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Title
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Experiences at Fort Bridger with the Shoshones
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Description
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Autobiographical account of the author, pictured as the son of Louis Vasquez (1798-1868), Jim Bridger's partner at Fort Bridger and in Westport, including their encounters with Shoshone Indians there, with photos of friends and relations of Jim Bridger (1804-1881).
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Date
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1968-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Dust of Oblivion Is Gathering on This Area's Forgotten Mountain Men
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Description
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Biographical article about local mountain men and former residents of the Kansas City area, especially Major Andrew Drips (here listed as "Andrew J. Dripps"), Louis Vasquez, and Jim Bridger, among others starting west from Saint Louis to the Rocky Mountains in 1823 with William Ashley's expedition, including Old Bill Williams, Thomas Fitzpatrick, William Sublette, Jedediah Smith, Thomas Smith, and Francois Vasquez, Louis's brother, a Kansas Indian agent in the Kansas City area from 1826 to 1828, with portrait of Louis Vasquez.
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Date
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1946-04-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
