If you have a passion for the Old West, you’ll be right at home in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This city of 53,000 people is the northern anchor of the Front Range and the capital of Wyoming. It’s also becoming a major commerce center. Cheyenne began as a rowdy, railroad town, with lots of saloons and numerous variety and burlesque theaters. With the Union Pacific’s support, opera houses eventually replaced the bawdier forms of frontier entertainment. Cattle and culture became the mainstays of C

May/June 2003
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- What happened to the killer of Pat Garrett?
- In the basement photo gallery of Tombstone’s Bird Cage Theatre there is a photograph claiming to be “the only known photo of Curly Bill.” Indeed, the man does have curly hair. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
- My father used to tell us about a fight between the Everetts and Tutts in Yellville, Arkansas. Was there a feud?
- Something we never see in the movies is how people dealt with the delicate subject of wiping their bottoms. What can you tell us about the subject?
- The photo in the Feb/March 2003 Ask the Marshall is well-known. I could never understand the “cap” the bartender is wearing. Any ideas on this?
- Hubbard Museum of the American West
- From Cow Town to Western Chic
- The Jeans Mystique