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luckygrrrTombstone’s Reputation, in Light of Tucson Shooting, Touches Off Another Political Debate
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik’s comments on the day after the horrific Tucson shooting that left six people dead, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson) fighting for her life, and 13 other people wounded have again put a little Arizona silver mining town, Tombstone, at the center of a political debate. “Well, I think we’re the Tombstone … Read more
David Dortort, Creator of Groundbreaking “Bonanza,” “The High Chaparral”
David Dortort, creator of groundbreaking and long-running television shows like “Bonanza” and “The High Chaparral,” died on Sept. 5 after a long cardiac illness. He was 93. Dortort in 2009 donated an archive of his personal papers to the Autry, pledging $100,000 to their organization and maintenance. The archive includes the first handwritten draft of … Read more
The O.K. Corral Documents
Right about now, Arizona state archivists and conservators must be poring over the documents from the Shootout at the O.K. Corral found during a recent spring cleaning at a Cochise County jail in Bisbee, about 20 miles South of the legendary town of Tombstone, where the shootout took place. The documents, which describe eyewitness accounts … Read more
