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Cowboy Jacuzzi - Text on back: Cowboy Jacuzzi in the heart of
the Old West. Photo - Mike Mahoney. Postcard is new, unused and in
mint condition.
Buckley Sisters, Montana - Text on back: The Buckley Sisters --
Mabel, May and Myrtle -- were known throughout Montana as the "Red
Yearlings" because of their red-blond hair and horsemanship. They were
sought for hire by the Wild West shows (which they declined.).
Postcard is new and in mint condition.
Wagons Ho - Text on back: Wagons Ho! Before the completion
of the railroads, emigrants and settlers traveled West in
cross-country wagon trains. The 2,000-mile journey from Missouri to
the West Coast took over four months to complete. Indians, sickness
and foul weather were only some of the dangers to early pioneers. In
1868, shortly after leaving Denver, this wagon train was attacked by
hostile Indians. Postcard is new and in mint condition.
Vigilante Justice - Text on back: Vigilante Justice. Killin'
Jim Miller of Pecos, Texas, sometimes known as Deacon Jim for his
Sunday preaching, had killed more than 40 men in Texas and Oklahoma
before a vigilante mob strung him along with 3 others in an Oklahoma
barn. Miller would sometimes wear a bulletproof vest underneath his
coat. Postcard is new and in mint condition.
U.S.
Deputy Marshals - Text on back: Fort Smith national Historic
Site. U.S. Deputy Marshals Western District of Arkansas. These deputy
marshals were sent from the federal court at Fort Smith to capture Ned
Christie. The photo was taken in Vinita, Indian Territory, after the
long bloody fight on November 2, 1892. Front row, l-r: Charles
Copeland, Gideon S. "Cap" White. Back row, l-r: Bill Smith, Bill
Ellis, Paden Tolbert. Postcard is new and in mint condition.
Wyatt
Earp -
Lawman,
gunfighter,
gambler,
Earp was a law officer of Wichita and
Dodge City.
In
Tombstone,
Wyatt,
his brothers, and
Doc Holliday
met the
Clantons and the McLaurys in the famous
OK Corral. Insert: A replica of the Buntline Special given to
Wyatt as a
gift. Small photo is a supposed unpublished photo of
Earp.
(Photo credit: C. Chafin). Oversize
postcard,
6 3/8"x4 3/8, is new, unused and in mint condition.
Frank James Farm - Text on back: Last picture of
Frank James. Taken on his farm near Kearney (Clay
County)
Missouri.
Frank James, the older brother of
Jesse Woodson James, voluntarily
surrendered to Governor Thomas Crittenden in October, 1882. After a
trial, he was set free and lived a quiet life until his death in 1915.
Dodge City, Kansas Boot Hill - Text on back: Boot Hill, Dodge City,
Kansas. Established in 1872, became known as "Queen of the cow towns". Was
famous as wail and wooly outpost. Vintage postcard is unused and in good
condition.
Playing
Poker -
Saloon Gambling. Ballads from an old upright piano,
tinkling of shot glasses, the shuffling of cards and the clattering of
chips set the mood for the
saloons that populated the West. Roulette,
Poker, Keno and Faro were among the games favored by
cowboys, miners,
outlaws, soldiers and citizens of the frontier. Concealed cards, a run
of bad luck or fleecing from a card shark sometimes sparked
gunplay among the gamblers. The 1895 photo a Faro game in Morenci,
Arizona Territory.
Oversize
postcard,
6 3/8"x4 3/8,
is new, unused and in mint condition.
Buckhorn
Saloon, Wichita - Text on back: The Buckhorn Bar was the name
of the first tavern in Wichita. History relates that drunken cowboy
silenced a music box with his six-gun because it got on his nerves.
Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.
Jesse James - Bank, stage, train bandit, he was a
member of the Quantrill Raiders in the
Civil War.
Jesse and his
brother
Frank formed a gang with the
Youngers after the war. In 17
years, his gang robed more than a quarter of a million dollars.
Jesse
was shot in the back by
Bob Ford
for the reward. Insert: Death photo of
James.
Oversize
postcard,
6 3/8"x4 3/8,
is new, unused and in mint condition.
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