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A studio portrait of Squirrel Tooth Alice. Born Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Haley in Belton, Texas, in 1855, she ran away from home as a teen and became a dance hall girl first in Abilene, Kansas, and later Ellsworth and Dodge City. She eventually settled in Sweetwater, Texas, where she owned and operated a brothel and dancehall until 1921. Her unusual nickname was derived from her professional alias, Alice, a small gap in her front teeth, and her fondness for prairie dogs, which she kept as pets.
Date: Between 1870 and 1880
Item Number: 6973
Call Number: B Squirrel Tooth Alice *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6973
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Prostitution
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Dodge City
Places - Counties - Ford
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Type of Material - Photographs
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