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Tag Archives: Western Memorabilia
Tall Tales and Other Oddities – The Fabulous Jackalope of Wyoming
On 307 Day – March 7 – we invite you to consider the jackalope. Many are the visitors to Wyoming who have been taken in by the legend of the jackalope. Mounted specimens of the elusive creature can be found … Continue reading
Posted in Local Folklore, Uncategorized, Western Americana, Wyoming Culture, Wyoming history
Tagged 307 Day, American Heritage Center Collections, Converse County, Douglas Wyoming, Folk legends, Historical Collections, Jackalope, Mythical creatures, Tall tales, Western artifacts, Western folklore, Western Memorabilia, Wyoming tourism, Wyoming traditions, Wyoming Travel
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Hoppy’s Saddle is not Hoppy’s Saddle – The Mystery Solved
In 1982, Grace Bradley Boyd donated to the American Heritage Center a large cache of documents, photographs and memorabilia that belonged to her late husband William L. Boyd, or “Hopalong Cassidy” as he was better known. “Hoppy” was well-known to … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Collection donor, Current events, found in the archive, Hopalong Cassidy, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Pop Culture, popular culture, Student projects, television history, Uncategorized, Western history
Tagged Entertainment industry, film history, Grace Boyd, Hopalong Cassidy, television history, TV Characters, Western Memorabilia, William Boyd
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