4487 x 3366 px | 38 x 28,5 cm | 15 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
8 septembre 2014
Lieu:
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S,. Dakota, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)—known as "Wild Bill" Hickok—was a character of the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and gambler, & his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his enduring fame. Born & raised on a farm in rural Illinois, Hickok went west at age 18 as a fugitive from justice, first working as a stagecoach driver, then as a lawman in the frontier territories of Kansas & Nebraska. He fought (& spied) for the Union Army during the American Civil War, & gained publicity after the war as a scout, marksman, actor, & professional gambler. He was involved in several notable shootouts. Martha Jane Canary, known popularly as Calamity Jane, claimed in her autobiography that she was married to Hickok The two were believed to have met for the first time after Jane was released from the guardhouse in Fort Laramie and joined the wagon train in which Hickok was traveling. The wagon train arrived in Deadwood in July, 1876. On August 2, 1876, Hickok was playing poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood. Jack McCall entered the saloon, walked behind Hickok, drew a pistol & shouted, "Damn you! Take that!" before firing. McCall's bullet hit Hickok in the back of the head, killing him instantly. Hickok is currently interred in a ten foot square plot at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, surrounded by a cast-iron fence with a U.S. flag flying nearby. Calamity Jane was buried next to him. Martha Jane Canary or Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman and professional scout, known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok and for fighting Indians. She is said to have also exhibited kindness and compassion, especially to the sick and needy. This contrast helped to make her a famous frontier figure. She was at Fort Laramie in July 1876 and did join a wagon train that included Wild Bill Hickok. That is where she first met Wild Bill Hickok.
