Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890
This roulette wheel once belonged to the infamous con man, Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, who arrived in Skagway, Alaska, in 1897, during the Klondike Gold Rush. Soapy Smith was reputed to have rigged his roulette wheel, marked his cards and ran a Skagway gang, marking him as the "...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/13476 2023-05-15T18:19:51+02:00 Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 1890s http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13476 unknown 1955.970.236 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13476 http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, 1955.970.236. Gift of Mr. Horace W. McCurdy Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Gold Rush Service Industry 19th century Entertainment artifact 1890 ftuwashingtonlib 2019-10-26T22:58:54Z This roulette wheel once belonged to the infamous con man, Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, who arrived in Skagway, Alaska, in 1897, during the Klondike Gold Rush. Soapy Smith was reputed to have rigged his roulette wheel, marked his cards and ran a Skagway gang, marking him as the "king of the frontier con men" until a fatal shootout in 1898. 1 Wheel, Roulette; Materials: wood; Dimensions: 9 in.H x 16.25 in.Diam Other/Unknown Material Skagway Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Saloon ENVELOPE(-131.387,-131.387,58.133,58.133) |
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University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections |
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Gold Rush Service Industry 19th century Entertainment |
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Gold Rush Service Industry 19th century Entertainment Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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Gold Rush Service Industry 19th century Entertainment |
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This roulette wheel once belonged to the infamous con man, Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith, who arrived in Skagway, Alaska, in 1897, during the Klondike Gold Rush. Soapy Smith was reputed to have rigged his roulette wheel, marked his cards and ran a Skagway gang, marking him as the "king of the frontier con men" until a fatal shootout in 1898. 1 Wheel, Roulette; Materials: wood; Dimensions: 9 in.H x 16.25 in.Diam |
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Other/Unknown Material |
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Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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Roulette wheel from Soapy Smith's saloon in Skagway, Alaska, ca. 1890 |
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roulette wheel from soapy smith's saloon in skagway, alaska, ca. 1890 |
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1890 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13476 |
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ENVELOPE(-131.387,-131.387,58.133,58.133) |
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Saloon |
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Saloon |
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Skagway Alaska |
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Skagway Alaska |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
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1955.970.236 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/13476 |
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http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, 1955.970.236. Gift of Mr. Horace W. McCurdy |
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