History of the Discovery of Tombstone, Arizona, as Told by Edward Lawrence Schieffelin
Edward Lawrence Schieffelin
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1888-1890
Typescript, accompanied by an autobiographical sketch, and letter of transmittal from Mrs. Josephine F. Garrick. Also included are three photographs of Schieffelin: two studio portraits and in Alaska with a dog sled team.
Prospector; discovered the silver mines of the San Pedro Valley, which led to the establishment of Tombstone, Ariz.
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