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Calamity Jane
Martha Canary, 1852-1903, ("Calamity Jane"), full-length portrait, seated with rifle as General Crook's scout c. 1895
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and also did you know she was a "Lady of the evening" Must of did that when things got a little slow around Deadwood
She must of been quite a woman
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She must of been quite a woman
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Neat old picture, thanks for posting
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I thought she was already in an asylum by 1895 from the effects of syphilis rotting her brain.
Yep a heck of a woman. Allegedly she could out-drink and out cuss any man in the Dakota Territory, and out-fignt most of them. She could skin a mule with whip or tongue along side the best (or worst as opinions vary).
But she was no "Lady of the Evening!" She might have beena a Sporting Girl but there was nothing ladylike about her.
Yep a heck of a woman. Allegedly she could out-drink and out cuss any man in the Dakota Territory, and out-fignt most of them. She could skin a mule with whip or tongue along side the best (or worst as opinions vary).
But she was no "Lady of the Evening!" She might have beena a Sporting Girl but there was nothing ladylike about her.
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Wasn't she the woman who was with Wild Bill at the time of his demise?
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She had a thing for him.....although he was married.UncleBuck wrote:Wasn't she the woman who was with Wild Bill at the time of his demise?
I tell ya one thing....she aint a looker
What was he thinking.....
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Those could be some desperate days!RIHMFIRE wrote:UncleBuck wrote:Wasn't she the woman who was with Wild Bill at the time of his demise?
I tell ya one thing....she aint a looker
What was he thinking.....
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Ellen Barkin was purtier...
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Dang it Buck, you beat me to it!Buck Elliott wrote:Ellen Barkin was purtier...
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Is it a shadow or is that '73 cocked? Kinda looks like the hammer's back to the tang sight.
Yeah, she was a " 'beaut", alright. All around wild "woman".
Yeah, she was a " 'beaut", alright. All around wild "woman".
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Mike, you're right, it's cocked.Mike D. wrote:Is it a shadow or is that '73 cocked? Kinda looks like the hammer's back to the tang sight.
Yeah, she was a " 'beaut", alright. All around wild "woman".
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There are many pictures of Martha Jane Canary up here in Deadwood. She is buried right beside Wild Bill and I am of the firm Belief that is as close as she EVER got to him. They even lied about her date of death so it would match Wild Bill's. I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
I will note here that she had a lot of guts and did not skeedaddle in the big epidemic in Deadwood that killed a lot of folks. She stayed and nursed lots of sick people. She may have had a face that would make a freight train take a dirt road but she was a standup woman in one hell of a tough place on the western frontier.
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I will note here that she had a lot of guts and did not skeedaddle in the big epidemic in Deadwood that killed a lot of folks. She stayed and nursed lots of sick people. She may have had a face that would make a freight train take a dirt road but she was a standup woman in one hell of a tough place on the western frontier.
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I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but?I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
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Re: Calamity Jane
She is a dead ringer for a co-worker of mine.
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Re: Calamity Jane
My favorite portrayal of Calamity Jane was done by Robin Weigert in series Deadwood.
Warning the flowery language is spiced up with a healthy dose of cuss words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEZbgaqJWo
Warning the flowery language is spiced up with a healthy dose of cuss words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKEZbgaqJWo
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Re: Calamity Jane
Hell, he bought her a drink the first time she rode into Deadwood.BlaineG wrote:I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but?I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
Since she laready had the calamity all he ever did was drink and shoot with her.
Y'all know of course that after she lost what little mind she had Jane claimed to have een married to Wild Bill. I don't think anyone believed it.
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Especially Alice...Doc Hudson wrote:Hell, he bought her a drink the first time she rode into Deadwood.BlaineG wrote:I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but?I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
Since she laready had the calamity all he ever did was drink and shoot with her.
Y'all know of course that after she lost what little mind she had Jane claimed to have een married to Wild Bill. I don't think anyone believed it.
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Doc Hudson wrote:I thought she was already in an asylum by 1895 from the effects of syphilis rotting her brain.
Yep a heck of a woman. Allegedly she could out-drink and out cuss any man in the Dakota Territory, and out-fignt most of them. She could skin a mule with whip or tongue along side the best (or worst as opinions vary).
But she was no "Lady of the Evening!" She might have beena a Sporting Girl but there was nothing ladylike about her.
OK you are right but I was afraid of Hobie deleteing me if I flat out called her a hooker!
But in her defence she was a whole lot more woman than most us could handle!!!!!
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Don't want to look. I like her description in the "J.T. Edson" series much better than real life!!!
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There is plenty of stories bouncing around about the ol gal. Who ever, or what ever she was, she sure led an interesting life.
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Ugh. That's a revolting thought.rafter-7 wrote:But in her defence she was a whole lot more woman than most us could handle!!!!!
Personally, I'm happy that modern society breeds a prettier stock of womenfolk.
Even then, I find many women not worth the effort of "handling".
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learn stuff here every day. off to wikopedia I went. amazing what you can learn here.
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Re: Calamity Jane
I stand with Wiedner on this one.
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Her great-grand-niece hangs around Cody in the summer-time, telling her story...
Ellen Barkin was purtier...
Ellen Barkin was purtier...
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Now that I think about it, she reminds me of TERRY...with breasts.
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Well of those who have portrayed her in film, Doris Day was by far the prettiest. While her version had nothing to do with reality, it did star Doris, and that's always a plus in my book.Buck Elliott wrote:Her great-grand-niece hangs around Cody in the summer-time, telling her story...
Ellen Barkin was purtier...
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I love the "deadwood" TV series. The stilted Victorian language is fun to decipher. The terrible language I could do without.
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LMAO!Terry Murbach wrote:She may have had a face that would make a freight train take a dirt road .....
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That's why you don't buy an unattractive woman a drink; you'll have to move in the middle of the night to get rid of her.Doc Hudson wrote:Hell, he bought her a drink the first time she rode into Deadwood.BlaineG wrote:I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but?I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
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BLAINE!!! That was a mental picture I DID NOT NEED!!!BlaineG wrote:Now that I think about it, she reminds me of TERRY...with breasts.
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I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
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How many have you woken up with?
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How many have you woken up with?mescalero1 wrote:I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
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Travis Morgan wrote:How many have you woken up with?mescalero1 wrote:I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
you beat me to it Travis!!
I was going to ask the same question! LOL
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Well, Terry did move off to Rapid City on pretty short notice. :O:Travis Morgan wrote:Doc Hudson wrote:Hell, he bought her a drink the first time she rode into Deadwood.BlaineG wrote:I promised myself I would not ask you how you're sure of this.......but?I suspect right now she probably doesn't look any worse for wear nor smell a bit worse than she did in the latter half of the 19TH century.
That's why you don't buy an unattractive woman a drink; you'll have to move in the middle of the night to get rid of her.
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I wish to invoke my fifth amendment rights, and refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it may
tend to incrimanate me.
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Doc Hudson wrote:Travis Morgan wrote:How many have you woken up with?mescalero1 wrote:I have NEVER gone to bed with an ugly woman.
you beat me to it Travis!!
I was going to ask the same question! LOL
It was bound to be a horserace; I was typing as fast as I could!
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There's a novel about Calamity called "Buffalo Gals", I believe, and I'm pretty sure (but not positive) that Larry McMurtry wrote it. It is written from Calamity Jane's perspective. I found it a very entertaining read about someone who, whatever else she was, was an extraordinary person. Much to admire, and much that was very, very odd.
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She was a product of her times. I wouldn't mind having her as a backup on a dangerous hunt as she was reputed to be a very good shot and practically fearless. Besides, with her backing me up, I wouldn't have to look at her.
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Re: Calamity Jane
She might not have been the prettiest gal in town and she might have really stretched the meaning of the word "lady", but if she was as loyal as they made her out to be why wouldn't you want her on your side.
Seems to me, from some of the old pics I've seen, that not many women in those days were what we would class as "comely" today.
Hard women for a hard life, and besides, rotgut whiskey and lousy oil lamps would have hidden many a flaw at bedtime back then.
Seems to me, from some of the old pics I've seen, that not many women in those days were what we would class as "comely" today.
Hard women for a hard life, and besides, rotgut whiskey and lousy oil lamps would have hidden many a flaw at bedtime back then.
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You got that right! Some of those women loast several fights wit someone using an ugly stick.
Fact is Josephine Marcus Earp was one of the few women of the era I've seen who'd pass as a real beauty by today's standard.
Fact is Josephine Marcus Earp was one of the few women of the era I've seen who'd pass as a real beauty by today's standard.
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The first trip I took out West I met a tour guide who showed me her grave. That was when I learned something that wasn't in the history books as to why she was called "Calamity". Yup. She was a product of a rougher time in our society.