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This formal portrait shows James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok,1837-1876. The legendary lawman and gun-slinger begins his career in 1858 as peace officer of the Monticello Township in the Kansas Territory of Johnson County. For a number of years Hickok also works as a government scout, guide and deputy U.S. marshal across the Great Plains. His reputation as a skilled marksman proceeds him wherever goes. In 1869 Hickok is elected marshal of Hays, Kansas and sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas; roles he serves until 1870. In 1871, he is hired as Abilene, Kansas' town marshal. As marshal he earns fame for being a quick draw and for spending most of his time playing cards. Hickok is killed on August 01, 1876 while playing a game of poker at a saloon in the Deadwood, Dakota Territory.
Date: Between 1870 and 1875
Item Number: 215585
Call Number: B Hickok, James B. *8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215585
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Police
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Hickok, James Butler, 1837-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Abilene
Places - Cities and towns - Hays
Places - Cities and towns - Monticello
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs
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