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American Folk Figure, Frontierswoman. She is best remembered for her association with famous Western lawman, scout, and gunfighter, James Butler Wild Bill Hickok. Born the oldest of six children to parents who were farmers, she received little to no formal education and was illiterate.
Download this stock image: Calamity Jane, standing by the grave of Wild Bill Hickok, photogrpahed by J.A. Kumpf, 1903. Martha Jane Canary (May 1, 1852 - August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman and professional scout.
Calamity Jane was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, South Dakota, next to Bill Hickok. Four of the men who planned her funeral later stated that Hickok had "absolutely no use" for Jane while he was alive, so they decided to play a posthumous joke on him by burying her by his side.
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This photograph of Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary-Burke) was taken from the original glass plate in the late 1890s. She is seen visiting Hickok's grave three years after his murder. She died in 1903, and in accordance with her dying wish, was buried next to Hickok.
9 gru 2018 · Rare Cabinet Card of Calamity Jane. 5 3/8" x 3 7/8", mount size 6 3/8" x 4 3/16". Printed at bottom of image, “MRS. BURKE: CALAMITY JANE.” Robert McCubbin: “This is the only known original of the only known “portrait” of Calamity.” Lot 81, Brian Lebel's Old West Auction - January 25-26, 2019. Mesa, AZ. Sold $1,888.
