This photograph of Dorothy Morrell on “Skuball” taken in 1920 is among images in the “Western Women: What Makes a Cowgirl?” exhibition now on display at UW’s American Heritage Center. The photo is ...
The Wild West has long captured America’s imagination with its rugged landscapes, frontier spirit, and bold characters who shaped its unpredictable history. The West was a true battleground between ...
Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, Pearl Hart: Toting guns, these women of the Wild West shot down the view that life as a female pioneer was about cooking, sewing, cleaning and caring for ...
Nothing in Elmer McCurdy’s life could have suggested he’d someday become a legend, one of those unforgettable bandits who helped carve out an enduring myth of the Old West. This guy was no Jesse James ...