Western Central Wyoming Plate 30

SpecColl 01.1941.01_PoWCW_Crowheart_Plate30.jpg

Item Metadata

Title

Western Central Wyoming Plate 30

Subject

New Deal, 1933-1939.; Petroglyphs -- Wyoming.

Description

Plate 30 from the Western Central Wyoming collection, taken at Little Dry Creek

This complex Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic panel indicates a game trail.
To the left may be seen a blanket (large figure).
In the center appears several mountain sheep.
To the right of the blanket and above the figure of a mountain sheep may be seen the figure of a turtle, sign of medicine.
The figure of a man in the center indicates he was a great hunter.
Below him and to the left appears meat racks which indicates his winter meat supply.
To the right appears several symbolic figures.

Type

Image

Creator

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration

Is Part Of

Ted C. Sowers Papers and Photographs, SpecColl 01.1941.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

Identifier

SpecColl 01.1941.01_PoWCW_Crowheart_Plate30

Format

JPG

Original Format

Photographic Print

Citation

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration, “Western Central Wyoming Plate 30,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed May 23, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/2790.