Western Central Wyoming Plate 53

SpecColl 01.1941.01_PoWCW_BigDry_Plate53.jpg

Item Metadata

Title

Western Central Wyoming Plate 53

Subject

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

Description

Western Central Wyoming Plate 53, taken at Sage Creek

An anthropomorphic and zoomorphic panel.
The medicine man appears with his back turned and resembles the "Frog Man". A snake is shown to his right and means an enemy. This snake is unusual in that it greatly resembles the "Horned Serpent" of the American Southwest. Notice the "horns" and forked tail.

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_BigDry_Plate53

Format

JPG

Original Format

Photographic Print

Citation

Ted C. Sowers; Works Progress Administration, “Western Central Wyoming Plate 53,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed May 23, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/2813.