Tim McCoy – Photo Gallery
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.
Chittim Photo Collection
Wind River Treaty Documents
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 […]
From Trout Creek to “Gravy High” – Student Memories
Lucy Bonatsie Describes life in boarding school, chores, classes, Indian police, language, farming at the school, run-aways and life in a walled tent. View/Download transcript in PDF format (26 pp; 40K) Tommy Brown Describes school at St. Stephen’s school, language, discipline; trader, farming. (A very difficult tape to transcribe). View/Download transcript in PDF format (8 pp; 16K) […]
From Trout Creek to Gravy High: Boarding School Experience at Wind River — Photo Exhibit
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 […]
Tim McCoy: The Real/Reel Life of a Wind River Cowboy
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 […]
From Trout Creek to Gravy High: Boarding School Experience at Wind River
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 […]
Protected: The Life and Times of J.K. Moore: Indian Trader and Army Sutler
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Protected: Fort Washakie Photo Gallery
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Protected: Ft. Washakie Tales
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An Introduction to the Wind River Indian Reservation of Wyoming
An Introduction to the Wind River Indian Reservation Like many western states, Wyoming has an Indian reservation within its borders. The Wind River Indian Reservation contains over 2.2 million acres located in the central part of the state. It is home for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. While the Arapahos have more members […]