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Gunfight at the OK Corral

Gunfight at the OK Corral. History Thru Film Mr. Clark. KEY FIGURES. Wyatt Earp. b. March 19, 1848 stagecoach driver, railroad construction worker, surveyor, buffalo hunter, and policeman, sheriff. 1876: chief deputy marshal of Dodge City, Kansas

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Gunfight at the OK Corral

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  1. Gunfight at the OK Corral History Thru Film Mr. Clark

  2. KEY FIGURES Wyatt Earp • b. March 19, 1848 • stagecoach driver, railroad construction worker, surveyor, buffalo hunter, and policeman, sheriff. • 1876: chief deputy marshal of Dodge City, Kansas • 1879:Wyatt and bros. go to Tombstone, Arizona; reputation as a gunfighter • d. January 13, 1929

  3. KEY FIGURES Doc Holliday JOHN HENRY HOLLIDAY • b. August 14, 1851. • Tuberculosis strikes family • educated man; fluent in Latin; played the piano; a dentist; talent for playing cards; good gambler • dying from disease; moody, drank a lot; always wanted to die (fearless); instant friends w/ Wyatt Earp

  4. Sanatorium a an institution for rest and recuperation (as of convalescents) b: an establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill <a tuberculosis sanatorium>

  5. KEY FIGURES Morgan Earp Virgil Earp

  6. KEY FIGURES Ike Clanton Frank McLaury

  7. KEY FIGURES Ike Clanton Tom McLaury

  8. KEY FIGURES Sheriff John Behan

  9. Opponents • Law • Wyatt Earp • Virgil Earp (wounded) • Morgan Earp (wounded) • John Henry "Doc" Holliday (wounded) Cowboys • Joseph Isaac "Ike" Clanton • Billy Clanton (killed) • Frank McLaury (killed) • Tom McLaury (killed) • Billy "The Kid" Claiborne

  10. The Earp FactionWyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, James Earp, Doc Holliday, Morgan Earp

  11. Trouble Begins • Oct. 25, 1881: Doc Holliday drinking in local saloon in Tombstone, AZ • becomes involved in drunken dispute with Ike Clanton (unarmed) • each man threatens each other’s life

  12. Trouble Begins • Oct. 26, 1881: Ike Clanton goes looking for Holliday to “settle” dispute • Virgil and Morgan Earp find Clanton and “detain” him • Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury find out about Ike’s trouble

  13. Trouble Begins • The “Cowboys” gather in town looking for revenge for the “injustices” against their brothers • the Earps gather Doc Holliday and decide to “disarm” the Cowboys

  14. Trouble Begins • Virgil Earp receives word that the Cowboys were gathering at the OK Corral (and armed) • the Cowboys had threatened to kill the Earps and Doc, if they did not get out of Tombstone • the whole town gathered

  15. Wyatt Earp’s Drawing Prior to the Shootout

  16. Lot Near OK Corral

  17. Gunfight • The two sides meet near the OK Corral • Wyatt Earp and Billy Clanton opened the battle • Doc shot Billy in the chest, then shot Tom McLaury down with a double charge of buckshot. (died before he hit the ground)

  18. Gunfight • Ike Clanton turns to run away • Wyatt allows him to go freely • Doc shoots twice at Ike (barely misses) • Frank McLaury shoots Doc's holster and burned a crease across his hip • Doc's return shot smashed into McLaury's brain

  19. Wyatt Earp’s Drawing After the ShootOut

  20. Gunfight Ends • Less than thirty seconds after the opening shot, three men lay dead and three were wounded. • Doc had shot each of the dead cowboys at least once. • Virgil had been shot in the leg • Morgan through both shoulders. • Only Wyatt Earp survived the fight untouched.

  21. Gunfight Ends Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton

  22. Legend • This incident had become one of the greatest stories ever told about the Wild West. • Numerous movies made about this event as well as about the individuals involved • short battle made legends that have lasted hundreds of years

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