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The Women Of The Wild West

Submitted by kcutsfor on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 2:00pm
image/jpeg iconSharp Shooter Annie Oakley [2]
image/jpeg iconHorse Racers Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy [3]
image/jpeg iconPawnee Bill's May Lillie [4]

Buffalo Bill's Wild West cowgirls were some of the most talented women to ever entertain a crowd.

Not only did they participate in wagon trains, Indian raids and horse races but their numbers included expert shootists, bronco busters, lasso handlers, and horse masters. If you want more photos of the Wild West Women go here [5] and enter in any keywords.

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Links:
[1] http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/category/western-history/western-history-collection
[2] http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Annie Oakley 2 _0.jpg
[3] http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Georgia Duffy and della ferrell_1.jpeg
[4] http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/May Lillie_1.jpg
[5] http://digital.denverlibrary.org/