography, Meeteetse, Pitchfork Ranch, Rural Tourism, Solitaire Coffee, Western Experience, Western image, Wyoming Imagery
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In Focus: The Photography of Lora Webb Nichols
Explore history through the lens of Lora Webb Nichols, a longtime resident of Encampment, Wyoming, in an American Heritage Center’s virtual exhibit. The curated exhibit showcases a selection from Nichols’ extensive collection of photographs, providing a glimpse into the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Local history, Photographic collections, Photography, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Civilian Conservation Corps, digital collections, Documentary Photography, Encampment Wyoming, Lora Webb Nichols, Lucy Davies, Nicole Hill, Pioneer life, Pioneer Photographer, Virtual archives, Women photographers
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
It’s December in Wyoming, so there is undoubtedly snow in the forecast. For some, flurries of white mean fun and games, while for others snow poses challenges, or is downright deadly. The American Heritage Center’s Digital Collections has more than … Continue reading
Preserving History, One Negative at A Time
The American Heritage Center is home to nearly 90,000 cubic feet of historically significant collection material, representing centuries of cultural heritage within a wide range of subject matter. Whether it be a paper document, work of art, three-dimensional artifact, analog … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, American Heritage Center, Archival preservation, behind the scenes, Digitization techniques, Historical Preservation, Photographic collections, Uncategorized
Tagged Acetate film, American Heritage Center, Archival Materials, Digitization Techniques, Historical photographs, Historical Photos, Historical preservation, Nitrate film, Nitrate Film Preservation, Photographic collections, Photography
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Traveling with Cole Porter
Actress and photographer Jean Howard was a great favorite of Cole Porter, the urbane composer and songwriter known for scoring such successful productions as Kiss Me Kate (1948) and High Society (1956). His numerous hit songs include Begin the Beguine, … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, Hollywood history, Motion picture actors and actresses, Photographic collections, popular culture, Uncategorized, women's history
Tagged Cole Porter, Historical photographs, Howard Sturges, Jean Howard, Linda Porter, Photographic collections, Photography, Travel Photographs, Travels with Cole Porter
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A Wyoming Valentine in Pictures
If one is searching for Wyoming photographs that celebrate the holidays, look no further than the Ludwig & Svenson Studio Collection. A close second for holiday photos is the photographic collection of Lora Webb Nichols. Henning Svenson arrived in the … Continue reading
Posted in community collections, Current events, Holidays, Photographic collections, Uncategorized, Wyoming History Day
Tagged Betty Crocker, Encampment Wyoming, Henning Svenson, Home Bakery, Laramie Wyoming, Lora Webb Nichols, Ludwig & Svenson Studio, Ludwig Photography, Saratoga Wyoming, Valentine's Day
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Check Out the American Heritage Center’s Virtual Exhibits!
2020 was a banner year for new American Heritage Center virtual exhibits. Take a look this selection of what we’ve been working on this past year. “Stampede” by Jerry Palen During the course of its 43 year run, “Stampede” became … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, cartoons, Digital collections, exhibits, found in the archive, Photographic collections, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Charles J. Belden, Jerry Palen, pronghorn, Richard Tregaskis, Samuel H. Knight, Stampede, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming campus history, Vietnam War
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Finis Mitchell (and Matthew Troyanek) Trailing through the Wind Rivers
In my preparations to become a backpacker seeking adventures in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains, my research led me to take the footsteps of a man from the golden age of American mountaineering, whose chronicles and photographs bade me to these … Continue reading