MATERIAL CULTURE (p 5)
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Although the archaeological material didn’t allow deep interpretation
as to general health in the community, the presence of patent or
proprietary medicine bottles and fragments was consistent with other
communities in the American West at the time. It seems likely that
the usual ailments were exacerbated by the lack of good fresh water.
Though recreation may have been limited in this remote town, there
is ample documentary and material evidence that some people in the
community did something besides work, sleep, and eat. Billiards,
gambling, and movie viewing were all represented in the artifact
collection. The single best-represented leisure activity, however,
was DRINKING. Liquor bottles of many kinds were abundant. The law
enforcement that attempted to keep these leisure activities under
control was embodied by part of a police uniform.
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Large fragments of slate from billiard tables,
a clay poker chip, and a metal film reel. »Enlarge
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A brass tap pull and a crimped bottle cap.
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| A black glass pestle for grinding medicine,
a Chamberlain's diarrhea medicine bottle, and fragments of other
glass patent medicine bottles. »Enlarge |
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Various liquor bottles that held whiskey and
wine. »Enlarge |
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| Amber glass beer bottles. »Enlarge |
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A metal belt lacer stamped 'POLICE.' »Enlarge |
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