Bock, Harry V., 1865-1949

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Harry V. Bock, also known as "Buckskin Harry," cowboy performer in Pawnee Bill's Wild West show and master mechanic for the traveling company during the early 1900s. Bock also designed and oversaw construction of Pawnee Bill's home in Pawnee, Oklahoma. After leaving the Wild West show, Bock became a Baptist missionary to the Pawnee and Osage Indians in Oklahoma. By 1934, Bock was serving as a minister in Eagle Bridge, New York.

From the description of Harry V. Bock letters and photographs relating to Gordon Lillie and Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, 1911-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702181995

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creatorOf Bock, Harry V., 1865-1949. Harry V. Bock letters and photographs relating to Gordon Lillie and Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, 1911-1934. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Journal of the church clerk and photographs, 1907-1920. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Oklahoma
Pawnee (Okla.)
West (U.S.)
Subject
Architects and builders
Carpenters
Missionaries
Wild west shows
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Architects and builders
Carpenters
Missionaries
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Birth 1865

Death 1949

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