Charlie Belden chronicled state's history in photography

The first time I heard of Charlie Belden was during a visit to Omaha where my old friend Lee Myers lives a nice retired life with his wife Barbara.

Lee is a former publisher of the Cody Enterprise and is a native of Lovell. He lives near a wonderful enclave in downtown Omaha called the Old Market. It is full of old warehouses that have been converted to upscale restaurants, bars and neat apartments.

He took me to a restaurant called the Twisted Fork and asked me to notice all the wonderful cowboy photos on the walls. They were amazing.

These images were all professional, incredibly sharp a...