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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding William Birkhauser
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 2440
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Item Description:
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Birkhauser, William - Biographical information for William G. Birkhauser; "William G. Birkhauser, Ideal Apartments; Casper, Wyoming", Oct. 11, 1937, no published source, n.d.
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Date:
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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born: 1867 at Milwaukee (Wis.) - educated in schools there
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elected Commissioner of Sheridan (Sheridan Co. - 3 terms)
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moved to Denver (Colo.) - engaged in drug store business - lost everything
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appointed by Wyo. State officials to Unemployment Compensation Insurance organization in Casper (Natrona Co.)
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relocated to Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo.) - Works Progess Administration (1-1/2 yrs.)
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Birkhauser, Mrs. Emma [or Emy or Amy] (1st wife, born: ? - married: ? - died: ? - buried: ?)
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children: 3 daughters
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Birkhauser, Mrs. (2nd wife, born: ? - married: ? - died: ?)
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children?
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co-owned Sheridan Enterprise newspaper with Mr. Holbrook (1907- 1911)
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sold newspaper to Mr. Clan (1911)
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died:
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first promoter of boxing in Sheridan
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funeral:
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employed in Milwaukee ". . . as Auditor of several concerns."
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buried:
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arrived Monarch (Sheridan Co., Wyo. - 1903) - first hired by Monarch Coal Mine as salesman, then auditor
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organized Monarch Coal Mine, then bought it - mine exploded (1910)
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visited Deadwood (S. D.) when Calamity Jane died there
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knew Buffalo Bill
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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