Chrisman Collection

Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.

P442-A3p

Call No: P442-A3p

Description: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee

Date of origin: 1888-1890

Type: Print

Size: 5

Condition: Very Good

Content:

[front] II
[back] II ; THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK ; Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 is circled]
[note] Q. What prompted businessmen to start up a mercantile store on the vast expanse of prairie in the West?
A. Businessmen usually “picked a spot” where they felt the ranchers and settlers would come to them, [would come to them, is underlined] for example along a new railroad, or at a river ford, or at a point where cattle shipments brought trade. This rancher-businessman and his store clerk showed great faith in building along the Cimarron River, in Kansas, in 1888-9. At left, in derby hat, BIlly Custer; Right, Lee Larrabee. —- Photo from author’s collection ; II

Provenance:

Miscellaneous Info.:

Photo is of two men sitting in a buggy with two horses hitched to it. They are standing still in front of a huge building.

Other Info.: “The 1000 Most Asked Questions about the American West”

Related to: M/F5 (Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee), N205-A3p (Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee), P439-D1a3 (Butchering on Custer Ranch Cimarron River),

Subject: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee, business, horses, mercantile store, Store,