Poker Alice - Old West Gambler
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2021
- Alice was a cigar and gun toting gambler in the Old West. She made a healthy living as a gambler after being widowed and broke. During her time playing poker she drew huge crowds and was really popular. Her story is an interesting one that is worth remembering.
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Rhett, I enjoyed this Old West video about, Poker Alice. I hadn't heard about a woman professional gambler before, and I found this story very interesting. Loved the photos, also. Take care 🐎
It really was a male dominated profession but there were some women who were in it. Alice was just extremely successful. Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Love the old West connections.
Thank you so much for watching Paul!
Thank you for such great history stories of the old west. If I could go back in time just to witness anything it would be the wild west. Not to change history, just to be a witness.
It's an interesting time period and I'm fascinated with the people who lived and experienced the time. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I always look forward to your Old West videos. I always learn something new. Thanks for another interesting video.
You're welcome and I'm glad you learned something! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the wonderful histories and stories from your forays into the pass thru your travels and the many graveyards, which again let those at rest come alive, for just a brief moment in time... Thanks and keep at it...
Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate you watching. What you said is exactly my goal. To breathe a little life into the history and let it live again even if only for a short time.
Alice was a colorful character I hadn't heard of until now. Pa's ma was born in South Dakota in 1886 and smoked cigars into the late 1960s. RIP cigar smoking ladies of South Dakota.
That is interesting as there isn't a lot of cigar smoking women. At least not in those days. Alice was a unique character for sure. Thank you for watching my friend!
What an interesting character! I remember hearing about her. Funny to see Liz Taylor playing her in the movie :-)
Yes it is a different role for her. Thank you so much for watching my friend!
she was certainly a character in life! She must have been quite good at her profession , as it lasted a long time. thanks for this obscure bit of history!
You're welcome and I do think she was a good gambler and business woman. Thank you for watching Greg!
What a lady!
I bet she could tell some good stories.
I especially loved the photo of her when she was older..
She sure experienced a different lifestyle for a woman. Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story 🌸
You're welcome and thank you so much for watching Monika!
As a person that grew up in sturgis. I frequently participated in "cemetery clean ups". I always thought it was awesome to have the history in my backyard.
Great as always Rhett. That was a very interesting story. Thank you. 😊🐘
You're welcome and thank you so much for watching! I hope all is going well in S.A.
Aloyious is phonetically sort of, “ Al o wish us” if that makes any sense.
Thank you for the help on that! I figured I was going to butcher it!
I loved this western story. She was one tough lady. I never heard of poker Alice her life was sure different. I really enjoy the old west history. Awesome video. Thank you Rhetty. U never disappoint me.stay safe.🥰🙏❤🌹💜🤩
Thank you so much for watching and I'm happy to hear you learned about someone new. I love breathing a little life into some of these older figures in history. You're right about her being tough and she was also a trailblazer for other women. Might not have been a path that many women wanted to follow in but she entered into a male dominated profession of gambling.
@@RhettyforHistory Poker Alice sure did. I would not want that life but I sure do love learning about these woman who are trailblazers.👍🙋❤️
They are interesting to learn about but I agree with you in that I wouldn't want that lifestyle.
Thanks for another new historical character, new to me that is. She seems to me to be a real life Ms. Kitty
I'm happy to hear you learned about someone new! She really was quite a character. Thank you so much for watching!
Those pictures are cool!
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
I agree!
HEY, RHETTY HOW'S IT Going and wow only back in those days could you get away with some of the thing she did in her day but more power to her and what a gal she was is all I can Say about her thanks for this very entertaining moment in old western History take care stay safe and God bless see you on the next adventure
Technically people in a round about what are still doing crazy stuff in that area. All of that Badlands area was settled illegally. It was all Souix land and was not supposed to be settled by anyone. So every brothel, saloon, hotel, general store, blacksmith shop, church, home or any other business is technically illegal. It is still a hot debate and has even found it's way into court. I think people in those sorts of areas had to have a different mindset because they knew they weren't supposed to be there. The descendants have just grown accustomed to being there so it doesn't seem as noticeable. It is certainly different from anywhere else. Thank you for watching!
Never heard this story before, love hearing new things. I feel she was very inventive in a time where women were considered ignorant, and had no sense of business. Alice was an amazing women who had the constitution to face anything that come at her.
I'm happy to hear you learned about someone new. She was certainly determined and you're right about her having a sense of business. She knew she had to diversify. Thank you so much for watching Patricia!
Great work!So entertaining.
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Hey Rhett,
What a colorful woman.
Thank you for such a great video on a part of the old wild West.
Loved the pictures.
Gun totin, cigar smokin, card dealin, little lady there.
Thanks my friend! 🤠
You're right she was quite the character for sure. She edged her way into a male dominated profession. Thank you so much for watching!
Excellent Vlog....Love this area of the country...Thanks...
I do too! It's beautiful up there and the temperatures were so much cooler than Oklahoma. Thank you for watching!
What a lovely and no nonsense woman ! Would love to have known her, because I like to play poker too !
Yeah you would have had a great time with her then! Thank you for watching!
New to your channel! Love what I see!
Welcome to the channel and I'm glad you are here! Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for the video. Nice vacation. Have been there once, would like to go back on my motorcycle. Will have to try and find the Elizabeth Taylor movie now.
It's certainly motorcycle country. I can't imagine how crazy it gets during the main event! Thank you for watching James!
She was a very interesting person.
Yes she was indeed! Thank you for watching!
Very Interesting. She led a very colorful and eventful life. Thanks for the video.
She sure did! Thank you so much for watching Harry!
A Great video Rhetty thank You.
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Good morning Rhetty,,,another great video,,,I'll always keep watching,,,
Thank you so much for always watching! It means a lot to me!
Been to Leadville many times, that's where Molly Brown lived before moving to Denver Colorado. She was married to Johnny Brown.
There is a lot of history in that town and many notable figures set foot there. Thank you for watching!
Love the Old West! Great video.
I do too! Thank you so much for watching Nancy!
This was a very interesting video about the famous Poker Alice. Dead Wood saw its share of famous outlaws and unusual western characters.Pocker Alice had a story that would compare to any. It's a shame you didn't have time to research some of those other grave markers. That looked like a very interesting cemetery.
There is a lot of history in that area. I won't have anything else in that cemetery although I tried to see if there was anyone else of interest in that cemetery and I just couldn't see anyone like her. I will have quite a bit coming from Deadwood. Thank you for watching James!
Great story! Thank you 😊
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
Great video Rhetty Alice was one tough Lady
Yes she was! She had to be with where she was and what she did in order to survive. Thank you for watching!
This, Was A Cool Story, IveNever Heard of Poker Alice, A Woman, Way Before Her Time..
Yes she was. She certainly paved her own way. Thank you for watching!
Very Interesting. I enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing.
You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching!
Very interesting. Loved it.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you watching!
Great story, thanks for sharing it.
JT
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
Great video! We have been out that way many times, but we’ve never been to this cemetery. I hope you have a chance to go to the cemetery in Deadwood.
I did. I'll have a video on that cemetery but there will be a lot to it so it will take me longer to edit it. It's a beautiful area of the country with a lot of history. Thank you for watching!
al-oh-ISH-uhs. My grandma taught me how to pronounce it after I said it the same way you did. ;)
Thank you for the help on that. I wasn't exactly sure.
Want those antiques cards !
They are pretty cool! Thanks for watching Jose!
One very interesting lady, safe travels :)
Yes she was! Thank you for watching Wendy!
Good to hear from you nice vlog
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
Very nice cemetery🪦 Great story🃏
Thank you for watching Brenda! Glad you enjoyed it!
A "Christian" Madam. 😆😆😆
Great video, thank you Rhetty. The movie with Elizabeth Taylor portraying Poker Alice, I have never heard of.
It does seem strange in a lot of ways. But that was certainly a different area of the country. Everyone settling in that area was breaking the law so they all had a different mindset to even go there. Thank you so much for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory You are welcome. Yes, many a weird mindset for sure!
Many people wonder if prostitution was legal in the Badlands since it went on for over 100 years even up to 1980. The answer is no it wasn't legal. But neither were the saloons, blacksmiths, general stores, or any other place of business, church or house. It was all Souix land and the people that settled there in the Badlands were all breaking the law whether they were ministers, preachers or whatever else. That is what I mean by a different mindset. It's still sort of a hot debated topic and one that has found its way in the courts.
@@RhettyforHistory Very true Rhetty. Anglos definitely took over land that our government at the time had promised to the Natives! That was the cause of some Natives committing "depredations." It was a horrible, horrible vicious cycle 😢
You're right. It's one thing if they renegotiated a treaty but that never took place in the Badlands. Technically the land is still the Souix. We may see that go back. They have won some cases going back to the 70s and have taken some land back. It's truly a different case than anywhere else. The only place that remotely comes close is the Muscogee Creek here in Oklahoma.
Great job the best brother
Thank you and I appreciate you watching!
I vaguely remember the movie with Elizabeth Taylor. I think it was a TV movie. I didn't know at the time that it was based on a real person. Alice has quite a story. She must have been pretty tough.
Sure she was pretty rough and tough. I can't imagine any man liking that especially in this time period but I guess there is always someone out there for everyone! Thanks for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory I guess a rough and tough woman back then would have been a bonus. Or maybe they just wanted her poker winnings.
I'm sure that had a lot to do with it!
Really interesting
Thank you for watching!
This story is very like to Annie Oakley who became a sharp shooter to help feed and support her family after her father died.
Annie certainly went against the norm and probably had a much easier life in the route she took and the decisions she made. I will definitely be doing a story on her at some point. She was incredible at what she did. Thank you for watching!
Nice video. 👍👍
Thank you for watching!
I had heard of this lady and that she played poker and smoked cigars. Couldn't help but think of the photo of Bonnie Parker with the cigar in her mouth. But Bonnie didn't smoke the cigars, Clyde did. But I didn't know that Poker Alice was buried in South Dakota or where she was from. Just curious while you are in South Dakota are you going stop by Deadwood and visit Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane's gravesites? Also U.S. Marshall Seth Bullock is buried in the same cemetery. I don't know as much about him as I do Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane though.
You're right about Bonnie. It seemed as though Bonnie was a little worried about her image with Cigars whereas Alice didn't care. She was tough trailblazer for her time. I have filmed the graves you mentioned and more. That one may take some time to put together and it will certainly be a longer episode. But it is definitely coming sometime in the future. Thank you for watching my friend!
Hi Rhetty, I watched this twice in case I missed something, very interesting.I think she was a very savvy woman and led a interesting life. I love the photo of the jail, although I’m sure being in there today wouldn’t be fun, it wouldn’t be any where near as bad as being in that. I saw an episode of the American pickers once, with Mike and Frank, they went to Sturges for a really big motorcycle thing. Bet it’s busy at that time of year. Would love to see South Dakota, probably won’t make it from Australia now, is it as fascinating as I think it would be ? I know it as the Wild West but noticed in all your videos that you all say Old west, I’ve never mentioned it before, but was curious. Is there just two names for it, or has it been changed to Old West ? Thanks again, loved it 😊
No it hasn't been changed there are multiple names describing anything west of the Mississippi River. Some say Wild West or Old West while others say American West. Hollywood pretty much likes to show desert like areas with western movies but much of the West was not like that. Sturgis really swells up during that motorcycle rally. This was the first time I had ever been there but you could really get a grasp on that event based on some of the venues that were there. They were huge and empty. Thank you so much for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory thanks Rhetty, I really enjoyed the story of poker Alice. I also like when you describe places, gives me a feel for what it’s like. I’m going back in to watch again, as I forgot to press that like button. Stay safe.
I appreciate you watching more than once! All of that helps a lot and I'm glad you are still enjoying the videos!
I would love to have a copy of the train and stage. Would you mind telling me where you found them? Great video, I have heard of her and always wanted to learn more about her.
Are you talking about the stagecoach photo? Alice was certainly a different character in the old west. She paved her own way and didn't necessarily need a man or anyone else for that matter. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory steam loco and stagecoach photos.
She definitely was a strong woman. Reminds me of some older women I knew who lived in the hills through hard times
Oh you're talking in the intro. I can't remember where I got those as it is a couple years old now.
@@RhettyforHistory I will keep looking then thanks
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Thanks for watching!
Cemeteries with character are rare. Now they are just plain so they can mow over your grave. I find that rather scary and disrespectful. I am hoping your are all cool. Hopefully today will be my last day of 109 🥵. Take care and be safe.
It's definitely hot where you are right now! It's 84 out now but a month ago it was probably 104. Usually it's the opposite. Thank you so much for always watching Nadia!
Whow a cigar smoking poker lady.
Yes! Wasn't many of those! Thank you for watching Arleen!
Jennifer Tilley might be chanelling her inner Alice at the modern poker tables.
The actress?
@@RhettyforHistory Yes. She has worn attire that may distract the other players, it sure distracted me watching the poker on TV.
I see what you are saying. I had no idea she was in that circuit.
I have a question for you. Awhile back I remember seeing a video on RUclips where a guy visited the Old Spanish Fort Cemetery (near Saint Jo, Texas) and the guy showed some tombstones and one of them was broken pretty badly, and the guy said that someone should come and repair it. I realized that the guys last name was the same as my Grandmother's maiden name, so I looked up the name and found out it was one of my ancestors, and the cemetery is in a ghost town just south of the red River which is just about 40 mins from me.
My question is, was that you that visited that graveyard? I have rewatched as many of your videos as I could but I can't find that particular video. Do you keep a list of which cemeteries you visit? Please let me know so I can save that video to watch again. I am researching how to repair his headstone and plan on my initial visit to see it in the Fall when it cools off here in north Texas. Thanks for any help you can give me with my question. The cemetery s name is: Old Spanish Fort, it's in Montague County Texas. Thanks again.
I have a playlist on youtube of every cemetery that I have ever visited but that is definitely not one that I have ever visited. It does sound like an interesting one. What kind of repairs do you need to make on the headstone?
@@RhettyforHistory I'm not entirely sure, from what I remember from the video it was a small one and was in 2 or 3 pieces. The one shown on find a grave does look damaged, but until I can physically get out there and survey the actual scene I'm not sure what it needs. I've been working on repairing my pickup so it will get me there safely, and as soon as it's working right I'm hitting the trail there. It's only about 40 mins away from me so it's killing me to not be able to just hit the road and visit the cemetery. So meanwhile, I'm watching videos on various repair techniques so I will have a better idea of what can be done. I'm excited to be able to *meet* him, and help with restoring his stone. He's been buried since 1877, and from the research I've already done he has either a Brother also there or some other family members. I also saw an old newspaper clipping that mentioned a medical Doctor that was there with the same name, so next I'll be buying some books that tell the history of the old Spanish Fort so maybe I will have more information as to why he was there and what other relatives there that can located. I've been working on my family tree for many years, so it's exciting to be able to find more ancestors in my general area. I know that that line of the family are scattered all over Texas and go back to Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia as well.
When I get to actually go there I'll do the story and will post the video on my channel. I was so hopeing that was you who visited that cemetery and had the video that I watched. I an subscribed to about a dozen cemetery visit channels. I thought I remembered being surprised that the guy was at a Texas cemetery, who did the video I'm trying to find because he was based out of Oklahoma but traveled chasing a good story. So that's why I thought it was you. Thanks for all that you do, I really do enjoy your work. Stay safe,!
I really am blanking on who that could be from Oklahoma filming cemeteries and also going into Texas. I haven't see a whole lot of people doing that. It certainly sounds like there is some interesting history there to tell.
Was u n Surgis during bike week ?
No I was there about a month before. Thank you for watching.
you should visit the grave of Laura Ingalls Wilder and family
That is certainly one I will visit at one point. Thank you for watching!
When Poker Alice deal the game, most of the time the game was faro not poker.
Try Saint instead of "state". Illiterate?