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David Gindy from Florida has a scrapbook filled with memorabilia from the Wild West that he thinks belonged to Mile Morlacchi from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Help us Investigate!
We conclude our first Web Investigation with a summary and some final thoughts from the experts we've been in touch with during the investigation.
As we wrap up the research for the investigation we take a final look and the authorship question and take a look at our many competing theories.
This week we work on resolving two important issues for this investigation: Is the scrapbook authentic and who created it. We also take a look at the last set of pages from the scrapbook.
We dig a bit deeper into the question of whether Texas Jack's manager, John M. Burke, could have created the scrapbook.
Thanks to some great viewer contributions, we've learned some interesting facts about the life of Texas Jack. This week we hear from a Buffalo Bill expert to learn more about his relationship with Texas Jack. We've also posted some additional pages from the scrapbook that might help us identify the author.
This week we take a look at some additional pages from the scrapbook that may reveal some insights into the life and career of Texas Jack.
We get an update on the research into Mlle Morlacchi's connection to the Can Can and get some answers from an expert in the history of American dance.
We review the first weeks contributions and discoveries and look further into Mille Morlacchi's connection to bringing the Can Can to America.
It's only a few days into the investigation and we've already got some interesting research, theories and leads to follow up. It's also created some more questions and avenues for further research.
David Gindy from Coral Gables, Florida has contacted us with a very interesting item. He has an old scrapbook with letters and historical documents and photos from someone called Texas Jack Omohundro and also Giuseppina Morlacchi. Who did the scrapbook belong to? With your help we'll seek to uncover this, and many other questions over the next few weeks.
Did an Italian Can Can dancer keep a scrapbook of letters from Wild West characters like Buffalo Bill and other western ephemera?
Week 4 UPDATE: Is John Burke the author?
Week 5: We Review the Evidence - Is the Scrapbook Authentic?
Week 6: Wrapping up the Research
Week 7: Who owned the scrapbook? Our expert conclusion
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