Myths, Legends and Tall Tales

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Thanks to the following businesses and individuals for making this presentation possible:

Franz Berko
Colorado Historical Society
Larry Fredrick
JJ Gerbaz Collection
Ann Hodges | Ann Hodges Graphics
Joan Lane
Ken Missbrenner
Orthopaedic Associates of Aspen & Glenwood Springs
Jackie Mastrangelo
U.S. Forest Service
and anonymous donors

© 2005 Aspen Historical Society

Myths, Legends and Tall Tales Image Use
The Art of the Old West | Paul A. Rossi and David C. Hunt
Alfred A. Knopt Inc, NY and Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto
"Trapper's Rendezvous," A. J. Miller (1810 – 1874)
"Bar Keep," O.C. Seltzer, (1877 – 1957)
"Breaking Through the Lines," Charles Schreyvogel (1861 – 1912)

Edward Curtis—Native Nations | Edited by Christopher Cardozo | Bulfinch Press Book, Little Brown and Comp, 1993
"Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon, 1914"
"Crater Lake, 1923"

The American West | Western History Assoc.
"Dramatic Entertainment in Cheyeene" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper of Oct. 13, 1877, Nov. 1970, Vol. VII, #6
"Clio and the Six Gun," Nov. 1970, Vol. VII #6
"On the Oregon Trail," Albert Bierstadt, 1865, Sept. 1972, Vol. IX, #5
"Mosquito Pass," May 1973, Vol. X, #3
"Shatterhand and his Apache Friend Winneton in the Treasure of Silver Lake, 1967," Nov. 1973, Vol. X, #6
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show," July 1970, Vol. VII, #4
"Black Cowboy," Nov. 1971, Vol. VII, #6
"Bar Scene," William G.R. Hind, May 1971, Vol. VIII, #3
"Harrassment of the Chinese in Denver, 1880," May 1971, Vol. VIII, #3
Web Sources
Cowboy images: surfnetinc.com
Fencing master Egarton Castle from Vanity Fair Profile at age 42: thearma.org
Women Fencers: ejmas.com
Little Nellie Trent: lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Kit Carson: desertusa.com
Telluride Street Scene: town.telluride.co.us
All other images are from the archives of the Aspen Historical Society

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