WILD BILL HICKOK:

MYTH OR TRUE?

 

WILD BILL HICKOK: MYTH OR TRUE?

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Wild Bill Hickok. Date Unknown PUBLIC DOMAIN. 

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Wild Bill Hickok. Civil War Echoes, HG Howard 1907 IABI PUBLIC DOMAIN

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Wild Bill Hickok (L) Texas Jack Omohundro, Buffalo Bill Cody (R) 1873 PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Calamity Jane c.1885 SMU PUBLIC DOMAIN NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS

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Wild Bill Hickok by Rockwood 1873 PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Calamity Jane 1908. Burton Holmes Travelogues Photo PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Marriage Announcement Wild Bill Hickok to Agnes Lake Thatcher, 1876

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Wild Bill Hickok shortly before his death in 1876 PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928/AUTHOR+70<

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Wild Bill Hickok’s Signature 1874 PUBLIC DOMAIN 

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Wild Bill Hickok with his Colt forward-handles rig and Bowie knife 1869 PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928/AUTHOR+70<

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James “Wild Bill” Hickok c. 1860s PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Wild Bill Hickok Date Unknown PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the scout (1880) IABI PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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James Butler Hickok (Wild Bill) and unidentified man NPG c.1876

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Jack McCall (before 1 March 1877) PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Old Style Saloon No. 10, Deadwood, South Dakota. Styled after Nuttal & Manns. CC BY SA 4.0 INTERNATIONAL BY Wayne77

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Possible location of the original Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon 624 Main Street, Deadwood, South Dakota

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Chair reportedly occupied by Wild Bill Hickok at Nuttal & Manns No. 10 Saloon when he was killed.

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The Dead Man’s Hand, in Mannequin Display at Saloon No 10, Deadwood, South Dakota

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Location where Jack McCall, assassin of “Wild Bill Hickok” was captured CC BY SA 4.0 INTERNATIONAL BY Stan Kucera

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Gem Theater Saloon, Deadwood Late-1800s PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Calamity Jane circa 1895 LOC PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Steve (unknown) and Charlie Utter at Wild Bill Hickok’s original grave PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Utter Marker at Wild Bill Hickok Grave 1992 CC BY SA 4.0 INTERNATIONAL by Jens Bludau

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Wild Bill’s Monument at his grave, 1891 LOC PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Calamity Jane at Wild Bill Hickok’s Grave 1890s PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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Deadwood, South Dakota 1870s PUBLIC DOMAIN PRE 1928

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS

 

“ Infamous Deadwood: Wild Bill Hickok”. Deadwood.com. ACCESSED 14 March 2023. https://www.deadwood.com/history/infamous-deadwood/wild-bill-hickok/

 

“ Infamous Deadwood: Jack McCall”. Deadwood.com. ACCESSED 14 March 2023.https://www.deadwood.com/history/infamous-deadwood/jack-mccall/

 

Richard, John P. “Chronology on Life of James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok)  Kansas Heritage.org  ACCESSED 14 March 2023. http://www.kansasheritage.org/abilene/gunfighters/JBH.html

 

“James B. “Wild Bill” Hickok” Kansas Historical Society. Feb 2011 Updated May 2018. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023.  https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/james-b-wild-bill-hickok/16518

 

“Wild Bill Hickok Biography” Biography.com. April 2, 2014 Updated July 28, 2020. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023. https://www.biography.com/history-culture/wild-bill-hickok

 

Funnell, Nick “10 Facts About Wild Bill Hickok” Historyhit.com. 15 Dec 2021. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023. https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-wild-bill-hickok/

 

Alexander, Kathy/Legends of America “Wild Bill Hickok & The Deadman’s Hand” Legends of America. Updated Nov 2022. ACCESSED 14 March 2023.  https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-billhickok/

 

Trimble, Marshall “Wild Bill”. 8 March 2022. True West Magazine. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023.https://truewestmagazine.com/wild-bill-marksman/

 

McIntyre, Jennifer “Man or Myth, Who Was Wild Bill Hickok?” South Dakota Historical Society Press. 12 Nov 2019. ACCESSED 23 MARCH 2023. https://www.sdhspress.com/blog/man-or-myth-who-was-wild-bill-hickok

 

“Wild Bill & The Deadman’s Hand” Notes from the Frontier  19 June 2019  ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023. https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/wild-bill-hickok

 

Lamoureux, Aimee “The Untold Story of Wild Bill Hickok’s Only Wife”. GRUNGE. Updated 12 Jan 2021. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023. https://www.grunge.com/251974/the-untold-story-of-wild-bill-hickoks-only-wife/

 

Enss, Chris  “Wild Women Wednesday: Agnes Lake Hickok” 7 Oct 2015. Cowgirl Magazine. ACCESSED 14 MARCH 2023. https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-agnes-lake-hickok/

 

Weiser-Alexander, Kathy/Legends of America. “Jack McCall – Cowardly Killer of Wild Bill Hickok”  Legends of America Updated Nov 2021. ACCESSED 23 MARCH 2023. https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-jackmccall/

 

Boggs, Johnny D. “Following Phil Coe’s Trail to Death”  7 April 2021. True West Magazine. ACCESSED 13 MARCH 2023. https://truewestmagazine.com/article/following-phil-coes-trail-to-death/

 

Alexander, Kathy/Legends of America. “McCanles Gang of Nebraska”  Legends of America Updated Dec 2022. ACCESSED 23 MARCH 2023.

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mccanles-gang/

 

“Wild Bill Hickok’s First Gunfight” HISTORY.com 16 Nov 2009. Updated Jan 11. 2023. ACCESSED 23 MARCH 2023. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wild-bill-hickoks-first-gunfight

 

Weiser, Kathy/Legends of America. “Calamity Jane – Rowdy Woman of the West”  Legends of America Updated Nov 2019. ACCESSED 23 MARCH 2023

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