Tag Archives: Scrapbooks

From the Archives to the Airwaves: Taylor Swift’s ‘Clara Bow’ and the AHC’s Scrapbook

Posted on May 13, 2024 by ahcadmin

Sometimes you find remarkably topical surprises in the archives, like the recent discovery of a scrapbook devoted to Clara Bow in the Samuel Anthony Peeples papers at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. This treasure trove of newspaper clippings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity Culture, Film History, music, Pop Culture Icons, popular culture, Uncategorized, Women in Hollywood, Women in Music | Tagged 1920s, American Heritage Center, Celebrity Comparisons, Celebrity Culture Critique, Clara Bow, Fame, Flapper Era, Historical Parallels, Hollywood, Iconic Women, Media Influence, Pressures of Fame, Public Perception, Samuel Peeples, Scrapbooks, Silent Film, Song Lyrics, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department, Women in Entertainment, Women's Experiences | Leave a comment

A Madam’s Scrapbook: Remnants of Laramie’s Red-Light District

Posted on February 13, 2023 by ahcadmin

On the corner of the town stands a crazy, tumble-down rookery, full from cellar to shingles of liquors, gambling devices and everything that can be used to corrupt and rob men. Ruffians and tin-horn gamblers make night and day hideous … Continue reading →

Posted in Laramie, Local history, Prostitution, Toppan Rare Books Library, Uncategorized, Western history, women's history, Wyoming history | Tagged Brothels, Economic Impact, laramie, Laramie Wyoming, Monte Grover, Prostitution, Scrapbooks, Social Stigma, Vice Regulation | 3 Comments

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From the Archives to the Airwaves: Taylor Swift’s ‘Clara Bow’ and the AHC’s Scrapbook

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