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20131482-84
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A transcript of a Cowboy Narrative, or Rangelore, interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s with former cowboy William Owens of Fort Worth, Texas. In the interview, Owens describes a shootout between members of his cattle outfit, owned by Dan Waggoner, and rival rustlers in 1878. The interview also references the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
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1878
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
Collection Number
AR316-3-9
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