Beck Family papers 1858-1992

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Beck Family papers 1858-1992

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Family papers of G.W.T. Beck and his wife anddaughters, including correspondence and business records regarding the foundingof Cody, Wyoming, and the construction of the Cody Canal. Beck partnered withBuffalo Bill Cody to form the Shoshone Irrigation Company, which undertook thecanal. In addition to records on this and other business ventures of G.W.T.Beck, the collection contains personal correspondence and miscellaneous othermaterials.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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