Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck 1895-1910

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Buffalo Bill Letters to George T. Beck 1895-1910

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Collection contains letters written by William F. Cody(Buffalo Bill) to George T. Beck between 1895 and 1910 (bulk 1896) regarding theoperation and financing of the Shoshone Irrigation Company and progress on the canalproject. The letters contain personal observations by Cody on the establishment ofthe city of Cody, Wyoming, and on Cody's Wild West Show.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

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Shoshone Irrigation Company.

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Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917

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Buffalo Bill was employed as a scout by the United States 5th Cavalry, 1868-1872. In 1869 he participated in the Battle of Summit Springs, Colorado, in which the 5th Cavalry defeated Cheyenne Indians. From the description of Letter : Saint Louis, Missouri, to Joseph Witherspoon Cook, Greenwood, South Dakota, 1896 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162229 From the description of Letter : Saint Louis, Mo., to Joseph Witherspoon Cook, Greenwood, S.D., 1896 May 23. (Unkno...

Beck, George T. (George Thornton), 1856-1943

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George Washington Thornton Beck (1856-1943) was born in Kentucky, the son of U.S. Senator James Burnie Beck. He came to Wyoming in 1879 and worked as a sheep rancher near Sheridan until 1889. In 1895 in partnership with William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Beck formed the Shoshone Land and Irrigation Company, which undertook construction of the Cody Canal and the town of Cody, Wyoming. He also created the Shoshone Electric Light and Power Company. A Democrat, Beck served as president of the last Wyom...