Bear Howard's cabin

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Browse TopicCommunity GroupsCriminal JusticeLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSubjectPioneers--Arizona--SedonaDescriptionAfter breaking out of a California jail for shooting a sheep-herder, Bear Howard came to Arizona territory - Oak Creek Canyon. He lived near his daughter and son-in-law, the Steven Purtymuns, for years before being caught and returned to jail. The story is he was very elderly and his jailers let him escape to return to his home.TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatBlack-and-white photographsContributing InstitutionSedona Historical SocietyCollectionThe History of SedonaSubcollectionPioneersRights StatementContact Sedona Historical Society [email protected]

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IdentifierBear_Howard_cabin_w_Thomas_copy.jpgDigital FormatJPEG

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