Female Gunfighter "Captain Jack
by Female Gunfighter, Captain Jack
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Woodland Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Two real photo postcards showing the female pioneer, gunfighter and silver miner known as Captain Jack. Early 1900s. Each measure 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Ellen Elliott, known as Captain Jack, moved to the American west from England in the 1860's. One image shows Elliott standing beside her burro with a small shingled cabin behind her, expression characteristically stoic. Writing on the card reads "Captain Jack at Home." Upon arrival in Colorado, Captain Jack ran a boarding house and discovered a profitable silver mine, engaged in gunfights and survived a tomahawk attack. As frontierswoman Ellen Elliott "Captain" Jack put it, "A .44 equalizes frail women and brute men.." Captain Jack could handle a gun. The female prospector, who made a fortune in silver mining, was arrested repeatedly for shooting men who tried to rob, cheat, or murder her, but the charges never stuck. She later showed her savvy for western Americana tourism, running a resort that catered to tourists where she gave tours and sold her autobiography along with other memorabilia of her life in the West, including these postcards. Light toning. Overall very good condition and rare.
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- Max Rambod Inc. (US)
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- 18430
- Title
- Female Gunfighter "Captain Jack
- Author
- Female Gunfighter, Captain Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Max Rambod Inc.
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Woodland Hills, California
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For over 30 years, we have served a clientele of collectors, private institutions, universities, and public libraries in acquisition and collection development. We are members of ILAB, ABAA, and PADA, and have furnished collections around the world with rare and unique material; from the personal letters of literary greats to first edition Journals of Congress to unique pamphlets from the civil rights era. We strive to find archives and original early printed material that can fill gaps in existing institutional holdings; the kind of material that can bring new perspectives to the traditionally disregarded voices of indigiouneous peoples, women, and African-Americans.
We pride ourselves on the ability to track down the rarest and most interesting material for our client's collections. The partnerships we form with libraries, institutions, and personal collectors begin with a phone call or an email and last for decades. We offer an unconditional guarantee for each item's authenticity and completeness.
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