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| Title | Description of Kansas City in 1880 |
| Abstract | Chapter of the book about "Old West" Kansas City, complete with gunfighters, shady saloons, muddy streets, and sightings of Wild Bill Hickok. Includes a list of bordellos and saloons and their occupants, including Annie Chambers (p. 29-30) and a description of the early newspapers like the Enterprise and Journal. One paragraph describes origin of the term Kansas "red legs" (p. 33). |
| Author | John Edward Hicks
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| Date | 1950 |
| Source | Adventures of a Tramp Printer, 1880-1890 |
| Location | MVSC 655.17 H63 |
| Chapter Title | 3 (Journalism in Hobnail Boots) |
| Page | 27-34 |
| Subject | Bars
Gambling
Newspapers
Prostitution
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| Local Subject | Bordellos
Chambers, Annie
Hickok, Wild Bill
Kansas City, Missouri--Description--1880s
Saloons
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| Item Type | Book Section
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 97560 |
| CONTENTdm number | 769 |
