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A subject of enduring controversy is the name Glenn Boyer. This site has a drop down under historical sites, in which I detail a statement made by Mr. Boyer that is not backed up by the primary source which he himself cites. At the same time, I do not believe in blaming Boyer for things that he was right about. Here's a case in point. Below are excerpts from an internet post by one Roger Peterson, who begins by stating that "Our field is plagued by false announcements..." No argument there. But in his post Mr. Peterson appears to believe that he knows more about John Flood's relationship with Wyatt Earp then did Mr. Flood. Mr Peterson says the following: "The owner brings in an expert to evaluate the collection, a guy who is the administrator of the Clark County historical society. He repeats this old label: John Flood was Earp's personal secretary. No."
Mr. Peterson looks for someone to blame, for his false announcement. "This 'personal secretary' stuff was really started by Boyer when he pulled the word amanuensis out of the dust bin of the English language and claimed it for Flood's relationship with Wyatt. Earp didn't have the money for a staff member; Flood typed as a favor."Mr. Peterson is directly contradicted by John Flood himself. "You know, for the past twenty-five years I have functioned as Wyatt Earp’s secretary, and since his death on Jan. 13, 1929, I have served his widow, Mrs. Josephine S. Earp, in a similar capacity.” Did he say "I type for Mr. Earp on a part time basis as a favor?" No. He himself referred to his role as "Wyatt Earp's secretary," and added that "and since his death on Jan. 13, 1929, I have served his widow, Mrs. Josephine Earp, in a similar capacity." This information is widely known, and it was made public in an auction catalog, and written in the introduction by Wm. Shillingberg, back in 2004. So authoritative is Mr. Shillingberg's information that Dr. Gary Roberts cited a portion of it in his book on Doc Holliday.
Mr. Peterson, why do you argue with John Flood's self description as Wyatt Earp's secretary? Do you have reason to believe that you know more about this Flood/Earp relationship that did John Flood? This is not defending Boyer for the sake of defending Boyer. This is about getting the record straight. The correct record is what matters here. Why Mr. Peterson, are you making up a problem, that does not exist, and then blaming someone else for your false statement? Of all the things to take Boyer to task for, this isn't one of them. I agree with you that this field is plagued by false labels. But Mr. Peterson, saying that John Flood was not Earp's secretary, when Flood clearly stated to the contrary, is an example of a false label that you have now added to the field. Perhaps Mr. Peterson, you could help the field by not making anymore false statements. -John Rose
Mr. Peterson looks for someone to blame, for his false announcement. "This 'personal secretary' stuff was really started by Boyer when he pulled the word amanuensis out of the dust bin of the English language and claimed it for Flood's relationship with Wyatt. Earp didn't have the money for a staff member; Flood typed as a favor."Mr. Peterson is directly contradicted by John Flood himself. "You know, for the past twenty-five years I have functioned as Wyatt Earp’s secretary, and since his death on Jan. 13, 1929, I have served his widow, Mrs. Josephine S. Earp, in a similar capacity.” Did he say "I type for Mr. Earp on a part time basis as a favor?" No. He himself referred to his role as "Wyatt Earp's secretary," and added that "and since his death on Jan. 13, 1929, I have served his widow, Mrs. Josephine Earp, in a similar capacity." This information is widely known, and it was made public in an auction catalog, and written in the introduction by Wm. Shillingberg, back in 2004. So authoritative is Mr. Shillingberg's information that Dr. Gary Roberts cited a portion of it in his book on Doc Holliday.
Mr. Peterson, why do you argue with John Flood's self description as Wyatt Earp's secretary? Do you have reason to believe that you know more about this Flood/Earp relationship that did John Flood? This is not defending Boyer for the sake of defending Boyer. This is about getting the record straight. The correct record is what matters here. Why Mr. Peterson, are you making up a problem, that does not exist, and then blaming someone else for your false statement? Of all the things to take Boyer to task for, this isn't one of them. I agree with you that this field is plagued by false labels. But Mr. Peterson, saying that John Flood was not Earp's secretary, when Flood clearly stated to the contrary, is an example of a false label that you have now added to the field. Perhaps Mr. Peterson, you could help the field by not making anymore false statements. -John Rose
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Although Carleton Watkins was a brief visitor to the Arizona frontier, his work has stood as one of the finest photographic records in existence before the Arizona Territory got a bit too "civilized." Students of the Arizona Territory and photography will note vivid nature and depth of his work, and those who study Tombstone will see photos that they are familiar with but may not have known who created them.
On the Tombstone Times discussion board, the following was posted: "Check it out! A turn of the century (20th) stereoview of Allen Street...Bidding starts at $1200.00 (Ouch!). All you with deep pockets start bidding? Maybe if the price came down." This post was correct, but the response was not. "I have a framed one in my hallway," wrote a responding poster. "These have popped up on ebay steadily for the past ten years or so." In the last ten years, stereoview's of Tombstone have not at all been plentiful on ebay or anywhere else, and knowledgeable collectors and non collectors alike know this. They are scarce in the extreme.
If you scroll down to #4912, you'll see Tombstone from Tank Hill just outside of town(where C.S. Fly would later take many memorable images) and image #4917 shows the original Golden Eagle Brewery in vivid detail, among others.
Photo # 4919 shows a large wooden plank building at the far left. This is the original Brown's Hotel, and the pitched roof restaurant to its right is the office of H.C. Walkers Stage line. An early employee of Walker's was none other than Marshall Williams, and it was Walkers early contract with Wells Fargo that began a close working relationship between Wells Fargo and Marshall Williams. This business contact would later lead to Williams becoming a Wells Fargo employee in Tombstone. Wells Fargo would later regret this working relationship, after Williams left town quickly with a "sport," along with many unpaid personal debts. A latter review of his books while working for Wells Fargo did not cast him in a favorable light either. At the far right of the photo you'll see a portion of a second story wall made out of adobe. This is the far western wall of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which would later figure prominently in the Earp story, and ultimately lost to fire.
Note that image #4914 is the very same image which appears on the cover of "Tombstone A.T." by William Shillingberg, in my opinion the finest book ever written about the old mining camp of Tombstone Arizona. -John Rose
http://carletonwatkins.org/list-page48ns.htm
On the Tombstone Times discussion board, the following was posted: "Check it out! A turn of the century (20th) stereoview of Allen Street...Bidding starts at $1200.00 (Ouch!). All you with deep pockets start bidding? Maybe if the price came down." This post was correct, but the response was not. "I have a framed one in my hallway," wrote a responding poster. "These have popped up on ebay steadily for the past ten years or so." In the last ten years, stereoview's of Tombstone have not at all been plentiful on ebay or anywhere else, and knowledgeable collectors and non collectors alike know this. They are scarce in the extreme.
If you scroll down to #4912, you'll see Tombstone from Tank Hill just outside of town(where C.S. Fly would later take many memorable images) and image #4917 shows the original Golden Eagle Brewery in vivid detail, among others.
Photo # 4919 shows a large wooden plank building at the far left. This is the original Brown's Hotel, and the pitched roof restaurant to its right is the office of H.C. Walkers Stage line. An early employee of Walker's was none other than Marshall Williams, and it was Walkers early contract with Wells Fargo that began a close working relationship between Wells Fargo and Marshall Williams. This business contact would later lead to Williams becoming a Wells Fargo employee in Tombstone. Wells Fargo would later regret this working relationship, after Williams left town quickly with a "sport," along with many unpaid personal debts. A latter review of his books while working for Wells Fargo did not cast him in a favorable light either. At the far right of the photo you'll see a portion of a second story wall made out of adobe. This is the far western wall of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which would later figure prominently in the Earp story, and ultimately lost to fire.
Note that image #4914 is the very same image which appears on the cover of "Tombstone A.T." by William Shillingberg, in my opinion the finest book ever written about the old mining camp of Tombstone Arizona. -John Rose
http://carletonwatkins.org/list-page48ns.htm
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Click this link to view a remarkable video of an historic Streetcar ride in San Francisco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINOxRxze9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NINOxRxze9k
Click this link to view a stamp mill in action. Stamp Mills were key to the economic mining engine that once made Tombstone rich in Silver production.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz8HjvKo2eM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz8HjvKo2eM
Click to see a PBS page for the recent "American Experience" documentary which first aired across most of the U.S. in January, 2010. Note the photo of Wyatt Earp as a child with his mother, which marks the first time this photo has ever been televised.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/wyatt/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/wyatt/
A note from John Rose about this link and a very important historical
resource. Bill James has long since left the employ of the Arizona State Archives, but his work in microfilming Arizona's History has left a legacy that benefits us all. I wrote the text below while Bill was still working for the state, and leave it on my website as I believe his hard work should always be remembered and recognized. All the best to you Bill! -John Rose
Below is a link to the Arizona State Library and Archives, which is a very worthwhile site to visit for the enthusiast and serious researcher alike. One of the most important things I've ever discovered in researching Arizona history is Bill James. I have purchased over 100 rolls of microfilm from Bill's office at the Arizona State Archives. His expertise and passion for Arizona history is unmatched in my experience
in dealing with archives all over the U.S.
A few years ago Bill mentioned to me that the State of Arizona had acquired a machine that could convert microfilm to DVD, so that these records could now be viewed on computer. Bill knew that when it came to
historic Tombstone newspapers, my microfilm was higher quality than the version that Arizona State had. Bill asked if I would ship him my microfilm of the Tombstone Epitaph and Tombstone Nugget newspapers, and
I was glad to do so.
Bill thought this would really open research to a wider audience. My thinking at the time was that those of us researching these papers already had either purchased our own, or found access to library owned microfilm machines, and so I didn't see this as the breakthrough that Bill new it would be. We recently laughed over how right he was, and how wrong I was. This DVD has sped along a great deal of new Tombstone
research, and I'm grateful that Bill allowed me to play a small part on this. Bill has since left the Arizona State Archives, and I pay tribute to his years of service and hard work. -John Rose
resource. Bill James has long since left the employ of the Arizona State Archives, but his work in microfilming Arizona's History has left a legacy that benefits us all. I wrote the text below while Bill was still working for the state, and leave it on my website as I believe his hard work should always be remembered and recognized. All the best to you Bill! -John Rose
Below is a link to the Arizona State Library and Archives, which is a very worthwhile site to visit for the enthusiast and serious researcher alike. One of the most important things I've ever discovered in researching Arizona history is Bill James. I have purchased over 100 rolls of microfilm from Bill's office at the Arizona State Archives. His expertise and passion for Arizona history is unmatched in my experience
in dealing with archives all over the U.S.
A few years ago Bill mentioned to me that the State of Arizona had acquired a machine that could convert microfilm to DVD, so that these records could now be viewed on computer. Bill knew that when it came to
historic Tombstone newspapers, my microfilm was higher quality than the version that Arizona State had. Bill asked if I would ship him my microfilm of the Tombstone Epitaph and Tombstone Nugget newspapers, and
I was glad to do so.
Bill thought this would really open research to a wider audience. My thinking at the time was that those of us researching these papers already had either purchased our own, or found access to library owned microfilm machines, and so I didn't see this as the breakthrough that Bill new it would be. We recently laughed over how right he was, and how wrong I was. This DVD has sped along a great deal of new Tombstone
research, and I'm grateful that Bill allowed me to play a small part on this. Bill has since left the Arizona State Archives, and I pay tribute to his years of service and hard work. -John Rose