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Tag Archives: Civilian Conservation Corps
Confronting Difficult History: Blackface in Wyoming’s Photographic Past
When I first encountered these photographs in the American Heritage Center’s collections, I was genuinely jarred. As a white person researching these images from 1920s-30s Wyoming, I found myself uncomfortable and unsettled. My immediate reaction was emotional rather than academic … Continue reading
Posted in Collections Highlights, Racism, Uncategorized
Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, American Heritage Center, Bighorn Basin, blackface, Carbon County, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, difficult history, Encampment Wyoming, Hugo G. Janssen, Lora Webb Nichols, Lovell Wyoming, minstrelsy, New Deal, Photographic collections, race history, Wyoming history
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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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