Calamity Jane (1901)
Better known as Calamity Jane, you cannot discuss the frontierswoman experience without mentioning Martha Jane Cannary (1852 – 1903), being a lauded member of the Wild West Hall of Fame. Here we have Jane pictured in her last days, during 1901, seated within her Livingston, MT kitchen. History described Calamity Jane as the kind of character whose many fables make knowing her real-life difficult to establish. Cannary, as mentioned in her colorful tale, worked at Fort Bridger washing dishes, labored under Union Pacific, served General Custer as a scout, and even spent some time as a teamster. While such details must be taken with a pinch of salt, she was certainly a phenomenal performer and intrepid traveler who led a struggle-filled existence.
Calamity Jane
