Scrapbook pages, 1922-1946.

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Scrapbook pages, 1922-1946.

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Clippings, letters, telegrams and photographs. Most of the articles are about Hart's film "Wild Bill Hickok" and its premier in Dodge City, Kansas. There are letters and telegrams from Hart to Merrit Beeson, some regarding Beeson's father "Chalk" Beeson, Bat Masterson, and Wild Bill Hickok. There are also two photographs, one of Chalk Beeson and the other of a saloon, ca. 1885.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102315

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Beeson, Chalk.

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Masterson, Bat, 1853-1921

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Bat Masterson (born William Barclay Masterson, Nov. 26, 1853, Henryville, Quebec–d. Oct. 25, 1921, New York City, NY) moved to the Grait Plains as a teen to hunt buffalo. In 1874 he was involved in a five-day siege by several hundred Comanche Indian warriors at Adobe Walls, Texas; Masterson was one of just 28 hunters who defended the outpost during the attack. He then signed on as a U.S. Army scout with Colonel Nelson Miles. Masterson moved to Dodge City, Kansas and became sheriff in 1877. In 18...

Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876

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Hart, William S. (William Surrey), 1864-1946

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Stage and motion picture actor, film director, author. Best known for his roles in western films. From the description of Papers, ca. 1889-1947. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 18438931 Actor, movie cowboy 1914-1925, author. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1930-1939]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 15025720 ...

Beeson, Merritt.

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