Mr. Glenn talks about his childhood and experiences growing up on a ranch in northern Utah and southern Idaho. He talks about his career as a farrier and horse trainer as an adult. Interviewed by Randy Williams on March 5, 2010 at the Glenn Home in...
Mr. Mike Meek talks a little bit about growing up as one of eight kids on a small ranch. He discusses how he made a career as a rancher, ranching for a corporate ranch. He explains his various roles throughout his career in corporate ranching....
Meek, Mike; Ranching; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Feedlots; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Agricultural education;
Mr. Row talks about growing up in Idaho and Wyoming; his work from seven years old, including herding cows, haying, road building, construction, cowboying and ranching. Mr. Row talks about his desire to learn, to work hard and to respect others. He...
Row, Mearl--Interviews; Row, Emma--Interviews; Ranching; Ranchers; Ranch managers; Ranch Management; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Cattle ranching; Building; Roads—Design and construction; Cowboys; Cattle herders; Pasture, Right of;
The head of a cowboy smoking a pipe and wearing a cowboy hat is painted on the side of a chair at the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For other images of the interior of this hotel, see 070609 through 081002. ...
The head of a cowboy smoking a pipe and wearing a cowboy hat is painted on the side of one couch at the Noble Hotel while another couch is painted with the head of a Native American. Furniture is upholstered in cowhide. For other images of the...
Mr. Boyd Udy is the cow boss and ranch manager at the ATK ranch in northern Utah. He talks about his current duties, his past occupations over the years, and ranching in general. Interviewed by Randy Williams on May 12, 2011 at the ATK Ranch in...
Painting of cowboys and a chuck wagon. Cowboy images are among the western motifs found in the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the Fife Folklore Archives, call...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works; Cowboys in art -- Pictorial works
Panoramic view near Cody, Wyoming, shows a bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback. Sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney entitled this work "Buffalo Bill -- the Scout." The 1924 sculpture is backlit against a brilliant but cloudy sky in this...
Panoramas -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works; Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Buffalo Bill--the Scout -- Pictorial works
Tall neon sign, probably advertising a truck stop, which consists of a cowboy standing on top of a red sign that says "This is the place." Image has been lightened.
Plaque for bronco rider sculpture seen in 020903 says: "This statue was fashioned by Constance Whitney Warren, New York, during her residence in Paris, France. This wonderful work of art was presented by this distinguished American artist through...
Close-up of zigzag pole fence corner connection with unidentified young man in cowboy attire holding horse gear made of braided horsehair. For similar view, see 130309. Image has been lightened.
Close-up of zigzag pole fence corner connection with unidentified young man in cowboy attire holding horse gear made of braided horsehair. For similar view, see 030208. Image has been lightened.
Gate, painted white and red, is made with wagon wheel and horseshoes welded into a metal frame, with figure of cowboy on horse. Hanging from top horizontal pole is a pulley and a triangle call device (i.e. dinner gong). Gate is at the Walter...
Gates -- Pictorial works; Gongs -- Pictorial works
Mailbox ornamented with figure of cowboy on horseback made from hammer, horseshoes, etc. Cream separator is base for mailbox. Crafted by Mr. Jones. Image has been lightened.
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Cream-separators -- Pictorial works
Mailbox ornamented with figure of cowboy on horseback, playing guitar made from hammer, horseshoes, etc. Cream separator is base for mailbox. Name on box: "W. B. Jones." Crafted by Mr. Jones. Slides 280507 through 280704 taken near same...
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Cream-separators -- Pictorial works
Betty Bear, and her daughter Paula Bear Wright, speak about their experiences ranching in Elko County. They also talk about their acquisition of Capriola’s store, saddle making, leather working and other details. Interviewed by Randy Williams and...
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison, elk, deer, antelope and moose motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison and moose motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. Tables and chairs are upholstered in cowhide. For a description of the...
Decor of the Noble Hotel in Lander, Wyoming includes extensive use of bison, moose, elk, antelope, and deer motifs as well as American Indian crafts and artifacts collected by Harold Delmonte. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife...
Statue of a bronco rider on a bucking horse sculpted by Constance Whitney Warren, a sculptor of horses and other Western subjects. Plaque shown in 020908 gives details about the sculpture which was presented to the State of Texas in 1925. Image...
Two mailboxes ornamented with figures of cowboys on horseback made from hammers, horseshoes, etc. One has a cream separator for a base, the other a posthole auger. Names on one box: "Vera Davis" and "L. Davis." Crafted by Mr. Jones. Slides...
Mailboxes -- Pictorial works; Cream-separators -- Pictorial works
Mr. Pete Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He touches on how ranching has changed from his boyhood, and now watching his grandchildren grow-up on the ranch. He talks a little...
Holmgren, Pete--Interviews; Holmgren, Linda--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Ranch managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Haying equipment; Range management;
Mr. Jay Wilde talks about his life living and working on and with the land, and with cattle. He discusses his views on land management, including aforestation, intensive grazing (Allan Savory method). He talks about his cooperation with the Forest...
Wilde, Jay--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranchings, Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Range management; Grazing; Rivers--Effect of grazing on; Rangelands; Riparian areas--Management; Ecosystem management; Riparian ecology; United States. Forest...
Mr. Haviland talks about his profession as a horse trainer – how he began, how he’s changed his business over the years, and how he currently runs his business. He also talks about his philosophy on ranching, range management, horse management....
Haviland, Shane--Interviews; Range management; Ranching; Horses—Training; Horse trainers; Dairy cattle; Cows--Milking; Rodeos; Horses—Breeding; Horses--Equipment and supplies;
Mr. Bill Kimber talks about his ranch property in Grouse Creek, Utah. He talks about being the fifth generation to ranch the family property and the other jobs he has worked in order to continuing ranching his own property. Interviewed by Randy...
Kimber, Bill--Interviews; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Dairy farming; Ranching; Ranch managers; Cattle ranching; Pastures—Irrigation; Utah. Dept. of Transportation; Roads—Equipment and supplies; Roads--Maintenance and...
Ira T. Wines talks about growing up in a ranching family, in Elko County Nevada, learning by watching his father (and other cowboys) and by doing. He talks about managing the Ellison’s Spanish Ranch and the yearly work cycle. Ira talks about his...
Mr. Pete Cornia talks about his family history, and his experience growing up on a ranch, and then operating a ranch as an adult. He discusses his views on ranching, education, farming, as well as various other topics. Interviewed by Bob Parson on...
Cornia, Pete--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Haying equipment; Hay—Harvesting—Equipment and supplies; Farm equipment; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system;
Marianne talks about her childhood, growing up in the Depression in various places around the country, and then spending most of her childhood on a ranch with her grandparents. She talks about going to college in Reno, teaching school in Carlin,...
Glaser, Marianne--Interviews; University of Nevada, Reno; Depressions—1929; Ranching;
Kelly and Heather Warr discuss their ranching life, as well as their supplemental business endeavors. Heather talks about her e-commerce business ventures, as well as being a rural ranching wife. Interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Lisa Duskin-Goede...
Warr, Kelly--Interviews; Warr, Heather--Interviews; Ranching; Ranchers; Electronic commerce; Ranch spouses--Supplementary employment; Livestock brands; Animal marking; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Country life; Reality television programs;...
Mr. Milt Oman talks about his life-long career as the ranch manager over three Simplot ranches, while living in Grouse Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Oman speak about raising a family on a rural ranch. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 9, 2010 at the...
Oman, Milton--Interviews; Oman, Marsha--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Pastures—Irrigation; Ranchers; Ranch Managers; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers...
Mr. Tanner talks about growing up on a ranch in Grouse Creek, his different occupations throughout adulthood (including cowboying at the Gamble Ranch—a Utah Construction ranch—and driving truck), and finally moving back to his wife’s family...
Line of cowboy boots on rail as cowboys sit behind grand stand on top rail of fence to watch the 4th of July rodeo in Grouse Creek, Utah. One 35 mm. color slide.
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Rodeos -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works; Cowboy boots -- Pictorial works
Line of cowboy boots on rail as cowboys sit behind grand stand on top rail of fence to watch the 4th of July rodeo in Grouse Creek, Utah. One 35 mm. color slide.
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Rodeos -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works; Cowboy boots -- Pictorial works
Line of cowboy boots on rail as cowboys sit behind grand stand on top rail of fence to watch the 4th of July rodeo in Grouse Creek, Utah. One 35 mm. color slide.
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Rodeos -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works; Cowboy boots -- Pictorial works
A painting showing a bear confronting a wagon carrying two gun-toting men is one among many western art objects making up the Noble Hotel's decor in Lander, Wyoming. For a description of the Noble Hotel, see the Fife American Collection in the...
Noble Hotel (Lander, Wyo.) -- Pictorial works; Hotels -- Decoration -- Wyoming -- Lander -- Pictorial works; West (U.S.) in art -- Pictorial works
Birch-bark carving of a male head wearing a cowboy hat with initials "A.L.W." For other carvings signed with the initials "A.L.W." see 020408, 020410, 020505, 020504, and 020508.
Names carved on trees -- Pictorial works; Tree carving -- Pictorial works; Bark inscriptions -- Pictorial works
Husband Jay Carter and wife Holly talk about raising their family on their ranch in Park Valley and the unique education they received; discussed grazing rights, branding, moving cattle to summer range, watershares, draft horses, breaking horses;...
Brothers, Jay and Blaine Tanner, speak about growing up on a ranch in Grouse Creek, Utah; buying their grandfather’s ranch property, and ranching together, with their brother Brent, as adults. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 8, 2010 at...
Claudia Wines talks about her life growing up on a ranch, on being a ranch wife, as well as being a teacher in rural Nevada. She also talks about the Northeastern Nevada Museum, of which she is currently Director. Interviewed by Randy Williams on...
Wines, Claudia--Interviews; Ranchers' spouses; Education, Rural; Northeastern Nevada Museum; Ranch life; Rural schools; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers of America; Rodeos; Pasture, Right of; Environmentalists;
Dr. Beverly Stoetje is a professor in the departments of Folklore and Anthropology at Indiana University-Bloomington. Dr. Stoeltje is well informed on the American West, specifically the Rodeo and other associated forms of cultural performance. Dr....
Images of book covers used in the Bells: Connecting Animals, People and Land exhibit at Utah State University. Books included: Andy Adams : His Life and Writings, Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges, Old Deseret Live Stock Company: a...
Transcript of the writings and journal of Kumen Jones. Inluded are family histories of Jones' parents, siblings, wives and children, as well as reminiscences about missionary work, farming and settlement in southern Utah and religious musings. ...
Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942--Biography; Pioneers--Biography--Utah; Missions--San Juan County; Polygamy; Bluff (Utah); Blanding (Utah); Cedar City (Utah); Navajo Indian Reservation; Navajo Indians; Indians of North America; Jones, Mary Nielson,...
This segment in on folksong and music and includes an example of "Blue Mountain," sung by Loyal Bailey and "Rolling Home," sung by Barre Toelken. The Fife Folklore Archives is home to a smorgasbord of folksong and music, in fact the original...
This report is about the history and culture of Grouse Creek, Utah as it was captured and documented in a cultural survey conducted during July 1985 by a team of folklorists, architectural historians, and historians. The purpose of the survey was...
Material culture -- Utah -- Grouse Creek; Folklore -- Utah -- Grouse Creek; Architecture -- Utah -- Grouse Creek; Historic preservation -- Utah -- Grouse Creek; Grouse Creek (Utah) -- History, Local; Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Social life and customs
Tommy Tanner, Doug Tanner's son, dressed like a cowboy at the Fourth of July celebration in Grouse Creek, Utah. Top half of exposure (including boy' head) is missing. July 6, 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Tom -- Pictorial works; Cowboys -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works
Tommy Tanner, Doug Tanner's son, dressed like a cowboy at the Fourth of July celebration in Grouse Creek, Utah. July 6, 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Tom -- Pictorial works; Cowboys -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works
Tommy Tanner, Doug Tanner's son, dressed like a cowboy at the Fourth of July celebration in Grouse Creek, Utah. July 6, 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Tanner, Tom -- Pictorial works; Cowboys -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July celebrations -- Pictorial works
Small cowboy eating breakfast at the 4th of July celebration in Grouse Creek, Utah. July 6, 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July Celebrations -- Pictorial works; Cowboys -- Pictorial works; Boys -- Pictorial works; Breakfasts -- Pictorial works
Small cowboy eating breakfast at the 4th of July celebration in Grouse Creek, Utah. July 6, 1985. One black and white negative (1 x 2.25 inches).
Grouse Creek (Utah) -- Pictorial works; Fourth of July Celebrations -- Pictorial works; Cowboys -- Pictorial works; Boys -- Pictorial works; Breakfasts -- Pictorial works
