COLLECTION NAME:
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, Cattle Kate "Buffalo Tom Vernon's own story of the sweetwater massacre saga of the son of Cattle Kate"
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Cattle Kate "Buffalo Tom Vernon's own story of the sweetwater massacre saga of the son of Cattle Kate"
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Subject 48e Cattle Kate
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WPA Subject 48e Cattle Kate
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Item Description:
Cattle Kate - "Buffalo Tom Vernon's Own Story of the Sweetwater Massacre - Saga of the Son of Cattle Kate", Time Magazine, Apr., 1940
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Cattle Kate - "Buffalo Tom Vernon's Own Story of the Sweetwater Massacre - Saga of the Son of Cattle Kate", Time Magazine, Apr., 1940
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Creator:
True Magazine
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True Magazine
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Date:
1940
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1940
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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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Notes:
Vernon, Tom Averill [sic], aka "Buffalo Tom" - Wild West Shows rider & roper (age: 15)
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Vernon, Tom Averill [sic], aka "Buffalo Tom" - Wild West Shows rider & roper (age: 15)
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false
Notes:
White Eagle
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White Eagle
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false
Notes:
We-No-Na - Indian girl
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We-No-Na - Indian girl
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false
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parents - neighboring ranchers suspected them of being rustlers
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parents - neighboring ranchers suspected them of being rustlers
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false
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Pete - halfbreed, who guard Vernon boy
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Pete - halfbreed, who guard Vernon boy
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false
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Pine Ridge (S. D.)
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Pine Ridge (S. D.)
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false
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Mitchel, Jim - leader of cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
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Mitchel, Jim - leader of cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
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false
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Pawnee Wild West Show
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Pawnee Wild West Show
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false
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U. T. ranch near Split Rock (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
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U. T. ranch near Split Rock (Natrona Co., Wyo.)
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false
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Grant, Tom
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Grant, Tom
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false
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Lillie, Maj. George W. - scout - aka "Pawnee Bill"
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Lillie, Maj. George W. - scout - aka "Pawnee Bill"
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false
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North Platte river
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North Platte river
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false
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Oakley, Annie - ". . . for years, his [Vernon's] legal guardian
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Oakley, Annie - ". . . for years, his [Vernon's] legal guardian
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false
Notes:
Madison Guarden (New York, N. Y.)
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Madison Guarden (New York, N. Y.)
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false
Notes:
Boxer Rebellion in China
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Boxer Rebellion in China
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false
Notes:
Board of Livestock Commissioners - aka Cattlemen's Association
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Board of Livestock Commissioners - aka Cattlemen's Association
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false
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Averell [or Averill], James "Wild Jim" ("father") - saloon owner & operator
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Averell [or Averill], James "Wild Jim" ("father") - saloon owner & operator
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false
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Watson, Ella - aka "Cattle Kate", aka Maxwell, Kate - cattle rancher & brothel "madam"
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Watson, Ella - aka "Cattle Kate", aka Maxwell, Kate - cattle rancher & brothel "madam"
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false
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"Black Mike"
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"Black Mike"
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false
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"Rex" - Tom's pet dog
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"Rex" - Tom's pet dog
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false
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Marsh, Johnny - friend
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Marsh, Johnny - friend
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false
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renegade neighbors stole & shot Watson's cattle & torched Averell's store
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renegade neighbors stole & shot Watson's cattle & torched Averell's store
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false
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"Cactus Joe"
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"Cactus Joe"
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false
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Ellidge, Nathan - family friend & freighter to Fort Fittmer (sp? -location?)
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Ellidge, Nathan - family friend & freighter to Fort Fittmer (sp? -location?)
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false
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subject witnessed lynching of his parents
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subject witnessed lynching of his parents
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false
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Cody, Wm. F. "Buffalo Bill" - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show
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Cody, Wm. F. "Buffalo Bill" - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show
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false
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"Thorn"
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"Thorn"
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false
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Sioux Indians - hunting camp
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Sioux Indians - hunting camp
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false
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Sweetwater Valley - home area
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Sweetwater Valley - home area
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false
Notes:
Glennan, Dr. - 8th Cavalry, U. S. Army
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Glennan, Dr. - 8th Cavalry, U. S. Army
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false
Notes:
Iron Tail, Chief
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Iron Tail, Chief
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false
Filename:
WPA Sub 48E CATTLE KATE.pdf
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WPA Sub 48E CATTLE KATE.pdf
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false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate
rights
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
Text
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Text
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