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Title
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Last Vestige of Old Hotel Is Bulldozed
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Description
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History of the Nebraska House hotel in Independence, built in 1848 by Lewis Jones, a '49er. It was host to Alexander Doniphan and Kit Carson and Civil War troops, and gradually decaying into condemnation and demolition in 1976.
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Date
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1980
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kit Carson Gun
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Description
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Article describes the various firearms carried by Kit Carson during his career as a fur trader and guide. The author mentions his S. Hawken rifle, his Golcher and Butler of Philadelphia rifle, and his flintlock trade rifle. Carson's shotgun is focused upon and the author describes the history of the gun and its various uses. The author lists its maker as F. Hellinghaus.
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Date
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1965
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Why Is This Man Forgotten?
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Description
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Article profiling legendary frontiersman Kit Carson. The author examines the role of publicity and fame in the creation of attitudes toward Carson, both during his lifetime and in the modern era.
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Date
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2006-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kit Carson, Dick Wootton, and The Dead Mule
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Description
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Article summarizing an 1826 incident during Kit Carson's first trip on the Santa Fe Trail in which he mistook a mule for a Native American attacker and shot it.
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Date
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2007-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kit Carson and the Ute Delegation
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Description
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Biographical article about Kit Carson (1809-1868), a prominent mountain man fighting with and attempting to pacify violent Indian tribes in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains in the mid-19th century.
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Date
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1869-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article