Tag: Wild West
On October 26, 1881, a 30-second gunfight became the stuff of legend. Today marks the 130th anniversary of the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral, and to commemorate the occasion, Katie Beaver, a summer intern in textual processing, wrote the following post. One of the most well-known stories of the “Wild West” comes from Tombstone, Arizona: [...]
Posted by Guest Blogger on October 26, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records.
Tags: Arizona, Coshise County, Crowley P. Dake, Katie Beaver, Morgan Earp, O.K. Corral, RG 60, Tombstone, U.S. Marshals, Virgil Earp, Wild West, Wyatt Earp Comments: none
This post was written by Katy Berube, who was a summer intern in textual processing. When Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves began to sing softly to himself, people who knew him ran for cover. An uncommon reaction, you might think, but from many accounts it was best to steer clear of a singing Bass Reeves as [...]
Posted by Guest Blogger on September 22, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records.
Tags: African American, Art T. Burton, Bass Reeves, D.P. Upham, Fort Smith, Indian Territories, Jefferson Chandler, Judge Isaac C. Parker, Katy Berube, Oklahoma Territory, Twin Territories, U.S. Marshals, Wild West Comments: 2
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