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Tag Archives: University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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 Day
Tagged Albany County Fair, Bucking broncos, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Guy Holt, Rodeo cowboys, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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University of Wyoming’s Afghanistan Mission, 1953 to 1973
The current troubling events in Afghanistan brings to mind the bond that the University of Wyoming once enjoyed with that country. Under George “Duke” Humphrey – UW’s president from 1945 to 1964 – the university began developing international programs to … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Agricultural history, Agriculture, Political history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Wyoming history
Tagged Afghan Student Club, King Mohammed Zahir Shah, Queen Humaira Begum, Royal Government of Afghanistan, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science, USAID
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New Finding Aids: April 20
Behind the scenes we’re busy as ever archiving and processing collections. Here’s another round of finding aides we’ve published so you can see what’s been added to our collections. The strengths of our collections include Wyoming and the American West, … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural history, Agriculture, cartoons, commercial art, Economic Geology, faculty/staff profiles, Finding Aids, Geology, Laramie, Livestock industry, Local history, mining history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming history, Western history, Wyoming history
Tagged Carter Oil Company, Donald L. Blackstone, Jerry Palen, National Park Service Centennial, Saratoga Publishing Group, Sheep, Stampede cartoon series, Union Pacific Railroad, University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming Textbook Controversy, University of Wyoming Wool Division, University of Wyoming Wool Laboratory, Wool, Wyoming State Geological Survey
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