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Virtual Exhibits

Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet	Clay Blair, Jr.: A Writer's Life

Learn more about America's favorite family.	The exhibit explores the life of reporter and author Clay Blair.

Coat Couture Collection: Art to Wear	Coat Couture IV: Quick Time Virtual Reality Movie

The exhibit features works created by students in Fiber Arts, a graduate course taught in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and on display in 1998.	The exhibit features works created by students in Fiber Arts, a graduate course taught in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and on display in 2001.

Come Up and See Us	Connecting Wyoming to the World: A History of UW

Reference areas of the American Heritage Center are highlighted in this exhibit.	An institution of higher education within the United States is never an island.

For Home and Country

Hell on Wheels: Union Pacific Towns in Wyoming

The exhibit examines the services of residents and veterans of Albany County, Wyoming, both at home and abroad, during five of the major conflicts in which the United States has been involved during the 20th century.

This online and traveling exhibit explores the impact of the transcontinental railroad through Wyoming.

History and Romance of Wyoming: Grace Raymond Hebard	Jack Oakie Room: QTVR Movie

This exhibit commemorates Grace Raymond Hebard, University of Wyoming faculty member, administrator, librarian, and Wyoming historian.	A tour of motion picture actor Jack Oakie's memorabilia formerly on display at the UW Libraries.
J. K. Moore: Documenting the Wind River Indian Reservation	Larry Adler: It Ain't Necessarily So

Born in Georgia in 1843, Moore arrived at Fort Bridger, Wyoming in 1864. By the 1870s he had become Indian agent at the Wind River Indian Reservation.	Adler gained worldwide recognition as a musician and played with many of the world's top orchestras.

More Pronghorn than People	Rural Images: The Cartoon Art of J.R. Williams, Ace Reid and Jerry Palen

This exhibit highlights the abundance of pronghorn in the state of Wyoming, the way people and pronghorn have interacted, and the role of pronghorn in the state and around the world.	Three artists whose work focuses on the portrayal of rural American life in the twentieth century are the subject of this exhibit.

S.H. Knight: "Mr. Wyoming University"	Souvenirs of War: Vietnam and the Combat Snapshot

Learn more about Knight's 50 year career with the University of Wyoming as Professor of Geology.	Vietnam war combat photography is explored through the photographs of war correspondent Richard Tregaskis plus photographs from Vietnam war veteran Craig Tiernan.

Thomas Kennet-Were: Nine Months in the United States	Through Lens and Brush: The Works of William Henry Jackson

Thomas Kennet-Were, an English gentleman and artist, traveled across the United States and part of Canada in 1868 and 1869. He documented his trip by writing an account of his travels, which he titled “Nine Months in the United States,” and by painting many scenes in watercolor.	A photographer and painter of the West, Jackson introduced much of the country to the Western landscape and partially contributed to the creation of national parks.

Uphill and Against the Wind: Cattle Ranching in Wyoming	The Virginian: Owen Wister's Creation of the Great American Novel

The exhibit commemorates the 125th anniversary of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association.	This exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of the publication of this classic literary work.