Harry E. Chrisman, former Liberal author and historian, donated a large collection of his writings, photographs, and other items to Liberal Memorial Library for the purpose of research. This database searches the contents of the Chrisman Collection.  
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CallNo: E25  
Descriptive Title: Butchering on Custer Ranch   Type: Envelope
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size:    Condition: good
Text: Butchering day on Custer Ranch on Cimarron R.
Misc Info: Negative was in this negative envelope which says: Butchering day on Custer Ranch on Cimarron R. Negative envelope was in a mat/frame which says: Butchering on Custer Ranch - Cimarron River
Subject: Butchering
Custer Ranch
Billy Custer
Cattle
Cimarron River
Kansas 		  Related to:  P439
N211
M/F11
Other:    
CallNo: M/F11  
Descriptive Title: Butchering on Custer Ranch   Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size:    Condition: very good
Text: Butchering on Custer Ranch - Cimarron River
Misc Info: Negative was in a negative envelope which says: Butchering day on Custer Ranch on Cimarron R. Negative envelope was in this mat/frame which says: Butchering on Custer Ranch - Cimarron River
Subject: Butchering
Custer Ranch
Billy Custer
Cattle
Kansas
Cimarron River 		  Related to:  P439
N211
E25
Other:    
CallNo: M/F5  
Descriptive Title: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee   Type: Matting - Frame
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size:    Condition: good
Text: On front: 1. Billy Custer, Rancher and Store Owner (derby hat) 2. Lee Larrabee, Store clerk, later prominent businessman at Liberal, Ks. written on it.
Misc Info: There was negative in a negative envelope with: 1. Billy Custer, Rancher - Store keeper 2. Lee Larrabee, clerk (later prominent businessman at Liberal, Ks. written on it. This negative envelope was in this mat/frame.
Subject: Billy Custer
Lee Larrabee
Store owner
Businessman
Liberal, Kansas
Wagon
Horses
Building
Store 		  Related to:  P442
E21
N205
Other:    
CallNo: N205-A3p  
Descriptive Title: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 1 11/16   Condition: excellent
Text: 
Misc Info: Negative was in a negative envelope with: 1. Billy Custer, Rancher - Store keeper 2. Lee Larrabee, clerk (later prominent businessman at Liberal, Ks. written on it. This negative envelope was in a mat/frame with: 1. Billy Custer, Rancher and Store Owner (derby hat) 2. Lee Larrabee, Store clerk, later prominent businessman at Liberal, Ks. written on it.
Subject: Billy Custer
Lee Larrabee
Store owner
Rancher
Liberal, Kansas
Horses
Wagon
Building
Store 		  Related to:  P442
E21
M/F5
Other: Negative is a picture of 2 men in a wagon pulled by 1 or 2 horses. There is a big building in the background.    
CallNo: N211-D1a3  
Descriptive Title: Butchering on Custer Ranch   Type: Negative
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4   Condition: excellent
Text: 
Misc Info: Negative shows a cow carcass hung up with the stomachs on the ground. There are 3 men, 1 woman and 1 child standing behind the A frame.
Subject: Butchering
Custer Ranch
Cimarron River
Billy Custer
Kansas
1888 		  Related to:  P439
M/F11
E25
Other: Negative was in a negative envelope which says: Butchering day on Custer Ranch on Cimarron R. Negative envelope was in a mat/frame which says: Butchering on Custer Ranch - Cimarron River    
CallNo: P261-A3p  
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Descriptive Title: The Billy Custer Store at Arkalon   Type: Print
Date of Origin:    Provenance:
Size: 4 3/4 x 9 7/16   Condition: good
Text: [back] 5 col [stamp] HARRY E. CHRISMAN LANE D, APT. 74 BLUEBONNET COURTS LIBERAL, KANSAS [note] THE BILLY CUSTER STORE AT ARKALON Lee Larrabee is the clerk, shown at both sides of the picture, since the picture was taken in two shots. Mr. Custer sits at the desk. Jess McCoid once told how, at Fargo Springs, Custer and another man quarreled in a card game, took to the street, fired a cylinder of cartridges each from revolvers at each other. Failing to score a hit, the two made up again, finished the card game. From an original picture owned by Mrs. Frank Stefan, 711 N. Sherman, Liberal
Misc Info: Photo is of the inside of a store. There are 2 men sitting in chairs and 2 men behind the counters. Looks like same man behind counters at opposite end of store. There are 2 possibly 3 men standing in the store. There is a woodstove. There is a kerosene lantern hanging from the ceiling. Products line the shelves and floor.
Subject: store
Arkalon, KS
inside store
barrel
merchandise
clerk
Billy Custer
Lee Larrabee 		  Related to: 
Other: Photo has tape tear mark and tape on top back.    
CallNo: P439-D1a3  
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Descriptive Title: Butchering on Custer Ranch Cimarron River   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1888   Provenance:
Size: 5   Condition: excellent
Text: [front] X [back] X ; Return Photo To [stamp] HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 ; [stamp] THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK [note] Q. I have heard a cow has more than one stomach. Is this true? A. Yes. This is shown in the photo above where Billy Custer and his wife and baby watch their butchers dress out a beef on their ranch on the Cimarron River, in Kansas, about 1888. The stomachs (plural) are shown in the front center of the picture. The liver and heart are in the pan. Photo courtesy Paul Custer, son.
Misc Info: Photo is of four men standing next to a carcass that is being dressed. The carcass is in an A-frame to support it. There is a pan in very front with organs in it. The stomachs are on the ground. There is a lady and young girl child standing behind the men. There is a fence behind them.
Subject: Billy Custer
Butchering
butcher day
ranchers
Cimarron River
Paul Custer 		  Related to: 
Other: "The 1000 Most Asked Questions about the American West"    
CallNo: P442-A3p  
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Descriptive Title: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee   Type: Print
Date of Origin: 1888-1890   Provenance:
Size: 5   Condition: very good
Text: [front] II [back] II ; THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK ; Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 [Return To HARRY E. CHRISMAN 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215 is circled] [note] Q. What prompted businessmen to start up a mercantile store on the vast expanse of prairie in the West? A. Businessmen usually "picked a spot" where they felt the ranchers and settlers would come to them, [would come to them, is underlined] for example along a new railroad, or at a river ford, or at a point where cattle shipments brought trade. This rancher-businessman and his store clerk showed great faith in building along the Cimarron River, in Kansas, in 1888-9. At left, in derby hat, BIlly Custer; Right, Lee Larrabee. ---- Photo from author's collection ; II
Misc Info: Photo is of two men sitting in a buggy with two horses hitched to it. They are standing still in front of a huge building.
Subject: Billy Custer and Lee Larrabee
store
horses
business
mercantile store 		  Related to:  P439-
Other: "The 1000 Most Asked Questions about the American West"