Tim McCoy (1891-1978) lived a good, long life and he is remembered in various ways. Some folks think of him as the hero of nearly a hundred Hollywood Western films, silent and talkie adventures made during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Others remember him as a Wyoming cowboy, perhaps as the state’s adjutant general.

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EASTERN SHOSHONES AND THE UNITED STATES Introduction The Eastern Shoshones, who live on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, have a long history of treaties and agreements with the United States government. In this section, you will learn about the history of treaties and agreements between Indian people and […]

1. Uniformed girls at Shoshone Episcopal Girls School, ca. 1885-1895 (Beatrice Crofts Collection) The pastoral quality of this photo, with little girls in white pinifores gathered together as though for protection, illustrates the idea of the mission as a place of safety and refuge. As opposed to the Government and larger, off-reservation boarding schools, both […]

by Peter Iverson » Photo Exhibit Introduction It was 1879, three years after the fight with that man who had graduated last in his class at West Point, General Gorge Armstrong Custer. A Lakota youth who had some understanding of whit e public opinion about that Indians of the West impulsively and perhaps against his […]

Tim McCoy (1891-1978) lived a good, long life and he is remembered in various ways. Some folks think of him as the hero of nearly a hundred Hollywood Western films, silent and talkie adventures made during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.  Others remember him as a Wyoming cowboy, perhaps as the state’s adjutant general.  I […]