Major Israel McCreight : [collection] : 1906-1936 ;.

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Major Israel McCreight : [collection] : 1906-1936 ;.

Contains correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks pertaining to the forestry and conservation movement, William F. Cody and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and the Rock Creek incident in which James B. Hickok gunned down David Colb McCanles.

.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7262788

History Colorado

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Hansen, George W.,

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McCreight, Major Israel, 1865-1948.

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McCanles, David Colb.

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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...

McCanles, Monroe.

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Wilstach, Frank Jenners, 1899-1954,

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Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876

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