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Tag Archives: Cowboy Culture
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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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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