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Dakota Midday: Images Of The Past, Captain Jack

SDPB | By Lori Walsh

Published May 9, 2016 at 2:14 PM CDT

He's the most well-known western character you've probably never heard of. Captain Jack Crawford was a writer, a cowboy poet, a soldier, and a celebrity.

Gary Enright brings you the story on this week's Images of the Past.

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Lori Walsh

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."

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