Fort Dodge Museum IA. Opera House Vendor Show

 

Greetings from the Fort Dodge Iowa Fort Museum. 

Dusty Trails Books is set up! Meeting lots of nice folks here in Fort Dodge Iowa!

The Death of Charlie Kirk By G C. Stevens

 

THE CENTRAL STATES LAWMAN & OUTLAWS HISTORIC ASSOCIATION 

It is with a very heavy heart that I must report that Conservative Legend Charlie Kirk has been assassinated.  From my family to his. our deepest felt condolences, and Christian prayers go out to you. We are praying for all of you, and the decent people in this country who have suffered the yoke of oppression long enough.

 God Bless Our Republic.

G.C. Stevens

Wild West Photos, RPPCs, Reprints, prop-cards. and Linen Post Cards: Billy the Kid cards

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Billy the Kid Linen PC. Genuine Curteigh Chicago PC Co. (L), Sheriff Pat Garrett, prop-card (M) Billy the Kid  Rppc L.L. Cook Co Milwaukee (R) 

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Over the last few years, I have acquired several hundred Frontier / Wild West related Photos. The collection consists of RPPC (Real Photo Post Cards) Older linen post cards, reprints, prop-cards and collectable western cards.  All photos here are the property of the author and the Central States Lawman and Outlaws Historic Assn. (c) 

Wild West Photos, In RPPC, Linen Post Cards and reprints By G.C. Stevens

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Over the last few years, I have acquired several hundred Frontier / Wild West related Photos. The collection consists of RPPC (Real Photo Post Cards) Older linen post cards, reprints, prop-cards and collectable western cards.  All photos here are the property of the author and the Central States Lawman and Outlaws Historic Assn. (c) 

Calamity Jane Post Card by Kustom Quality

Luke Short (Reprint- L) Oscar Suborn (R) Oscar Suborns photo was a card related to a set of cards dedicated to Jesse James and the Bank Robbery in Northfield Minnesota. According to the description on the back of the card, Suborn is credited with spotting the Younger brothers in Madelia Mn. The post card was produced by AZUSA 

The "Wild Bunch" RPPC by Kustom Quality

The Dodge City Peace Commission, Post card, postmarked May 5th, 1958, Dodge City

Death Photo Dalton Gang, date unknown Silvercraft postcard

Doc Holliday, reprint

 

Talking Bonnie and Clyde In Iowa, with History Delights

 I joined Tom Shaw and Kevin Schmitt of History Delights to talk about my book "They Died Holding Their Guns, The Barrow Gang Scrap Book."

Correction; In the video, I mention Polk County, But the shootout at Dexfield Park 

occurred in Dallas County Iowa. 

                                              $18.99 Available on ebay 

THE WESTERN GENRE LIVES: New Over The Air Digital TV Channel: "WEST" Western Entertainment Series Television

The Western Genre Lives on!

I was skimming through the channels on Over The Air TV, in the Des Moines Iowa area, when I ran into a looped video ad on channel 45-5 for a new OTA digital channel, called "WEST" Western Entertainment Series Television. The video ad, tells us that the channel will have a full complement (over 30) of made for TV western series including:

"GUN SMOKE, WAGON TRAIN, MAVERICK, RAW HIDE, HIGH CHAPPAREL, BONANZA, HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL, WANTED DEAD OF LIVE, AND MORE."

The tales of American West and western genre is too tough to die !

The channel is scheduled to go live in late September 2025! 

Photos taken by the author

Frontier Tales: Mr. Howard Goes West: By G.C. Stevens

 

Hey Pards!

Stop by FRONTIER TALES and check out my short story which is a fictionalized account of the Jesse James Train Robbery in Adair Iowa, called Mr. Howard Goes West!

Mr. Howard Goes West 

By G.C. Stevens

Drawings by Leah McCarty

Jesse James living and postmortem drawings. 

From the Authors Collection

The Jesse James train robbery monument located near Adair Iowa

Photo by the author