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Exhibits

Please visit our traveling exhibits and our Image Sales for ordering any reprints from the exhibits. 


Adrian Scott and the Hollywood Ten
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Clay Blair, Jr.: A Writer's Life
The Coat Couture Collection: Art to Wear
Coat Couture IV:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie  
Coat Couture V:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie  
Come Up and See Us
For Home and Country  
Jack Oakie Room:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie  
Larry Adler: It Ain't Necessarily So
Rural Images:  The Cartoon Art of J.R. Williams, Ace Reid and Jerry Palen
S.H. Knight:  "Mr. Wyoming University"
Souvenirs of War:  Vietnam and the Combat Snapshot

Through Lens and Brush:  The Works of William Henry Jackson

Transcontinental Railroad photographs featured in the PBS American Experience, "Transcontinental Railroad", January 27, 2003.  
Uphill and Against the Wind:  Cattle Ranching in Wyoming
The Virginian:  Owen Wister's Creation of the Great American Novel 
Wyoming's Burlington Route


20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Adrian Scott and the Hollywood Ten
  • In cooperation with the Resource Center of Cyberculture Studies, the exhibit explores the life of screenwriter Adrian Scott, who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist activities in the motion picture industry by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
  • The exhibit is featured in the April 3, 1998 Chronicle of Higher Education as an Internet Resource.
Scott Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • Learn more about America's favorite family.

 

Ozzie and Harriet Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Clay Blair, Jr.: A Writer's Life

  • The exhibit explores the life of reporter and author Clay Blair.

 

Blair Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  The Coat Couture Collection: Art to Wear

Coat Couture Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Coat Couture IV:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie Couture IV Exhibit
20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Coat Couture V:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie

Couture V

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Come Up and See Us

  • Reference areas of the American Heritage Center are highlighted in this exhibit.

Come Up and See Us Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  For Home and Country  

  • The exhibit examines the services of residents and veterans of Albany County, Wyoming, both at home and abroad, during five of the major conflicts in which the United States has been involved during the 20th century. 

For Home and Country Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Jack Oakie Room:  Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie
  • A tour of motion picture actor Jack Oakie's memorabilia formerly on display at the UW Libraries.
Jack Oakie Room QTVR

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Larry Adler: It Ain't Necessarily So

  • Adler gained worldwide recognition as a musician and played with many of the world's top orchestras.

Adler Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Rural Images:  the Cartoon Art of J.R. Williams, Ace Reid and Jerry Palen

  • Three artists whose work focuses on the portrayal of rural American life in the twentieth century are the subject of this exhibit.

Rural Images Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  S.H. Knight: "Mr. Wyoming University"

  • Learn more about Knight's 50 year career with the University of Wyoming as Professor of Geology.
  • A new book on S.H. Knight by JoAnn and Fred Reckling is now available from the UW Alumni Association. See the advance release for further information.

Knight Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Souvenirs of War: Vietnam and the Combat Snapshot

  • Vietnam war combat photography is explored through the photographs of war correspondent Richard Tregaskis plus photographs from Vietnam war veteran Craig Tiernan.

Souvenirs of War Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Through Lens and Brush: The Works of William Henry Jackson

  • A photographer and painter of the West, Jackson introduced much of the country to the Western landscape and partially contributed to the creation of national parks.

Jackson Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Uphill and Against the Wind:  Cattle Ranching in Wyoming

  • The exhibit commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.

Uphill Exhibit

20x20.gif (632 bytes) The Virginian: Owen Wister's Creation of the Great American Novel
  • This exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the publication of this classic literary work.
The Virginian Cover

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Wyoming's Burlington Route   

  • The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid track in two routes in Wyoming beginning in 1889.

Wyoming's Burlington Route Exhibit

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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3924, Laramie, WY 82071.  Phone:  307.766.4114,  Fax:  307.766.5511, E-mail: shelstad@uwyo.edu.  Copyright © University of Wyoming, 1999-2001.  Created on May 27, 1999.  Last modified on May 05, 2003 .