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December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!

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December 30, 2010

Soapy Smith Leases lots in Creede, Colorado 1892: Artifact #23.

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Front (Click image to enlarge) Rear (Click image to enlarge) T he following artifact from my personal collection is a lease documen...

New replica of Jeff Smith's Parlor, part V

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Rear of Parlor (Click image to enlarge) W olfgang continues his project. A total photographic history can be seen on his webpage . ...
December 27, 2010

Outlaw Harry Tracy planned to rob John and Frank Clancy.

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A fter Soapy was killed his partners John and Frank Clancy took over the Parlor and opened their own saloon. They had been in the saloon bu...
December 26, 2010

Soapy Smith and Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Arizona

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(Click image to enlarge) O ne of my more interesting mysteries to research has been the connection between Wyatt Earp and Soapy in Tombsto...

Dr. Tom Noel and Soapy Smith

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EARLY ELECTION POLL H ere is an article I have been hanging onto since October. It was published under Dr. Tom Noel's history column...
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December 24, 2010

A Smith Family Christmas

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Skagway's Deputy U.S. Marshal Sylvester S. Taylor

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THE LATEST UPDATED INFORMATION ON SYLVESTER SLADE TAYLOR CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LINK. JANUARY 25, 2023      I n every empire Soapy c...
December 17, 2010

Soapy Smith the hero?

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O ccasionally I receive emails from people who feel I am glorifying Soapy as a "patriotic hero." Recently I got one from a gentlem...
December 15, 2010

Soapy Smith quick quotes.

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Soapy Smith and High Noon Western Americana

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A big thank you goes out to High Noon Western Americana for their nice comments and advertisement of my book, Alias Soapy Smith in the D...
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December 14, 2010

Hallmark and the Prize Package Soap Racket

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(Click image to enlarge) M y cousin emailed me with a great story that gave me an excuse to use the new picture art I made above. Jeff, ...

New replica of Jeff Smith's Parlor, part IV

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(Click image to enlarge) C onstruction on the replica of Jeff Smith's Parlor continues through December. "Wolfgang" finished ...
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December 13, 2010

Soapy performed the prize package soap racket in Hope, Alaska 1896

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 (Click image to enlarge) I n May 1896 Soapy was traveling in Alaska seeking a new empire to conquer. On June 9, 2010 I posted a letter S...
December 10, 2010

Soapy Smith borrows $1,725

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(Click image to enlarge) Soapy borrows $1,725 M arlene, over at the Skagway Historical Society sent me the above scan and note. Jeff thi...