Thursday, August 6, 2009

1876 Street photograph of Deadwood SD



Here is a photo from 1876 of Deadwood SD from the Chicago Tribune. On August 2, 1876 Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down playing poker, and the Gem Variety Theater was opened on April 7, 1877 by Al Swearengen.

To see a 1877 Deadwood advertisement with Seth Bullock and Sol Star - CLICK HERE

1 comments:

Jeff Smith said...

Probably the best known photograph of Deadwood. What a great history. Thanks.

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