The American Heritage Center

Congratulations to the newest graduates of University of Wyoming​! 90 years ago, the University's bridle and spur were passed down from the 1927 graduates to the junior class, seen in this photo. The bridle and spur ceremony was part of the annual senior swing out that occurred on campus during the week of commencement many decades ago. From the Ludwig Svenson collection. #UWYO #gopokes #graduation #grad🎓 #laramie #universityofwyoming #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving (at University of Wyoming)

Dressing up for Friday like... #fiberarts #coatcouture #coatcoutureXIX #sewing #fashion #peacockfeather #peacockdress #peacockblue #slayallday #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving (at American Heritage Center)

Professor Donna Brown is in the Loggia setting up Coat Couture XIX! Tomorrow at 5 PM the exhibit and reception opens with the creators present to talk about their concepts and sewing methods. Come meet these talented makers and see some beautiful garments inspired by Asia. #coatcouture #coutcutureXIX #UWYO #laramie #laradise #fashion #sewing #fiberarts #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving (at American Heritage Center)

Coat Couture is coming up again! Next Friday, students from Donna Brown and Lee Hodgson's Fiber Arts class will be installing original creations in our Loggia and will be on display through August! This year's theme is Asia. Here's a sneak peak at a few of the fine details! #fiberarts #coatcouture #uwyo #fashion #asia #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram (at American Heritage Center)

Earth Day is coming! We're exploring some of our collections in conservation and environmentalism, starting with Edith and Frederic Clements. The Clements were married botanists and pioneering ecologists whose collection at the AHC ranges from 1893-1944. Pictured here is their place of study at the Alpine Laboratory in Colorado. #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram #earthday #earthscience #botany #sciencearchives #sciencerules #research (at American Heritage Center)

Anyone up for a little dinosaur prose for #nationalpoetrymonth ? #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving #dinosaurs #prehistoricprose #gracehebard #graceraymondhebard #wyomingmuses (at American Heritage Center)

Worland, Wyoming was officially incorporated on April 4, 1906. Happy (slightly belated) 111th Worland! Photo is of the Worland Lumber Company lumber yard, December 1906. Original lantern slide taken by B.C. Buffum. From Box 37 of the B.C. Buffum papers. #WyoWednesday #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram #worland #worlandwyoming (at American Heritage Center)

"Something's different about you today..." #snowdays #winterishere #zebrastripes #antoinepredock #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram (at American Heritage Center)

Our fifth artist in our collection to close #womenshistorymonth is the amazing Carrie Arnold. She was an artist, historian, and businesswoman born in Greeley, Colorado in 1944, later attending UNC as an art major. She and her husband operated the Fort Restaurant near Morrison, CO. Her studies in history of the West gained her publications and presentations New Mexico, and she was a known railroad buff, serving as VP of the Denver HO Model Railroad Club and sat on the Colorado Railroad Museum Board. These illustrations were commissioned by Bill Lagos of his home area in Sunrise and Hartville, Wyoming - and were used as Christmas cards. Laramie residents will recognize the last illustration as Annie Moore's house on the corner of University and 9th Street. #5womenartists #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram #wyominghistory #westernhistory #wildwest #laramigos #wyominglife #wyomingwinter #christmascards #westernartists #wyomingartist #womanartist #coloradoartist #wyoming (at American Heritage Center)

Copper-engraved portrait of the Late Renaissance "pittrice" (painter) Marietta Tintoretta, also known as Marietta Robusti (1560-1590), from Venice. The Tintoretta part is a nickname reference to her famous father, Jacopo Robusti - a.k.a. #Tintoretto. This portrait of her comes from Carlo Ridolfi's Della Marviglie dell'Arte (Venice: Sgava, 1648) - a collection of artist biographies. The volume lives on site at our Toppan Rare Books Library. #5womenartists #womenshistorymonth #painters #pittrice🎨 #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving (at American Heritage Center)

Babe London was an comedienne of early Hollywood. She appeared in more than 50 silent films and appeared alongside Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and Harry Langdon. Uncharacteristic of the film industry as we know it today, her acting career declined after she lost 100 pounds at the onset of a heart condition. London would then devote her creative energy to painting works inspired by her experiences in Hollywood. 75 of these paintings are housed in the American Heritage Center. Photo from the Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection. #5womenartists #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving #womenshistorymonth #earlyhollywood #hollywood #hollywoodstar #filmhistory #moviehistory (at American Heritage Center)

Where would we be without meteorologists? Forever digging out of the Wyoming winter, that's for sure. Hats off to all the weather nerds around the globe on #worldmetday! Pictured here is the aftermath of a 1949 blizzard in either Casper or Cheyenne, Wyoming. Part of the W.D. Johnston papers. #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving #snowdays #wyomingwinter #wyomingproblems (at American Heritage Center)

A second artist profile for #womenshistorymonth goes to English noblewoman, painter, and book illustrator Lady Diana Beauclerc, interestingly born Lady Diana Spencer (1734-1808). These etchings were designed by her for Gottfried Augustus Bürger's Leonora (London: Edwards and Harding, 1796). Original volume can be found in our Toppan Rare Books Library. #5womenartists #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving #etchings #illustrations #rarebooks #toomanyangels #cherubpower (at American Heritage Center)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We went around looking for things in our public spaces showing off their shades of green! From the loggia to the 5th floor - you can't pinch us! #stpatricksday #wearingothegreen #archivesofinstagram #alwaysarchiving #uwyo #laramiewyoming (at American Heritage Center)

Is it a tipi or a mountain? Many who have traveled to the AHC's incredible building have debated which type of Western icon inspired this unique architecture. Antoine Predock's original conceptual sketch of the Centennial Complex building illustrates a structure existing in harmony with the mountainscape of southeastern Wyoming. This ink and pastel composition also shows a light stream of smoke rising from the fireplace in our loggia, quite like the indigenous homes of the plains. So, which is it? Tell us what you think our cone represents. #architectursday #architecture #antoinepredock #laramie #alwaysarchiving #archivesofinstagram (at American Heritage Center)

We have submitted our entry to the 2017 Wyoming Artifact Competition! The AHC has chosen our copy of the original state constitution. This rare printed document, dated September 30, 1889, is a proposed constitution that was submitted to the people of the territory for adoption or rejection on November 5, 1889. A special assembly, led by Territorial Governor Francis E. Warren, convened in Cheyenne during the month of September 1889, to draft the proposed constitution. The territorial citizens voted to pass the resolution. This draft remains today as a symbol of the transition from territory to statehood. This document is a part of the Toppan Rare Books Library at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Can't wait to see what other institutions around our great state have submitted! #wyoming #wyominghistory #equalitystate #alwaysarchiving #uwyo #rarebooks #archivesofinstagram #archives (at American Heritage Center)

Keep calm and look up. #architecture #architectursday #antoinepredock #centennialcomplex #uwyocampus (at American Heritage Center)