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Jack Williams Grave in Boot Hill Cemetery

95-389
Accession Number
95-389
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348292218
Related Collection
Harry S. Truman Papers
Keywords
Cemeteries
Tombs
HST Keywords
Arizona - Tombstone
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Associated Press

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Description

In Boot Hill, a burying ground for gunmen located in Tombstone, Arizona, is a small cross with an epitaph. It reads "Jack Williams Done His Damndest." President Truman said he would like such an epitaph on his grave jokingly in a press conference. Donor: H. Montgomery, Phoenix Republic.

Date(s)
April 21, 1952