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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Calamity Jane "Grand niece takes part of 'Calamity' Jane in Cody parade"
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Calamity Jane "Grand niece takes part of 'Calamity' Jane in Cody parade"
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WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Subject 46g Calamity Jane
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WPA Subject 46g Calamity Jane
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Item Description:
Calamity Jane - "Grand Niece Takes Part of 'Calamity' Jane in Cody Parade"
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Calamity Jane - "Grand Niece Takes Part of 'Calamity' Jane in Cody Parade"
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Date:
Undated
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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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grand niece of Canary, Martha Jane - aka "Calamity Jane"
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grand niece of Canary, Martha Jane - aka "Calamity Jane"
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joined bull train - linked up with Siechrist, Sgt.
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joined bull train - linked up with Siechrist, Sgt.
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Fort Laramie (Goshen Co.)
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Fort Laramie (Goshen Co.)
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false
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Blackfoot mining camp (Mont.)
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Blackfoot mining camp (Mont.)
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scouted for Sioux on the Rosebud
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scouted for Sioux on the Rosebud
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carried messages for Crook, Gen. George to Terry, Gen. and Custer, Gen.
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carried messages for Crook, Gen. George to Terry, Gen. and Custer, Gen.
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met her last love: Hickok, James "Wild Bill"
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met her last love: Hickok, James "Wild Bill"
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ushered in ".. . . Cody Legion Post's annual Days of '49 show." (1949)
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ushered in ".. . . Cody Legion Post's annual Days of '49 show." (1949)
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McCall, Jack "Broken Nose" - murdered Hickok (Aug. 2, 1887) in Nuttal & Mann's Saloon at Deadwood (S. D.)
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McCall, Jack "Broken Nose" - murdered Hickok (Aug. 2, 1887) in Nuttal & Mann's Saloon at Deadwood (S. D.)
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born: May 1, 1852 at Princeton (Mercer Co., Mo.)
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born: May 1, 1852 at Princeton (Mercer Co., Mo.)
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died: Aug. 1, 1903, at Terry (Lawrence Co., S. D.)
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died: Aug. 1, 1903, at Terry (Lawrence Co., S. D.)
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enlisted as a scout with Custer, Gen.
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enlisted as a scout with Custer, Gen.
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buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery (Memorial ID: 166) at Deadwood (Lawrence Co., S. D.)
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buried: Mount Moriah Cemetery (Memorial ID: 166) at Deadwood (Lawrence Co., S. D.)
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Borner, Ted - father of neice
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Borner, Ted - father of neice
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Borner's mother was a sister of Calamity Jane
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Borner's mother was a sister of Calamity Jane
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Salt Lake City (Utah - late 1867)
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Salt Lake City (Utah - late 1867)
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as children, neighbors named Fergus and Castner - fed & bedded the 3 Canary sisters
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as children, neighbors named Fergus and Castner - fed & bedded the 3 Canary sisters
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false
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Virginia City (Mont.)
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Virginia City (Mont.)
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false
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Alder Gulch (Mont.)
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Alder Gulch (Mont.)
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Carnary, Bob & Charlotte [her parents] died (1865-1866)
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Carnary, Bob & Charlotte [her parents] died (1865-1866)
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Calamity was with soldiers at Fort Fred Steele (Carbon Co.) and Fort Bridger (Uinta Co., Wyo.)
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Calamity was with soldiers at Fort Fred Steele (Carbon Co.) and Fort Bridger (Uinta Co., Wyo.)
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Piedmont (Uinta Co.)
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Piedmont (Uinta Co.)
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Tucker, Pat - recalls Calamity being active in Abilene & Hayes City (Kan.)
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Tucker, Pat - recalls Calamity being active in Abilene & Hayes City (Kan.)
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railroad construction jobs at South Pass City (Fremont Co.), Rawlins (Carbon Co.) & Green River (Sweetwater Co.)
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railroad construction jobs at South Pass City (Fremont Co.), Rawlins (Carbon Co.) & Green River (Sweetwater Co.)
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false
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Laramie (Albany Co.) - where she camped out with lumber-jacks
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Laramie (Albany Co.) - where she camped out with lumber-jacks
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golden spike at Promontor Point (Utah - 1869)
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golden spike at Promontor Point (Utah - 1869)
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drifted into Cheyenne (Laramie Co., 1869-1870)
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drifted into Cheyenne (Laramie Co., 1869-1870)
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takes part of "Calamity Jane" in Cody (Park Co.) Parade
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takes part of "Calamity Jane" in Cody (Park Co.) Parade
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"Allegheny Dick" - his companion & ". . . innocent daughter"
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"Allegheny Dick" - his companion & ". . . innocent daughter"
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Fort Saunders [sic: Fort Sanders - Albany Co. - winter, 1872]
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Fort Saunders [sic: Fort Sanders - Albany Co. - winter, 1872]
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with U. S. Cavalry (summer, 1872) - Muscle Shells war
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with U. S. Cavalry (summer, 1872) - Muscle Shells war
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joined the Army company of Egan, Capt. "Pat" - he nicknamed her "Calamity Jane"
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joined the Army company of Egan, Capt. "Pat" - he nicknamed her "Calamity Jane"
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she claimed to have married a railroad brakeman in Rawlins (Carbon Co. - 1874)v
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she claimed to have married a railroad brakeman in Rawlins (Carbon Co. - 1874)v
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Filename:
WPA Sub 46G CALAMITY JANE.pdf
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WPA Sub 46G CALAMITY JANE.pdf
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Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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Text
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