Gallery - Images from the Past
Page by Bob Leathers
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1889-1912: Elmer Larson - The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden
Hanna. Union Pacific Coal Company Supply wagon. (The Butvier Collection from Sally Hafdell and David Eriksson in Sweden)
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Gert Milliken's Photo Collection of Unknown Hanna People
Hanna Unknown family attending Funeral (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken) unknown photographer
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Image from 1931
Hanna Basin folks were not just about coal mining. They loved Rodeo and particular, they loved rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days. In addition to being good fans, over time, they were participants, officials and judges.
Postcard. Cliff Helm Off Midnight at Cheyenne Frontier Days. 1931. (Photo by S.D. Out West Pnoto. Denver. From Daryl Billings)
A Horse Called Midnight - The World's Greatest Bucking Horse
Midnight was a famous bucking horse that performed in rodeos in Cheyenne, Wyoming and other North American cities: Midnight was originally from Alberta, Canada between 1907 and 1910. He was a top attraction at rodeos, including Cheyenne Frontier Days, and was known as "the buckingest horse in the world". In 1933 the horse that wouldn’t be ridden made his farewell appearance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, he unloading two top riders that day, before leaving for a trip to England, where he made his last public appearance in four exhibition rides at Wembley Stadium. (Tamara Choat)
- More at: Wyoming Gallery from Daryl Billings
Gallery Image from the Past
1908
Postcard - Met Three Old Friends Last Night: Get Well Card from J. Linden, D. C. and B. B. bartenders to Vic Cundy postmarked Hanna, Wyo. Feb. 1, 1908. (Daryl Billings)
Postcard. Met Three Old Friends Last Night. J. Linden to V. Cundy. 1908. Hanna. (From Daryl Billings)
- More at: Wyoming Gallery from Daryl Billings
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Historical Images: Remembering Early Life In America Wasn't Always Easy
Image collected from the Public Domain and the Congressional Record.
Each image tells its own story.
1910
The Biggest Hotel in the Littlest Town in the World. Medicine Bow, Wyo.
Postcard. Virginian Hotel. Medicine Bow, Wyoming. 1910. (Provided by Daryl Billings)
July 29, 1910. (To: Mrs. Fritz Miller, Lebanon, Kansas) Here is where we will stay the night. We expected to be in Cheyenne tonight, but instead we are 127 miles away. The roads have been terrible and it has rained most of the time since we left Ogden, but we just drop the curtains and traveled along in a slow way. Want to be at Glady's in Denver Mon. in time for Nol. 40. (Signed Mertle Peebles.)
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