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Tag Archives: American West
The Mail Must Go Through!
A rider and his horse thunder into view over the desert horizon, barreling towards the way-station where water and a fresh horse await. As the rider leaps off his horse and onto another, his mail bag swinging from his hand, … Continue reading
Eyewitness to Racism: Andrew Bugas and the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885
Andrew Bugas (Andrej Bugos) was not quite 20 years old in 1885 when he arrived in Rock Springs to work in the Union Pacific’s coal mines. Born in Austria, he came to the United States in 1880 to join his … Continue reading
Posted in Extraction and Energy, Western History, Wyoming
Tagged American West, Andrew Bugas, Anti-Chinese Sentiment, Chinese Americans, Chinese Miners, Coal Mining History, Ethnic Tensions, Ethnic Violence, Immigration Laws, Labor Strikes, Local history, mining industry, Racism in America, Rock Springs Massacre, Union Pacific Railroad
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On the Road Again: Laramie’s Highways Through the Years
The railroad is what most of Laramie’s early history is focused on as it allowed new peoples and industries to grow the burgeoning city. Even so, a few decades after the railroad first came to Laramie, a new form of … Continue reading
Posted in Western History, Wyoming
Tagged American West, Automobile Travel, Automobiles, Interstate 80, laramie, Lincoln Highway, Local history, Transportation
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Wyoming statehood: A load of “blatherskitism”?
Wyoming’s entry into the Union occurred on July 10, 1890, but not all of our territorial predecessors were enthusiastic in the years leading up to that historic event. Political machinations and ambitions were at play. Leading the charge for statehood … Continue reading
Posted in Western History, Wyoming
Tagged American West, Francis E. Warren, Joseph M. Carey, politics, T.A. Larson, Wyoming Statehood
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The Infamous Johnson County War – The papers of Fred G.S. Hesse
On the morning of April 9, 1892, small-time rancher Nate Champion and itinerant cowboy Nick Ray were beset by an army of cattlemen and Texas hired guns, numbering about fifty, who had come to Johnson County to clear out the … Continue reading
Digitized Trail Diary Now Available!
Are you interested in learning more about westward expansion during the 1850s? If so, you’ll be interested to learn that University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) has digitized and made accessible online the diary and 2 transcripts of the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Western History
Tagged 19th century, American West, Charlotte E. Allis, trail diaries, W.W. Allis
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Black History Month Highlight: Bill Pickett
In honor of Black History Month, the AHC would like to share some of our collection material that highlights African-American life in the West and beyond. The Cowboy The original cowboy archetype in the US imagination was tall, rangy, and … Continue reading
Time Traveling with Zigzag Journeys: Louise A. Jackson’s Western Children’s Books
The Louise A. Jackson Juvenile Western Book Collection contains one hundred and two Western children’s books from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as eight reference books on juvenile literature. These books represent early children’s book series … Continue reading