Collection of Charles Curtis photographs, n.d.

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Collection of Charles Curtis photographs, n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145585215

Collection of photographs, one of Charles Curtis and three photographs of unidentified people.

Copies 1 fd. (4 b/w photographs)

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6839426

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936

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Charles Curtis "God-Sent into Politics" A champion jockey in his youth, Charles Curtis recalled that once before a race in Texas, a horse owner called him over for final instructions. The man, seated with a rifle across his lap, said, "Son, the last dollar I have in the world is on this race. If you don't win, don't stop when you cross the finish line. Keep right on going." Curtis won that race and many more. Famous for his one-eighth Native American ancestry, he rose to prominence in the ...